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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.2.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Brushes Dialog</span>
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  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image-content Related Dialogs</span>
  29.   </th>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-brush-dialog"></a>3.2.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Brushes Dialog</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
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  46.                 <tr>
  47.                   <th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">
  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
  50.                 </tr>
  51.                 <tr>
  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2405 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-08-04</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
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  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2661295" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2661304" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <a id="id2661317" class="indexterm"></a>
  64.       <div class="figure">
  65.         <a id="id2661331"></a>
  66.         <p class="title">
  67.           <b>Figure¬†14.26.¬†
  68.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Brushes dialog</span>
  69.     </b>
  70.         </p>
  71.         <div class="figure-contents">
  72.           <div class="mediaobject">
  73.             <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-dialog.png" alt="The Brushes dialog" />
  74.           </div>
  75.         </div>
  76.       </div>
  77.       <br class="figure-break" />
  78.       <p>
  79.     The Brushes dialog is used to select a brush, for use with painting tools:
  80.     see the <a class="link" href="gimp-concepts-brushes.html" title="6.¬† Brushes">Brushes</a>
  81.     section for basic information on brushes and how they are used in GIMP.
  82.     The dialog also gives you access to several functions for manipulating
  83.     brushes. You can select a brush by clicking on it in the list: it will
  84.     then be shown in the Brush/Pattern/Gradient area of the Toolbox. A few
  85.     dozen basic brushes come pre-installed with GIMP, along with a few
  86.     assorted bizarre ones that mainly serve to show you the range of
  87.     possibilities. You can also create custom brushes using the Brush Editor,
  88.     or by saving images in a special brush file format.
  89.   </p>
  90.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  91.         <div class="titlepage">
  92.           <div>
  93.             <div>
  94.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-brush-dialog-activate"></a>3.2.1.¬†
  95.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate Dialog</span>
  96.     </h4>
  97.             </div>
  98.           </div>
  99.         </div>
  100.         <p>
  101.       The Brushes dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section on
  102.       <a class="link" href="gimp-concepts-docks.html" title="2.3.¬† Dialogs and Docking">Dialogs and Docking</a>
  103.       for help on manipulating it. It can be activated in several ways:
  104.     </p>
  105.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  106.           <ul type="disc">
  107.             <li>
  108.               <p>
  109.           From the Toolbox menu:
  110.           <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Brus<span class="accel">h</span>es</span>.
  111.         </p>
  112.             </li>
  113.             <li>
  114.               <p>
  115.           From the Toolbox menu:
  116.           <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Create New Dock</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Brushes, Patterns, and Gradients</span>.
  117.           This gives you a new window with several dialog docks, one of them
  118.           opens the Brushes dialog.
  119.         </p>
  120.             </li>
  121.             <li>
  122.               <p>
  123.           From the Toolbox, by clicking on the brush symbol in the
  124.           Brush/Pattern/Gradient area.
  125.         </p>
  126.             </li>
  127.             <li>
  128.               <p>
  129.           From an image menu:
  130.           <span class="guimenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Brus<span class="accel">h</span>es</span>.
  131.         </p>
  132.             </li>
  133.             <li>
  134.               <p>
  135.           From the Tab menu in any dockable dialog:
  136.           <span class="guimenu">Add Tab</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Brus<span class="accel">h</span>es</span>.
  137.         </p>
  138.             </li>
  139.             <li>
  140.               <p>
  141.           From the Tool Options dialog for any of the paint tools, by
  142.           clicking on the Brush icon button, you get a popup with similar
  143.           functionality that permits you to quickly choose a brush from the
  144.           list; if you click on the button present on the right bottom of
  145.           the popup, you open the real brush dialog.
  146.         </p>
  147.               <div class="mediaobject">
  148.                 <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-dialog-simple.png" />
  149.                 <div class="caption">
  150.                   <p>The simplified Brushes dialog</p>
  151.                 </div>
  152.               </div>
  153.               <div class="itemizedlist">
  154.                 <p>
  155.             This window has five buttons, clearly explained by help pop-ups:
  156.           </p>
  157.                 <ul type="circle">
  158.                   <li>
  159.                     <p>Smaller previews</p>
  160.                   </li>
  161.                   <li>
  162.                     <p>Larger previews</p>
  163.                   </li>
  164.                   <li>
  165.                     <p>View as list</p>
  166.                   </li>
  167.                   <li>
  168.                     <p>View as Grid</p>
  169.                   </li>
  170.                   <li>
  171.                     <p>Open the brush selection dialog</p>
  172.                   </li>
  173.                 </ul>
  174.               </div>
  175.               <p>
  176.           Note that, depending on your Preferences, a brush selected with the
  177.           popup may only apply to the currently active tool, not to other
  178.           paint tools. See the <a class="link" href="gimp-pimping.html#gimp-prefs-tool-options" title="1.6.¬† Tool Options">Tool
