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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">10.38.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Subtract from Selection</span>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-layer-alpha-selection-subtract"></a>10.38.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Subtract from Selection</span>
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  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
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  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2413 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-12-02</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
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  64.       <p>
  65.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Subtract from Selection</span> command
  66.     creates a selection in the current layer from the Alpha Channel. Opaque
  67.     pixels are fully selected, transparent pixels are unselected, and
  68.     translucent pixels are partially selected.This selection is
  69.     <span class="emphasis"><em>subtracted</em></span> from the existing selection. The Alpha
  70.     channel itself is not changed.
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  76.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2712475"></a>10.38.1.¬†
  77.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate the Command</span>
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  86.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  87.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">L</span>ayer</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Tr<span class="accel">a</span>nsparency</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">S</span>ubtract from Selection</span>
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  97.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2712531"></a>10.38.2.¬†
  98.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Example</span>
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  106.             <b>Figure¬†15.122.¬†
  107.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Applying ‚Äú<span class="quote">Subtract from Selection</span>‚Äù
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  119.             Non-transparent pixels of the active layer have been subtracted
  120.             from the existing rectangular selection.
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  142.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-alpha-selection-add.html">10.37.¬†
  143.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Add Alpha channel to Selection</span>
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  151.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Intersect Alpha channel with Selection</span>
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