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  6.     <title>6.4.¬† Fade...</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">6.4.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fade...</span>
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  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-edit-redo.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">6.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Edit</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-edit-undo-history.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-edit-fade"></a>6.4.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fade...</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
  45.               <table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history">
  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: 2419 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-10-15</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
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  61.       <a id="id2682781" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <p>
  63.     This command is usually grayed out. It becomes active if you use the Fill
  64.     function or the Blend tool, or if you apply some filters.
  65.   </p>
  66.       <p>
  67.     It allows you to modify the paint mode and opacity of the
  68.     <span class="emphasis"><em>last</em></span> drawable operation (Fill, Blend, Filter) by
  69.     creating a blend between the current state of the layer and the previous
  70.     state. It performs the following operations: copy the active drawable,
  71.     undo the last action, paste the copy as a new layer, set its
  72.     ‚Äú<span class="quote">Opacity</span>‚Äù, and merge both new layer and previously active
  73.     drawable.
  74.   </p>
  75.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  76.         <div class="titlepage">
  77.           <div>
  78.             <div>
  79.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2682817"></a>6.4.1.¬†
  80.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate Dialog</span>
  81.     </h4>
  82.             </div>
  83.           </div>
  84.         </div>
  85.         <p>
  86.       You can get to this command from the image Menu bar through:
  87.       <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Fade...</span>
  88.     </p>
  89.       </div>
  90.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  91.         <div class="titlepage">
  92.           <div>
  93.             <div>
  94.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2682854"></a>6.4.2.¬†
  95.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
  96.     </h4>
  97.             </div>
  98.           </div>
  99.         </div>
  100.         <p>
  101.       This command brings up a dialog window:
  102.     </p>
  103.         <div class="figure">
  104.           <a id="id2682871"></a>
  105.           <p class="title">
  106.             <b>Figure¬†15.34.¬†
  107.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Fade</span>‚Äù dialog</span>
  108.       </b>
  109.           </p>
  110.           <div class="figure-contents">
  111.             <div class="mediaobject">
  112.               <img src="../images/menus/edit-fade-options.png" alt="The Fade dialog" />
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  117.         <div class="variablelist">
  118.           <dl>
  119.             <dt>
  120.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  121.             </dt>
  122.             <dd>
  123.               <p>
  124.             This drop-down list allows you to choose a
  125.             <a class="link" href="gimp-concepts-layer-modes.html" title="2.¬† Layer Modes">Layer merge mode</a>.
  126.           </p>
  127.             </dd>
  128.             <dt>
  129.               <span class="term">Opacity</span>
  130.             </dt>
  131.             <dd>
  132.               <p>
  133.             This slider value is initially set to the opacity of the color
  134.             you used with the Fill or Blend tool, which corresponds to
  135.             the current state. Lowering the opacity to 0 changes the drawable
  136.             to its previous state. Intermediate values produce a mixture of
  137.             the two according to the mode you have chosen. The effect of
  138.             this setting is visible in real time in the image, but you have
  139.             to click on the <span class="guibutton">Fade</span> button to validate
  140.             it.
  141.           </p>
  142.             </dd>
  143.           </dl>
  144.         </div>
  145.       </div>
  146.     </div>
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  154.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  155.             </a>
  156.           </td>
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  160.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-edit-redo.html">6.3.¬†
  161.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Redo</span>
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  169.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Undo History</span>
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