  179.           Option Preferences</a> section for more information.
  180.         </p>
  181.             </li>
  182.           </ul>
  183.         </div>
  184.       </div>
  185.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  186.         <div class="titlepage">
  187.           <div>
  188.             <div>
  189.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-brush-dialog-using"></a>3.2.2.¬†
  190.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Using the Brushes dialog</span>
  191.     </h4>
  192.             </div>
  193.           </div>
  194.         </div>
  195.         <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  196.           <div class="titlepage">
  197.             <div>
  198.               <div>
  199.                 <h5 class="title"><a id="id2661698"></a>3.2.2.1.¬†
  200.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grid/List mode</span>
  201.       </h5>
  202.               </div>
  203.             </div>
  204.           </div>
  205.           <p>
  206.         In the Tab menu, you can choose between <span class="guimenuitem">View as
  207.         Grid</span> and <span class="guimenuitem">View as List</span>. In
  208.         Grid mode, the brush shapes are laid out in a rectangular array,
  209.         making it easy to see many at once and find the one you are looking
  210.         for. In List mode, the shapes are lined up in a list, with the names
  211.         beside them.
  212.       </p>
  213.           <p>
  214.         In the Tab menu, the option <span class="guilabel">Preview Size</span> allows
  215.         you to adapt the size of brush previews to your liking.
  216.       </p>
  217.           <div class="figure">
  218.             <a id="id2661747"></a>
  219.             <p class="title">
  220.               <b>Figure¬†14.27.¬†
  221.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grid/List view</span>
  222.         </b>
  223.             </p>
  224.             <div class="figure-contents">
  225.               <div class="mediaobject">
  226.                 <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-grid-view.png" alt="Grid/List view" />
  227.                 <div class="caption">
  228.                   <p>View as Grid</p>
  229.                 </div>
  230.               </div>
  231.               <div class="mediaobject">
  232.                 <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-list-view.png" alt="Grid/List view" />
  233.                 <div class="caption">
  234.                   <p>View as List</p>
  235.                 </div>
  236.               </div>
  237.             </div>
  238.           </div>
  239.           <br class="figure-break" />
  240.           <div class="variablelist">
  241.             <dl>
  242.               <dt>
  243.                 <span class="term">Grid mode</span>
  244.               </dt>
  245.               <dd>
  246.                 <p>
  247.               At the top of the dialog appears the name of the currently
  248.               selected brush, and its size in pixels.
  249.             </p>
  250.                 <p>
  251.               In the center a grid view of all available brushes appears, with
  252.               the currently selected one outlined.
  253.             </p>
  254.               </dd>
  255.               <dt>
  256.                 <span class="term">List mode</span>
  257.               </dt>
  258.               <dd>
  259.                 <p>
  260.               For the most part, the dialog works the same way in List mode as
  261.               in Grid mode, with one exception:
  262.             </p>
  263.                 <p>
  264.               If you double-click on the <span class="emphasis"><em>name</em></span> of a
  265.               brush, you will be able to edit it. Note, however, that you
  266.               are only allowed to change the names of brushes that you have
  267.               created or installed yourself, not the ones that come
  268.               pre-installed with GIMP. If you try to rename a pre-installed
  269.               brush, you will be able to edit the name, but as soon as you
  270.               hit return or click somewhere else, the name will revert to
  271.               its original value. It is a general rule that you cannot
  272.               alter the resources that GIMP pre-installs for you: brushes,
  273.               patterns, gradients, etc; only ones that you create yourself.
  274.             </p>
  275.               </dd>
  276.             </dl>
  277.           </div>
  278.         </div>
  279.         <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  280.           <div class="titlepage">
  281.             <div>
  282.               <div>
  283.                 <h5 class="title"><a id="gimp-brush-dialog-previews"></a>3.2.2.2.¬†
  284.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Brushes previews</span>
  285.       </h5>
  286.               </div>
  287.             </div>
  288.           </div>
  289.           <div class="figure">
  290.             <a id="id2661895"></a>
  291.             <p class="title">
  292.               <b>Figure¬†14.28.¬†
  293.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Brushes dialog</span>
  294.         </b>
  295.             </p>
  296.             <div class="figure-contents">
  297.               <div class="mediaobject">
  298.                 <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-dialog.png" alt="The Brushes dialog" />
  299.               </div>
  300.             </div>
  301.           </div>
  302.           <br class="figure-break" />
  303.           <p>
  304.       When you click on a brush preview, it becomes the current brush and
  305.       it gets selected in the brush area of Toolbox and the Brush option of
  306.       painting tools. When you double-click on a brush preview, you will
  307.       activate the <a class="link" href="gimp-brush-dialog.html#gimp-brush-editor-dialog" title="3.2.3.¬† Brush Editor">Brush¬†Editor</a>. You can also
  308.       click on buttons at the bottom of the dialog to perform various actions.
