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  6.     <title>9.25.¬† Configure Grid</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">9.25.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Configure Grid</span>
  23.   </th>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-image-configure-grid"></a>9.25.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Configure Grid</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: 2310 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-11-16</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
  55.                 </tr>
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  61.       <a id="gimp-configure-grid-dialog"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2702228" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <p>
  64.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Configure Grid</span> command lets you set
  65.     the properties of the grid which you can display over your image
  66.     while you are working on it.
  67.     The <acronym class="acronym">GIMP</acronym> provides only Cartesian grids.
  68.     You can choose the color of the grid lines, and the spacing and offsets
  69.     from the origin of the image, independently for the horizontal and
  70.     vertical grid lines. You can choose one of five different grid styles.
  71.   </p>
  72.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  73.         <div class="titlepage">
  74.           <div>
  75.             <div>
  76.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2702264"></a>9.25.1.¬†
  77.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  78.     </h4>
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  82.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  83.           <ul type="disc">
  84.             <li>
  85.               <p>
  86.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  87.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">I</span>mage</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Configure G<span class="accel">r</span>id</span>.
  88.         </p>
  89.             </li>
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  97.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2702314"></a>9.25.2.¬†
  98.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  99.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Configure Grid</span>‚Äù dialog
  100.       </span>
  101.     </h4>
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  106.           <a id="id2702329"></a>
  107.           <p class="title">
  108.             <b>Figure¬†15.88.¬†
  109.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  110.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Configure grid</span>‚Äù dialog
  111.         </span>
  112.       </b>
  113.           </p>
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  115.             <div class="mediaobject">
  116.               <img src="../images/menus/image-configure-grid.png" alt="The Configure grid dialog" />
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  122.           <p class="title">
  123.             <b>
  124.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Appearance</span>
  125.       </b>
  126.           </p>
  127.           <p>
  128.         In the <span class="guimenu">Configure Image Grid</span> dialog, you can set
  129.         the properties of the grid which is shown when you turn on the image
  130.         grid.
  131.       </p>
  132.           <dl>
  133.             <dt>
  134.               <span class="term">Line style</span>
  135.             </dt>
  136.             <dd>
  137.               <div class="variablelist">
  138.                 <dl>
  139.                   <dt>
  140.                     <span class="term">Intersections (dots)</span>
  141.                   </dt>
  142.                   <dd>
  143.                     <p>
  144.                   This style, the least conspicuous, shows a simple dot at
  145.                   each intersection of the grid lines.
  146.                 </p>
  147.                   </dd>
  148.                   <dt>
  149.                     <span class="term">Intersections (crosshairs)</span>
  150.                   </dt>
  151.                   <dd>
  152.                     <p>
  153.                   This style, the default, shows a plus-shaped crosshair at
  154.                   each intersection of the grid lines.
  155.                 </p>
  156.                   </dd>
  157.                   <dt>
  158.                     <span class="term">Dashed</span>
  159.                   </dt>
  160.                   <dd>
  161.                     <p>
  162.                   This style shows dashed lines in the foreground color
  163.                   of the grid. If the lines are too close together,
  164.                   the grid won't look good.
  165.                 </p>
  166.                   </dd>
  167.                   <dt>
  168.                     <span class="term">Double dashed</span>
  169.                   </dt>
  170.                   <dd>
  171.                     <p>
  172.                   This style shows dashed lines, where the foreground
  173.                   and background colors of the grid alternate.
  174.                 </p>
  175.                   </dd>
  176.                   <dt>
  177.                     <span class="term">Solid</span>
  178.                   </dt>
  179.                   <dd>
  180.                     <p>
  181.                   This style shows solid grid lines in the
  182.                   foreground color of the grid.
  183.                 </p>
  184.                   </dd>
  185.                 </dl>
  186.               </div>
  187.             </dd>
  188.             <dt>
  189.               <span class="term">Foreground and Background colors</span>
  190.             </dt>
  191.             <dd>
  192.               <p>
  193.             Click on the color dwell to select a new color for the grid.
  194.           </p>
  195.             </dd>
  196.           </dl>
  197.         </div>
  198.         <div class="variablelist">
  199.           <p class="title">
  200.             <b>
  201.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Spacing</span>
  202.       </b>
  203.           </p>
  204.           <dl>
  205.             <dt>
  206.               <span class="term">Width and Height</span>
  207.             </dt>
  208.             <dd>
  209.               <p>
  210.             You can select the cell size of the grid and the unit of
  211.             measurement.
  212.           </p>
  213.             </dd>
  214.           </dl>
  215.         </div>
  216.         <div class="variablelist">
  217.           <p class="title">
  218.             <b>
  219.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Offset</span>
  220.       </b>
  221.           </p>
  222.           <dl>
  223.             <dt>
  224.               <span class="term">Width and Height</span>
  225.             </dt>
  226.             <dd>
  227.               <p>
  228.             You can set the offset of the first cell. The coordinate origin
  229.             is the upper left corner of the image. By default, the grid
  230.             begins at the coordinate origin, (0,0).
  231.           </p>
  232.             </dd>
  233.           </dl>
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  251.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Remove all guides</span>
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  259.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Align Visible Layers</span>
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