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  6.     <title>2.2.¬† Acquire</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">2.2.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Acquire</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tools-menu.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">2.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Toolbox ‚Äú<span class="quote">File</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-file-preferences.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  36.       <div class="titlepage">
  37.         <div>
  38.           <div>
  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-file-acquire"></a>2.2.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Acquire</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
  45.               <table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history">
  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: 2381 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-07-27</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2674190" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2674205" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <div class="figure">
  64.         <a id="id2674214"></a>
  65.         <p class="title">
  66.           <b>Figure¬†15.4.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  68.         The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Acquire</span>‚Äù submenu of the Toolbox File menu
  69.       </span>
  70.     </b>
  71.         </p>
  72.         <div class="figure-contents">
  73.           <div class="mediaobject">
  74.             <img src="../images/menus/file-acquire-submenu.png" alt="The Acquire submenu of the Toolbox File menu" />
  75.           </div>
  76.         </div>
  77.       </div>
  78.       <br class="figure-break" />
  79.       <p>
  80.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Acquire</span> submenu of the Toolbox
  81.     <span class="guimenuitem">File</span> menu contains a list of ways you can
  82.     import images into the <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym>. This
  83.     allows you to import images from sources other than a disk or the
  84.     network, such a screen capture or an image from a scanner.
  85.   </p>
  86.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  87.         <div class="titlepage">
  88.           <div>
  89.             <div>
  90.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-file-acquire-activate"></a>2.2.1.¬†
  91.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Submenu</span>
  92.     </h4>
  93.             </div>
  94.           </div>
  95.         </div>
  96.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  97.           <ul type="disc">
  98.             <li>
  99.               <p>
  100.           You can access this submenu from the Toolbox menubar through
  101.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">A</span>cquire</span>
  102.         </p>
  103.             </li>
  104.           </ul>
  105.         </div>
  106.       </div>
  107.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  108.         <div class="titlepage">
  109.           <div>
  110.             <div>
  111.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-file-acquire-entries"></a>2.2.2.¬†
  112.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Submenu entries</span>
  113.     </h4>
  114.             </div>
  115.           </div>
  116.         </div>
  117.         <a id="id2674345" class="indexterm"></a>
  118.         <div class="variablelist">
  119.           <p>
  120.         These commands vary somewhat, depending upon your system, since
  121.         the <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> makes calls to system functions.
  122.       </p>
  123.           <dl>
  124.             <dt>
  125.               <span class="term">Paste as new</span>
  126.             </dt>
  127.             <dd>
  128.               <p>
  129.             The <span class="guimenuitem">Paste As New</span>
  130.             command is the same as the
  131.             <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>
  132.             command of the Edit menu. Both of them open a new image and paste
  133.             the contents of the clipboard in it.
  134.           </p>
  135.               <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  136.                 <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  137.                   <tr>
  138.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  139.                       <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  140.                     </td>
  141.                     <th align="left">Tip</th>
  142.                   </tr>
  143.                   <tr>
  144.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  145.                       <p>
  146.               The <span class="keycap"><strong>Print Screen</strong></span> key captures the
  147.               screen and puts it in the clipboard. By doing this, you can
  148.               capture submenus that would otherwise disappear as soon as you
  149.               click on the screen.
  150.             </p>
  151.                     </td>
  152.                   </tr>
  153.                 </table>
  154.               </div>
  155.             </dd>
  156.             <dt>
  157.               <span class="term">Screen Shot</span>
  158.             </dt>
  159.             <dd>
  160.               <a id="plug-in-screenshot"></a>
  161.               <div class="figure">
  162.                 <a id="id2674437"></a>
  163.                 <p class="title">
  164.                   <b>Figure¬†15.5.¬†
  165.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Screen Shot</span>‚Äù window</span>
  166.             </b>
  167.                 </p>
  168.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  169.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  170.                     <img src="../images/menus/file-screenshot.png" alt="The Screen Shot window" />
  171.                   </div>
  172.                 </div>
  173.               </div>
  174.               <br class="figure-break" />
  175.               <p>
  176.             The <span class="guimenuitem">Screen Shot</span> command opens a
  177.             dialog which has four options for grabbing the object:
  178.           </p>
  179.               <div class="variablelist">
  180.                 <dl>
  181.                   <dt>
  182.                     <span class="term">Single Window</span>
  183.                   </dt>
  184.                   <dd>
  185.                     <p>
  186.                   <span class="guilabel">a Single Window</span>: You can
  187.                   select the window you want to capture.