  309.     </p>
  310.           <p>
  311.       Meaning of the small symbols at the bottom right corner of every brush
  312.       preview:
  313.     </p>
  314.           <div class="itemizedlist">
  315.             <ul type="disc">
  316.               <li>
  317.                 <p>
  318.           A blue corner is for brushes in normal size. You can duplicate them.
  319.         </p>
  320.               </li>
  321.               <li>
  322.                 <p>
  323.           A small cross means that the brush is in a reduced size. You can
  324.           get it in normal size by maintaining left click on it.
  325.         </p>
  326.               </li>
  327.               <li>
  328.                 <p>
  329.           A red corner is for animated brushes. If you maintain left click on
  330.           the thumbnail, the animation is played.
  331.         </p>
  332.               </li>
  333.             </ul>
  334.           </div>
  335.         </div>
  336.         <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  337.           <div class="titlepage">
  338.             <div>
  339.               <div>
  340.                 <h5 class="title"><a id="gimp-brush-dialog-buttons"></a>3.2.2.3.¬†
  341.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Buttons at the bottom</span>
  342.       </h5>
  343.               </div>
  344.             </div>
  345.           </div>
  346.           <p>
  347.         At the bottom of the dialog you find a slider and some buttons:
  348.       </p>
  349.           <div class="variablelist">
  350.             <div class="mediaobject">
  351.               <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-buttons.png" />
  352.             </div>
  353.             <dl>
  354.               <dt>
  355.                 <span class="term">Spacing</span>
  356.               </dt>
  357.               <dd>
  358.                 <p>
  359.               This slider lets you set the distance between consecutive brush
  360.               marks when you trace out a brushstroke with the mouse pointer.
  361.               Spacing is a percentage of the brush width and varies from 1 to
  362.               200.
  363.             </p>
  364.               </dd>
  365.               <dt>
  366.                 <span class="term">Edit Brush</span>
  367.               </dt>
  368.               <dd>
  369.                 <p>
  370.               This activates the
  371.               <a class="link" href="gimp-brush-dialog.html#gimp-brush-editor-dialog" title="3.2.3.¬† Brush Editor">Brush Editor</a>.
  372.               Pressing the button will open the Editor for any brush. It
  373.               only works, however, for parametric brushes: for any other type,
  374.               the Editor will show you the brush but not allow you to do
  375.               anything with it (‚Äú<span class="quote">Read only</span>‚Äù).
  376.             </p>
  377.               </dd>
  378.               <dt>
  379.                 <span class="term">New Brush</span>
  380.               </dt>
  381.               <dd>
  382.                 <a id="gimp-brush-new"></a>
  383.                 <p>
  384.               This creates a new parametric brush, initializes it with a small
  385.               fuzzy round shape, and opens the Brush Editor so that you can
  386.               modify it. The new brush is automatically saved in your personal
  387.               <code class="filename">brushes</code> folder.
  388.             </p>
  389.               </dd>
  390.               <dt>
  391.                 <span class="term">Duplicate Brush</span>
  392.               </dt>
  393.               <dd>
  394.                 <a id="gimp-brush-duplicate"></a>
  395.                 <p>
  396.               This button is only enabled if the currently selected brush is a
  397.               parametric brush. If so, the brush is duplicated, and the Brush
  398.               Editor is opened so that you can modify the copy. The result is
  399.               automatically saved in your personal
  400.               <code class="filename">brushes</code> folder.
  401.             </p>
  402.               </dd>
  403.               <dt>
  404.                 <span class="term">Delete Brush</span>
  405.               </dt>
  406.               <dd>
  407.                 <a id="gimp-brush-delete"></a>
  408.                 <p>
  409.               This removes all traces of the brush, both from the dialog and
  410.               the folder where its file is stored, if you have permission to
  411.               do so. It asks for confirmation before doing anything.
