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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>4.  Image Management Related Dialogs</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-plain.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-screen.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-custom.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="alternate stylesheet" href="gimp22.css" type="text/css" title="gimp22" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2" /> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="GNU Image Manipulation Program" /> <link rel="up" href="dialogs.html" title="Chapter 14.  Dialogs" /> <link rel="prev" href="gimp-font-dialog.html" title="3.6.  Fonts Dialog" /> <link rel="next" href="gimp-image-dialog.html" title="4.2.  Images Dialog" /> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center">4.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image Management Related Dialogs</span> </th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-font-dialog.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 14.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Dialogs</span> </th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="gimp-image-dialog.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="gimp-dialogs-management"></a>4.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image Management Related Dialogs</span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-dialog"></a>4.1.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Buffers Dialog</span> </h3> </div> <div> <div class="revhistory"> <table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history"> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"> <b>Revision History</b> </th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2347 $</td> <td align="left">2007-08-09</td> <td align="left">j.h</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a id="id2668894" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668907" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668920" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668934" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668947" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668960" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668969" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2668978" class="indexterm"></a> <div class="figure"> <a id="id2668987"></a> <p class="title"> <b>Figure 14.56.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Buffers dialog (as a list)</span> </b> </p> <div class="figure-contents"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/dialogs/buffers-dialog.png" alt="The Buffers dialog (as a list)" /> </div> </div> </div> <br class="figure-break" /> <p> Buffers are temporary repositories for image data, created when you cut or copy part of a drawable (a layer, layer mask, etc.). You can save a document in this buffer in two ways: <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">Buffer</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Copy Named</span> or <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">Buffer</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Cut Named</span> A dialog pops up asking you to name a buffer to store the data in. There is no hard limit on the number of named buffers you can create, although, of course, each one consumes a share of memory. </p> <p> The Buffers dialog shows you the contents of all existing named buffers, and allows you to operate on them in several ways. It also shows you, at the top, the contents of the Global Buffer, but this is merely a display: you can't do anything with it. </p> <div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Caution"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"> <img alt="[Caution]" src="../images/caution.png" /> </td> <th align="left">Caution</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p> Named buffers are not saved across sessions. The only way to save their contents is to paste them into images. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-dialog-activate"></a>4.1.1.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate Dialog</span> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> The Buffers dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section <a class="xref" href="gimp-concepts-docks.html" title="2.3.  Dialogs and Docking">Section 2.3, “ <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Dialogs and Docking</span> ”</a> for help on manipulating it. It can be activated in several ways: </p> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul type="disc"> <li> <p> From the Toolbox menu: <span class="guimenu">File</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span> → <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">B</span>uffer</span>. </p> </li> <li> <p> From an image menu: <span class="guimenu">Dialogs</span> → <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">B</span>uffer</span>, or <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">Buffer</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Paste Named</span>. </p> </li> <li> <p> From the Tab menu in any dockable dialog: <span class="guimenu">Add Tab</span> → <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">B</span>uffer</span>. </p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-dialog-using"></a>4.1.2.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Using the Buffers dialog</span> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figure"> <a id="id2669258"></a> <p class="title"> <b>Figure 14.57.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Buffers Menu</span> </b> </p> <div class="figure-contents"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/dialogs/buffers-context-menu.png" alt="The Buffers Menu" /> </div> </div> </div> <br class="figure-break" /> <p> Clicking on a buffer in the display area makes it the active buffer, i. e., the one that will be used for paste commands executed with the Buffers Menu or the buttons at the bottom of the dialog. Double-clicking on a buffer causes its contents to be pasted to the active image as a floating selection; this is a quick way of executing the “<span class="quote">Paste Buffer</span>” command. </p> <p> At the bottom of the dialog are four buttons. The operations they perform can also be accessed from the Buffers Menu that you get by right clicking on the active buffer. </p> <div class="figure"> <a id="id2669314"></a> <p class="title"> <b>Figure 14.58.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Buffers dialog (Grid View)</span> </b> </p> <div class="figure-contents"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/dialogs/buffers-dialog-grid.png" alt="The Buffers dialog (Grid View)" /> </div> </div> </div> <br class="figure-break" /> <p> In the Tab menu for the Buffers dialog, you can choose between <span class="guimenuitem">View as Grid</span> and <span class="guimenuitem">View as List</span>. In Grid mode, the buffers are laid out in a rectangular array. In List mode, they are lined up vertically, with each row showing a preview of the contents of the buffer, its name, and its pixel dimensions. </p> <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> <table border="0" summary="Note"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"> <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" /> </td> <th align="left">Note</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p> You can change the size of the buffer previews in the dialog using the “<span class="quote">Preview Size</span>” submenu of the dialog's Tab menu. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h5 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-dialog-buttons"></a>4.1.2.1.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Buttons at the bottom</span> </h5> </div> </div> </div> <p> At the bottom of the dialog you find a couple of buttons: </p> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt> <span class="term">Paste Buffer</span> </dt> <dd> <a id="gimp-buffer-paste"></a> <p> This command pastes the contents of the selected buffer into the active image, as a floating selection. The only difference between this and the ordinary <a class="link" href="gimp-edit-paste.html" title="6.9.  Paste">Paste</a> command is that it uses the selected buffer rather than the global clipboard buffer. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Paste Buffer Into</span> </dt> <dd> <a id="gimp-buffer-paste-into"></a> <p> This command pastes the contents of the selected buffer into the active image's selection, as a floating selection. The only difference between this and the ordinary <a class="link" href="gimp-edit-paste-into.html" title="6.10.  Paste Into">Paste Into</a> command is that it uses the selected buffer rather than the global clipboard buffer. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Paste Buffer as New</span> </dt> <dd> <a id="gimp-buffer-paste-as-new"></a> <p> This command creates a new single-layer image out of the contents of the selected buffer. The only difference between this and the ordinary <a class="link" href="gimp-edit-paste-as.html#gimp-edit-paste-as-new" title="6.11.1.  Paste as New Image">Paste as New</a> command is that it uses the selected buffer rather than the content of the global clipboard buffer. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Delete Buffer</span> </dt> <dd> <a id="gimp-buffer-delete"></a> <p> This command deletes the selected named buffer, no questions asked. You cannot delete the Global Buffer. </p> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="sect4" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h5 class="title"><a id="gimp-buffer-dialog-menu"></a>4.1.2.2.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Context menu</span> </h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figure"> <a id="id2669566"></a> <p class="title"> <b>Figure 14.59.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en"> The “<span class="quote">Buffers</span>” context menu </span> </b> </p> <div class="figure-contents"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/dialogs/buffers-context-menu.png" alt="The Buffers context menu" /> </div> </div> </div> <br class="figure-break" /> <p> These commands are explained above with Buttons. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr /> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-font-dialog.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="u" href="dialogs.html"> <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" /> </a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="gimp-image-dialog.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-font-dialog.html">3.6.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fonts Dialog</span> </a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html"> <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" /> </a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <a accesskey="n" href="gimp-image-dialog.html">4.2.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Images Dialog</span> </a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html> 
