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  6.     <title>5.3.¬† Open</title>
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  18.     <div class="navheader">
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  20.         <tr>
  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">5.3.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Open</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-file-new.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">5.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">File</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-file-open-location.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  36.       <div class="titlepage">
  37.         <div>
  38.           <div>
  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-file-open"></a>5.3.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Open</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  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: 2405 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-07-27</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2679070" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2679088" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <p>
  64.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Open</span> command activates a dialog that
  65.     lets you load an
  66.     existing image from your hard-drive or an external medium.  For
  67.     alternative, and sometimes more convenient, ways of opening files,
  68.     see the <a class="link" href="gimp-images-out.html#gimp-using-fileformats" title="1.¬† Files">Files</a> section.
  69.   </p>
  70.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  71.         <div class="titlepage">
  72.           <div>
  73.             <div>
  74.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2679120"></a>5.3.1.¬†
  75.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate Dialog</span>
  76.     </h4>
  77.             </div>
  78.           </div>
  79.         </div>
  80.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  81.           <ul type="disc">
  82.             <li>
  83.               <p>
  84.           You can access the <span class="guimenuitem">Open</span> dialog
  85.           from the toolbox window or from an image window through:
  86.           <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Open</span>.
  87.         </p>
  88.             </li>
  89.             <li>
  90.               <p>
  91.           You can also open the Dialog by using the keyboard shortcut
  92.           <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>O</strong></span>.
  93.         </p>
  94.             </li>
  95.           </ul>
  96.         </div>
  97.       </div>
  98.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  99.         <div class="titlepage">
  100.           <div>
  101.             <div>
  102.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2679192"></a>5.3.2.¬†
  103.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">File browsing</span>
  104.     </h4>
  105.             </div>
  106.           </div>
  107.         </div>
  108.         <div class="figure">
  109.           <a id="id2679203"></a>
  110.           <p class="title">
  111.             <b>Figure¬†15.28.¬†
  112.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Open Dialog</span>
  113.       </b>
  114.           </p>
  115.           <div class="figure-contents">
  116.             <div class="mediaobject">
  117.               <img src="../images/menus/file-open-dialog.png" alt="Open Dialog" />
  118.             </div>
  119.           </div>
  120.         </div>
  121.         <br class="figure-break" />
  122.         <div class="orderedlist">
  123.           <ol type="1">
  124.             <li>
  125.               <p>
  126.           The <span class="guilabel">Places</span> panel is divided into two parts.
  127.           The upper part lists your main directories and your storage
  128.           devices; you cannot modify this list. The lower part lists your
  129.           bookmarks; you can add or remove <span class="emphasis"><em>bookmarks</em></span>. To
  130.           add a bookmark, select a directory the middle panel   and click on
  131.           the <span class="guibutton">Add</span> button at the bottom of the left
  132.           panel. You can also use the <span class="guilabel">Add to bookmarks</span>
  133.           command in the context menu, which you get by clicking the
  134.           right mouse button. You can delete a bookmark by selecting
  135.           it and clicking on the <span class="guibutton">Remove</span> button.
  136.         </p>
  137.             </li>
  138.             <li>
  139.               <p><a id="open-files"></a>
  140.           The middle <span class="guilabel">Name</span> panel displays a list of the
  141.           files in the current directory. Change your current directory by
  142.           double left clicking on a directory in this panel. Select a file
  143.           with a single left click. You can then open the file you have
  144.           selected by  clicking on the <span class="guibutton">Open</span> button.
  145.           Note that a double left click opens the file directly; if you have
  146.           selected a file different from the current one, a message warns you
  147.           before <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> overwrites your work.
  148.         </p>
  149.               <p> 
  150.           Right clicking on the middle panel pops up a sub-menu with two
  151.           options:
  152.           </p>
  153.               <div class="itemizedlist">
  154.                 <ul type="disc">
  155.                   <li>
  156.                     <p>
  157.                 <span class="guilabel">Add to Bookmarks</span>: add the selected
  158.                 entry to the left panel.
  159.               </p>
  160.                   </li>
  161.                   <li>
  162.                     <p>
  163.                 <span class="guilabel">Show Hidden Files</span>: some files are not
  164.                 shown, for example if their name starts with a dot
  165.                 (Unix/Linux). This command makes them visible.
  166.               </p>
  167.                   </li>
  168.                 </ul>
  169.               </div>
  170.               <p>
  171.         </p>
  172.               <p>
  173.           The <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>L</strong></span>
  174.           key combination toggles a <span class="guilabel">Location</span> bar under
  175.           the path bar. If you type first letters of file name, then a list of
  176.           files whose name begin with these letters is shown.
  177.         </p>
  178.             </li>
  179.             <li>
  180.               <p>
  181.           The selected image is displayed in the <span class="guilabel">Preview
  182.           </span> window if it is an image created by
  183.           <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym>. File size,
  184.           resolution and the image's composition are displayed below
  185.           the preview window.
  186.         </p>
  187.               <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  188.                 <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  189.                   <tr>
  190.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  191.                       <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  192.                     </td>
  193.                     <th align="left">Tip</th>
  194.                   </tr>
  195.                   <tr>
  196.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  197.                       <p>
  198.             If your image has been modified by another program,
  199.             click on the <span class="guilabel">Preview</span> window to update it.
  200.           </p>
  201.                     </td>
  202.                   </tr>
  203.                 </table>
  204.               </div>
  205.             </li>
  206.             <li>
  207.               <p>
  208.           The path of the current directory is displayed at the top of the
  209.           dialog. You can navigate along this path by clicking on one of
  210.           the buttons.
  211.         </p>
  212.             </li>
  213.             <li>
  214.               <p>
  215.           This button shows <span class="guilabel">All Files</span> by default. This
  216.           means that all file types will be displayed in the middle panel,
  217.           even if they are not images. You can <span class="emphasis"><em>filter</em></span>
  218.           the list for a particular file type.
  219.         </p>
  220.             </li>
  221.             <li>
  222.               <p>
  223.           The <span class="guilabel">Determine File Type</span> button has a
  224.           default of <span class="guilabel">Automatic</span>. In most cases you
  225.           don't need to pay any attention to this, because the
  226.           <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> can determine the file type
  227.           automatically. In a few rare situations, neither the file
  228.           extension nor internal information in the file are enough to tell
  229.           <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> the file type. If this happens,
  230.           you can set it by selecting it from the list.
  231.         </p>
  232.             </li>
  233.           </ol>
  234.         </div>
  235.       </div>
  236.     </div>
  237.     <div class="navfooter">
  238.       <hr />
  239.       <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
  240.         <tr>
  241.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-file-new.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  242.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  243.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-image-window-menus-file.html">
  244.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  245.             </a>
  246.           </td>
  247.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-file-open-location.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  248.         </tr>
  249.         <tr>
  250.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-file-new.html">5.2.¬†
  251.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">New</span>
  252.   </a>¬†</td>
  253.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  254.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
  255.               <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" />
  256.             </a>
  257.           </td>
  258.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-file-open-location.html">5.4.¬†
  259.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Open Location</span>
  260.   </a></td>
  261.         </tr>
  262.       </table>
  263.     </div>
  264.   </body>
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  266.