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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">9.18.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Merge Visible Layers</span>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-image-merge-layers"></a>9.18.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Merge Visible Layers</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
  50.                 </tr>
  51.                 <tr>
  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2310 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-08-07</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
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  61.       <a id="id2700608" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2700626" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <p>
  64.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Merge Visible Layers</span> command merges
  65.     the layers which are visible into a single layer. Visible layers are
  66.     those which are indicated on the Layers dialog with an
  67.     ‚Äú<span class="quote">eye</span>‚Äù icon.
  68.   </p>
  69.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  70.         <div class="titlepage">
  71.           <div>
  72.             <div>
  73.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2700652"></a>9.18.1.¬†
  74.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate the Command</span>
  75.     </h4>
  76.             </div>
  77.           </div>
  78.         </div>
  79.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  80.           <ul type="disc">
  81.             <li>
  82.               <p>
  83.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  84.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">I</span>mage</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Merge Visible <span class="accel">L</span>ayers</span>,
  85.         </p>
  86.             </li>
  87.             <li>
  88.               <p>
  89.            or by using the keyboard shortcut
  90.           <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>M</strong></span>.
  91.         </p>
  92.             </li>
  93.           </ul>
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  100.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2700727"></a>9.18.2.¬†
  101.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  102.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Merge Visible Layers</span>‚Äù Dialog
  103.       </span>
  104.     </h4>
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  106.           </div>
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  108.         <div class="figure">
  109.           <a id="id2700742"></a>
  110.           <p class="title">
  111.             <b>Figure¬†15.83.¬†
  112.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  113.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Merge Visible Layers</span>‚Äù Dialog
  114.         </span>
  115.       </b>
  116.           </p>
  117.           <div class="figure-contents">
  118.             <div class="mediaobject">
  119.               <img src="../images/menus/image-merge-visible.png" alt="The Merge Visible Layers Dialog" />
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  125.           <dl>
  126.             <dt>
  127.               <span class="term">Final, Merged Layer should be:</span>
  128.             </dt>
  129.             <dd>
  130.               <p>
  131.             Visible layers are the layers which are marked with an
  132.             ‚Äú<span class="quote">eye</span>‚Äù icon in the Layers dialog.
  133.           </p>
  134.               <div class="itemizedlist">
  135.                 <ul type="disc">
  136.                   <li>
  137.                     <p>
  138.                 <span class="emphasis"><em>Expanded as necessary</em></span>:
  139.                 The final layer is large enough to contain all of the
  140.                 merged layers. Please note that a layer in
  141.                 <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> can be larger than the
  142.                 image.
  143.               </p>
  144.                   </li>
  145.                   <li>
  146.                     <p>
  147.                 <span class="emphasis"><em>Clipped to image</em></span>:
  148.                 The final layer is the same size as the image. Remember
  149.                 that layers in <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> can be
  150.                 larger than the image itself. Any layers in the image that
  151.                 are larger than the image are clipped by this option.
  152.               </p>
  153.                   </li>
  154.                   <li>
  155.                     <p>
  156.                 <span class="emphasis"><em>Clipped to bottom layer</em></span>:
  157.                 The final layer is the same size as the bottom layer. If
  158.                 the bottom layer is smaller than some of the visible layers,
  159.                 the final layer is clipped and trimmed to the size and
  160.                 position of the bottom layer.
  161.               </p>
  162.                   </li>
  163.                 </ul>
  164.               </div>
  165.             </dd>
  166.             <dt>
  167.               <span class="term">Discard invisible layers</span>
  168.             </dt>
  169.             <dd>
  170.               <p>
  171.             When this option is checked, non visible layers are removed from
  172.             the layer stack.
  173.           </p>
  174.               <div class="figure">
  175.                 <a id="id2700880"></a>
  176.                 <p class="title">
  177.                   <b>Figure¬†15.84.¬†
  178.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  179.                 ‚Äú<span class="quote">Merge visible layers</span>‚Äù example
  180.               </span>
  181.             </b>
  182.                 </p>
  183.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  184.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  185.                     <img src="../images/menus/image-merge-visible-ex1.png" alt="Merge visible layers example" />
  186.                     <div class="caption">
  187.                       <p>Three layers; two are visible</p>
  188.                     </div>
  189.                   </div>
  190.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  191.                     <img src="../images/menus/image-merge-visible-ex2.png" alt="Merge visible layers example" />
  192.                     <div class="caption">
  193.                       <p>
  194.                   ‚Äú<span class="quote">Discard invisible layers</span>‚Äù unchecked
  195.                 </p>
  196.                     </div>
  197.                   </div>
  198.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  199.                     <img src="../images/menus/image-merge-visible-ex3.png" alt="Merge visible layers example" />
  200.                     <div class="caption">
  201.                       <p>
  202.                   ‚Äú<span class="quote">Discard invisible layers</span>‚Äù checked
  203.                 </p>
  204.                     </div>
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