  412.             </p>
  413.               </dd>
  414.               <dt>
  415.                 <span class="term">Refresh Brushes</span>
  416.               </dt>
  417.               <dd>
  418.                 <a id="gimp-brush-refresh"></a>
  419.                 <p>
  420.               If you add brushes to your personal <code class="filename">brushes</code>
  421.               folder or any other folder in your brush search path, by some
  422.               means other than the Brush Editor, this button causes the list
  423.               to be reloaded, so that the new entries will be available in the
  424.               dialog.
  425.             </p>
  426.               </dd>
  427.             </dl>
  428.           </div>
  429.           <p>
  430.         The functions performed by these buttons can also be accessed from the
  431.         dialog pop-up menu, activated by right-clicking anywhere in the brush
  432.         grid/list, or by choosing the top item,
  433.         <span class="guisubmenu">Brushes menu</span>, from the dialog Tab menu.
  434.       </p>
  435.         </div>
  436.         <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  437.           <div class="titlepage">
  438.             <div>
  439.               <div>
  440.                 <h5 class="title"><a id="id2662235"></a>3.2.2.4.¬†
  441.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Brushes context menu</span>
  442.       </h5>
  443.               </div>
  444.             </div>
  445.           </div>
  446.           <p>
  447.         </p>
  448.           <div class="figure">
  449.             <a id="id2662250"></a>
  450.             <p class="title">
  451.               <b>Figure¬†14.29.¬†
  452.             <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Brushes context menu</span>
  453.           </b>
  454.             </p>
  455.             <div class="figure-contents">
  456.               <div class="mediaobject">
  457.                 <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-context-menu.png" alt="The Brushes context menu" />
  458.               </div>
  459.             </div>
  460.           </div>
  461.           <p><br class="figure-break" />
  462.       </p>
  463.           <p>
  464.         Right clicking on a brush preview opens a context menu. This menu
  465.         has now some options which let you create elliptical
  466.         and rectangular brushes. These brushed can be feathered, but they
  467.         are not parametric brushes.
  468.       </p>
  469.           <p>
  470.         The other commands of this submenu are described with the Buttons,
  471.         except for <span class="guilabel">Copy Brush Location</span> which allows to
  472.         copy brush path into clipboard. By using the
  473.         <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Open Location</span>,
  474.         command, you can open the brush as a new image.
  475.       </p>
  476.         </div>
  477.       </div>
  478.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  479.         <div class="titlepage">
  480.           <div>
  481.             <div>
  482.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-brush-editor-dialog"></a>3.2.3.¬†
  483.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Brush Editor</span>
  484.     </h4>
  485.             </div>
  486.           </div>
  487.         </div>
  488.         <div class="figure">
  489.           <a id="id2662340"></a>
  490.           <p class="title">
  491.             <b>Figure¬†14.30.¬†
  492.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Brushes Editor dialog</span>
  493.       </b>
  494.           </p>
  495.           <div class="figure-contents">
  496.             <div class="mediaobject">
  497.               <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-brushes-editor.png" alt="The Brushes Editor dialog" />
  498.             </div>
  499.           </div>
  500.         </div>
  501.         <br class="figure-break" />
  502.         <p>
  503.       The Brush Editor allows you either to view the brush parameters of a
  504.       brush supplied by GIMP, and you can't change them, or to create a custom
  505.       brush from a geometrical shape, a circle, a square, a diamond. This
  506.       editor has several elements:
  507.     </p>
  508.         <p>
  509.       <span class="emphasis"><em>The dialog bar</em></span>:
  510.       As with all dialog windows, a click on the small triangle prompts a
  511.       menu allowing you to set the aspect of the Brush Editor.
  512.     </p>
  513.         <p>
  514.       <span class="emphasis"><em>The title bar</em></span>: To give a name to your brush.
  515.     </p>
  516.         <p>
  517.       <span class="emphasis"><em>The preview area</em></span>: Brush changes appear in real
  518.       time in this preview.
  519.     </p>
  520.         <div class="variablelist">
  521.           <p><span class="emphasis"><em>Settings</em></span>:</p>
  522.           <dl>
  523.             <dt>
  524.               <span class="term">Shape</span>
  525.             </dt>
  526.             <dd>
  527.               <p>
  528.             A circle, a square and a diamond are available. You will modify
  529.             them by using the following options:
  530.           </p>
  531.             </dd>
  532.             <dt>
  533.               <span class="term">Radius</span>
  534.             </dt>
  535.             <dd>
  536.               <p>
  537.             Distance between brush center and edge, in the width direction. A
  538.             square with a 10 pixels radius will have a 20 pixels side. A
  539.             diamond with a 5 pixels radius will have a 10 pixels width.
