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  47.       Each of the Transform tools (Rotate, Scale, Perspective, etc) can be set
  48.       to act specifically on paths, using the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Affect:</span>‚Äù option
  49.       in the tool's Tool Options dialog. This gives you a powerful set of
  50.       methods for altering the shapes of paths without affecting other
  51.       elements of the image.
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  54.       By default a Transform tool, when it is set to affect paths, only acts
  55.       on a single path: the <span class="emphasis"><em>active path</em></span>
  56.       for the image, which is shown highlighted in the Paths dialog. You can
  57.       make a transformation affect more than one path, and possibly other
  58.       things as well, using the ‚Äú<span class="quote">transform lock</span>‚Äù buttons in the
  59.       Paths dialog.
  60.       Not only paths, but also layers and channels, can be transform-locked.
  61.       If you transform one element that is transform-locked, all others will
  62.       be transformed in the same way. So, for example, if you want to scale a
  63.       layer and a path by the same amount, click the transform-lock buttons
  64.       so that ‚Äú<span class="quote">chain</span>‚Äù symbols appear next to the layer in the
  65.       Layers dialog, and the path in the Paths dialog; then use the Scale
  66.       tool on either the layer or the path, and the other will automatically
  67.       follow.
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  84.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Paths and Selections</span>
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