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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">11.8.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grid</span>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="plug-in-grid"></a>11.8.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grid</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  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: 2442 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-11-16</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
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  67.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2773307"></a>11.8.1.¬†
  68.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Overview</span>
  69.     </h4>
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  73.         <div class="figure">
  74.           <a id="id2773318"></a>
  75.           <p class="title">
  76.             <b>Figure¬†16.252.¬†
  77.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Applying example for the Grid filter</span>
  78.       </b>
  79.           </p>
  80.           <div class="figure-contents">
  81.             <div class="mediaobject">
  82.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/taj_orig.jpg" alt="Applying example for the Grid filter" />
  83.               <div class="caption">
  84.                 <p>Original image</p>
  85.               </div>
  86.             </div>
  87.             <div class="mediaobject">
  88.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/render-taj-grid.jpg" alt="Applying example for the Grid filter" />
  89.               <div class="caption">
  90.                 <p>Filter ‚Äú<span class="quote">Grid</span>‚Äù applied</p>
  91.               </div>
  92.             </div>
  93.           </div>
  94.         </div>
  95.         <br class="figure-break" />
  96.         <p>
  97.       You can find this filter through
  98.       <span class="guimenu">Filters</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Render</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Pattern</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">G</span>rid</span>.
  99.     </p>
  100.         <p>
  101.       It renders a Cartesian grid in the active layer, on top of the existing
  102.       contents. The width, spacing, offsets, and colors of the grid lines can
  103.       all be set by the user. By default, the lines are with the
  104.       <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym>'s foreground color. (Note: this plug-in
  105.       was used to create demonstration images for many of the other plug-ins.)
  106.     </p>
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  113.               <th align="left">Tip</th>
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  115.             <tr>
  116.               <td align="left" valign="top">
  117.                 <p>
  118.         If you set the grid line widths to 0, then only the intersections
  119.         will be drawn, as plus-marks.
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  130.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2773454"></a>11.8.2.¬†
  131.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
  132.     </h4>
  133.             </div>
  134.           </div>
  135.         </div>
  136.         <div class="figure">
  137.           <a id="id2773464"></a>
  138.           <p class="title">
  139.             <b>Figure¬†16.253.¬†
  140.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  141.           ‚Äú<span class="quote">Grid</span>‚Äù filter options
  142.         </span>
  143.       </b>
  144.           </p>
  145.           <div class="figure-contents">
  146.             <div class="mediaobject">
  147.               <img src="../images/filters/filters-render-grid.png" alt="Grid filter options" />
  148.             </div>
  149.           </div>
  150.         </div>
  151.         <br class="figure-break" />
  152.         <p>
  153.       There are separate options for controlling the horizontal grid
  154.       lines, vertical grid lines, and intersections.  By default, the
  155.       horizontal and vertical settings are locked together, so that
  156.       all changes are applied symmetrically.  If you want to change
  157.       just one of them, click on the ‚Äú<span class="quote">chain</span>‚Äù symbol below it to
  158.       unlock them.  The results of changing the Intersection parameters are
  159.       rather complex.
  160.     </p>
  161.         <p>
  162.       Besides, for some options, you can select the unit of measurement
  163.       thanks to a drop-down list.
  164.     </p>
  165.         <div class="variablelist">
  166.           <dl>
  167.             <dt>
  168.               <span class="term">Width</span>
  169.             </dt>
  170.             <dd>
  171.               <p>
  172.             Sets the widths of the horizontal or vertical grid
  173.             lines, or of the symbols drawn at their intersections.
  174.           </p>
  175.             </dd>
  176.             <dt>
  177.               <span class="term">Spacing</span>
  178.             </dt>
  179.             <dd>
  180.               <p>
  181.             Sets the distance between grid lines.
  182.             The <span class="guilabel">Intersection</span> parameter clears the space
  183.             between the intersection point and the end of the arms of the
  184.             intersection crosses.
  185.           </p>
  186.             </dd>
  187.             <dt>
  188.               <span class="term">Offset</span>
  189.             </dt>
  190.             <dd>
  191.               <p>
  192.             Sets the offset for grid lines with respect to the upper left
  193.             corner. For intersections, sets the length of the arms of the
  194.             intersection crosses.
  195.           </p>
  196.             </dd>
  197.             <dt>
  198.               <span class="term">Color Selectors</span>
  199.             </dt>
  200.             <dd>
  201.               <p>
  202.             These allow you to set the colors of the grid lines and
  203.             intersection marks.
  204.           </p>
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