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  6.     <title>7.11.¬† Shrink</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">7.11.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Shrink</span>
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  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-sharpen.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">7.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Select</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-selection-grow.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-selection-shrink"></a>7.11.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Shrink</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  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: 2424 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-08-15</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
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  61.       <a id="id2689351" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <p>
  63.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Shrink</span> command reduces the size of the
  64.     selected area by moving each point on the edge of the selection a
  65.     certain distance further away from the nearest edge of the image
  66.     (toward the center of the selection). Feathering is preserved, but the
  67.     shape of the feathering may be altered at the corners or at points of
  68.     sharp curvature.
  69.   </p>
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  71.         <div class="titlepage">
  72.           <div>
  73.             <div>
  74.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2689389"></a>7.11.1.¬†
  75.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  76.     </h4>
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  81.           <ul type="disc">
  82.             <li>
  83.               <p>
  84.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  85.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">S</span>elect</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">S<span class="accel">h</span>rink...</span>.
  86.         </p>
  87.             </li>
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  95.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2689436"></a>7.11.2.¬†
  96.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  97.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Shrink</span>‚Äù dialog
  98.       </span>
  99.     </h4>
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  105.           <p class="title">
  106.             <b>Figure¬†15.46.¬†
  107.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  108.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Shrink Selection</span>‚Äù dialog</span>
  109.       </b>
  110.           </p>
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  112.             <div class="mediaobject">
  113.               <img src="../images/menus/shrink-selection-dialog.png" alt="The Shrink Selection dialog" />
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  117.         <br class="figure-break" />
  118.         <div class="variablelist">
  119.           <dl>
  120.             <dt>
  121.               <span class="term">Shrink selection by</span>
  122.             </dt>
  123.             <dd>
  124.               <p>
  125.             Enter the amount by which to reduce the selection in the text
  126.             box. The default unit is pixels, but you can choose a different
  127.             unit of measurement from the drop-down menu.
  128.           </p>
  129.             </dd>
  130.             <dt>
  131.               <span class="term">Shrink from image border</span>
  132.             </dt>
  133.             <dd>
  134.               <p>
  135.             This option is only of interest if the selection runs along
  136.             the edge of the image. If it does and this option is checked,
  137.             then the selection shrinks away from the edge of the image. If
  138.             this option is not checked, the selection continues to extend to
  139.             the image border.
  140.           </p>
  141.             </dd>
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  150.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-sharpen.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
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  153.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
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  159.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-sharpen.html">7.10.¬†
  160.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Sharpen</span>
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  167.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-selection-grow.html">7.12.¬†
  168.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grow</span>
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