  188.                 </p>
  189.                   </dd>
  190.                   <dt>
  191.                     <span class="term">Select Window After ... Seconds Delay</span>
  192.                   </dt>
  193.                   <dd>
  194.                     <p>
  195.                   <span class="guilabel">Select Window After ... Seconds Delay</span>:
  196.                   If you enter 0 seconds in the text box, the window is
  197.                   captured as soon as you click on it. If you enter a delay,
  198.                   you have time to modify the window before it is captured.
  199.                 </p>
  200.                   </dd>
  201.                   <dt>
  202.                     <span class="term">Whole Screen</span>
  203.                   </dt>
  204.                   <dd>
  205.                     <p>
  206.                   <span class="guilabel">the Whole Screen</span>: The entire
  207.                   screen is captured.
  208.                 </p>
  209.                   </dd>
  210.                   <dt>
  211.                     <span class="term">Grab After ... Seconds Delay</span>
  212.                   </dt>
  213.                   <dd>
  214.                     <p>
  215.                   <span class="guilabel">Grab After ... Seconds Delay</span>:
  216.                   If you enter 0 seconds in the text box, the screen is
  217.                   captured as soon as you click on the
  218.                   <span class="guibutton">Grab</span> button. If you enter a delay,
  219.                   you have time to modify the screen before it is captured.
  220.                 </p>
  221.                   </dd>
  222.                 </dl>
  223.               </div>
  224.               <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  225.                 <table border="0" summary="Note">
  226.                   <tr>
  227.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  228.                       <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  229.                     </td>
  230.                     <th align="left">Note</th>
  231.                   </tr>
  232.                   <tr>
  233.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  234.                       <p>
  235.               Before you begin the capture, make sure that the window you want
  236.               to capture is not partially obscured by another one.
  237.             </p>
  238.                     </td>
  239.                   </tr>
  240.                 </table>
  241.               </div>
  242.             </dd>
  243.             <dt>
  244.               <span class="term">Image capture devices</span>
  245.             </dt>
  246.             <dd>
  247.               <a id="twain-acquire"></a>
  248.               <div class="figure">
  249.                 <a id="id2674632"></a>
  250.                 <p class="title">
  251.                   <b>Figure¬†15.6.¬†
  252.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Scanner and Webcam</span>
  253.             </b>
  254.                 </p>
  255.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  256.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  257.                     <img src="../images/menus/scanner.png" alt="Scanner and Webcam" />
  258.                   </div>
  259.                 </div>
  260.               </div>
  261.               <br class="figure-break" />
  262.               <p>
  263.             The kinds of devices used to take pictures are too varied to be
  264.             described here. Fortunately, their use is fairly intuitive. In the
  265.             example shown, you can start a scanner or take an image with a
  266.             webcam.
  267.           </p>
  268.             </dd>
  269.           </dl>
  270.         </div>
  271.       </div>
  272.     </div>
  273.     <div class="navfooter">
  274.       <hr />
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  277.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tools-menu.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  278.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  279.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-tools-menu.html">
  280.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  281.             </a>
  282.           </td>
  283.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-file-preferences.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  284.         </tr>
  285.         <tr>
  286.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tools-menu.html">2.¬†
  287.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Toolbox ‚Äú<span class="quote">File</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  288.   </a>¬†</td>
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  290.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
  291.               <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" />
  292.             </a>
  293.           </td>
  294.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-file-preferences.html">2.3.¬†
  295.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Preferences</span>‚Äù Command</span>
  296.   </a></td>
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