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- <p>
- The Clone tool uses the current brush to copy from a source point. The
- source point can be in an image or pattern.
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- <p>
- The Clone Tool can be called in the following
- order, from the image-menu:
- <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
- <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aint
- Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">C</span>lone
- .</span>
- </p>
- </li>
- <li>
- <p>
- The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
- <span class="guiicon">
- <img src="../images/toolbox/clone.png" />
- </span>
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
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- <h5 class="title"><a id="id2952742"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h5>
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- <dt>
- <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The <span><b class="keycap">c</b></span> key will change the active tool to
- Clone Tool.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span>
- <b class="keycap">Shift</b>
- </span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> places the Clone Tool into
- straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking
- <span class="mousebutton">Button1</span> will clone in a
- straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue cloning
- in straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">
- <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>
- </span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span>-<span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>
- is used to create straight lines that are constrained to 15
- degree absolute angles.
- </p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div>
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- <p class="title">
- <b>Options</b>
- </p>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Overview</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The available tool options for the Clone Tool can be accessed
- by
- double clicking the Clone Tool icon.
- <span class="guiicon">
- <img src="../images/toolbox/clone.png" />
- </span>
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Opacity</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the fill. A
- higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower
- setting results in a more transparent fill.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Mode</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of paint application
- modes. A list of these modes can be found in the glossary.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Brush</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- Indicates the active brush. Clicking on the brush icon
- opens the brush selection dialog.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Pattern</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The selected pattern for the next fill. Clicking on the
- fill icon opens the fill selection dialog.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Hard Edge</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- By default the Convolver softens the edges of an area blurred or
- sharpened.
- The <span class="guilabel">Hard Edge</span> toggle changes this behavior.
- Any area convolved while this option is active will be convolved with
- no softening of the edge of the brush used.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Pressure Sensitivity, </span>
- <span class="term">Druckempfindlichkeit</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The Pressure Sensitivity section sets whether hardness, rate, or
- size will be affected by pressure for input devices that support
- this option.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Fade Out</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- With this option selected, the brush fades to transparent
- over a distance set in the Length field.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Source</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- You can choose a part of an <span class="guilabel">image</span> or a
- pattern to be used as source.
- </p>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- <span class="term">Alignment</span>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <p>
- The <span class="guilabel">alignment</span> mode sets how the source
- position is offset from each brush stroke. The Screenshots show
- the mouse cursor as a red rectangle and the source point as a
- black crosshair.
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- <p>
- </p>
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- <ul type="opencircle">
- <li style="list-style-type: circle">
- <p>
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/clone-non-align.png" /></span>
- The <span class="guilabel">Non Aligned</span> mode takes the
- offset between the source point and the start of each new
- stroke.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li style="list-style-type: circle">
- <p>
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/clone-align.png" /></span>
- The <span class="guilabel">Aligned</span> mode takes the offset
- between the source point and the start of the first
- stroke, and uses it as the offset for all subsequent
- strokes.
- </p>
- </li>
- <li style="list-style-type: circle">
- <p>
- <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/clone-registered.png" /></span>
- The <span class="guilabel">Registered</span> mode has no offset.
- If the source image is a different size to the
- destination image, the two will be aligned at the top
- left corner.
- </p>
- </li>
- </ul>
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