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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">10.29.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Subtract Layer Mask from Selection</span>
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  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-mask-selection-add.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">10.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layers</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-layer-mask-selection-subtract"></a>10.29.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Subtract Layer Mask from Selection</span>
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  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
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  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2413 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-08-16</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
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  64.       <p>
  65.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Subtract from Selection</span> command converts
  66.     the layer mask of the active layer into a selection, which is subtracted
  67.     from the selection that is already active in the image. White areas of
  68.     the layer mask are selected, black areas are not selected, and gray
  69.     areas are converted into feathered selections. The layer mask itself is
  70.     not modified by this command.
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  76.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2710481"></a>10.29.1.¬†
  77.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  78.     </h4>
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  85.               <p>
  86.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  87.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">L</span>ayer</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu"><span class="accel">M</span>ask</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">S</span>ubtract from Selection</span>,
  88.         </p>
  89.             </li>
  90.             <li>
  91.               <p>
  92.           or from the pop-up menu you get by right-clicking on the active
  93.           layer in the Layers Dialog.
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  103.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2710546"></a>10.29.2.¬†
  104.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  105.         Illustration of Subtract Layer Mask from Selection
  106.       </span>
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  114.             <b>Figure¬†15.116.¬†
  115.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  116.           Illustration of Subtract Layer Mask from Selection
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  124.                 <p>
  125.             From left to right: the original image with a selection,
  126.             the Layers Dialog with a layer mask created with the
  127.             ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layer's alpha channel</span>‚Äù option,
  128.             after ‚Äú<span class="quote">Subtract from Selection</span>‚Äù.
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  150.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-mask-selection-add.html">10.28.¬†
  151.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Add Layer Mask to Selection</span>
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  159.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Intersect Layer Mask with Selection</span>
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