  540.           </p>
  541.             </dd>
  542.             <dt>
  543.               <span class="term">Spikes</span>
  544.             </dt>
  545.             <dd>
  546.               <p> 
  547.             This parameter is useful only for square and diamond. With a
  548.             square, increasing spikes results in a polygon. With a diamond,
  549.             you get a star.
  550.           </p>
  551.             </dd>
  552.             <dt>
  553.               <span class="term">Hardness</span>
  554.             </dt>
  555.             <dd>
  556.               <p>
  557.             This parameter controls the feathering of the brush border. Value
  558.             = 1.00 gives a brush with a sharp border (0.00-1.00).
  559.           </p>
  560.             </dd>
  561.             <dt>
  562.               <span class="term">Aspect ratio</span>
  563.             </dt>
  564.             <dd>
  565.               <p>
  566.             This parameter controls the brush Width/Height ratio. A diamond
  567.             with a 5 pixels radius and an Aspect Ratio = 2, will be flattened
  568.             with a 10 pixels width and a 5 pixels height (1.0-20.0).
  569.           </p>
  570.             </dd>
  571.             <dt>
  572.               <span class="term">Angle</span>
  573.             </dt>
  574.             <dd>
  575.               <p>
  576.             This angle is the angle between the brush width direction, which
  577.             is normally horizontal, and the horizontal direction,
  578.             counter-clock-wise. When this value increases, the brush width
  579.             turns counter-clock-wise (0¬∞ to 180¬∞).
  580.           </p>
  581.             </dd>
  582.             <dt>
  583.               <span class="term">Spacing</span>
  584.             </dt>
  585.             <dd>
  586.               <p>
  587.             When the brush draws a line, it actually stamps the brush icon
  588.             repeatedly. If brush stamps are very close, you get the impression
  589.             of a solid line: you get that with Spacing = 1. (1.00 to 200.0).
  590.           </p>
  591.             </dd>
  592.           </dl>
  593.         </div>
  594.       </div>
  595.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  596.         <div class="titlepage">
  597.           <div>
  598.             <div>
  599.               <h4 class="title"><a id="clipboard-brush"></a>3.2.4.¬†
  600.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Clipboard Brush</span>
  601.     </h4>
  602.             </div>
  603.           </div>
  604.         </div>
  605.         <a id="id2662591" class="indexterm"></a>
  606.         <a id="id2662600" class="indexterm"></a>
  607.         <p>
  608.       This is a novelty in GIMP-2.4. When you use the Copy or Cut command
  609.       on an image or a selection of it, a copy appears as a new brush in
  610.       the upper left corner of the Brushes dialog.  This brush will persist
  611.       until you use the Copy command again. It disappears when you close
  612.       GIMP.
  613.     </p>
  614.         <div class="figure">
  615.           <a id="id2662625"></a>
  616.           <p class="title">
  617.             <b>Figure¬†14.31.¬†
  618.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">A new ‚Äú<span class="quote">Clipboard Brush</span>‚Äù</span>
  619.       </b>
  620.           </p>
  621.           <div class="figure-contents">
  622.             <div class="mediaobject">
  623.               <img src="../images/dialogs/brushes-dialog-clipboard.png" alt="A new Clipboard Brush" />
  624.             </div>
  625.           </div>
  626.         </div>
  627.         <br class="figure-break" />
  628.         <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  629.           <table border="0" summary="Note">
  630.             <tr>
  631.               <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  632.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  633.               </td>
  634.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  635.             </tr>
  636.             <tr>
  637.               <td align="left" valign="top">
  638.                 <p>
  639.         You can save this clipboard brush by using the
  640.         <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Paste¬†as</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">New¬†brush</span>
  641.         as soon as it appears in the Brushes dialog. (See
  642.         <a class="xref" href="gimp-edit-paste-as.html#script-fu-paste-as-brush" title="6.11.2.¬† Paste as New Brush">Section¬†6.11.2, ‚Äú
  643.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Paste as New Brush</span>
  644.   ‚Äù</a>.)
  645.       </p>
  646.               </td>
  647.             </tr>
  648.           </table>
  649.         </div>
  650.       </div>
  651.     </div>
  652.     <div class="navfooter">
  653.       <hr />
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  655.         <tr>
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  657.           <td width="20%" align="center">
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  660.             </a>
  661.           </td>
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  665.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-dialogs-content.html">3.¬†
  666.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image-content Related Dialogs</span>
  667.   </a>¬†</td>
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  674.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Patterns Dialog</span>
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