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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">10.27.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Mask to Selection</span>
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  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-mask-disable.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">10.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layers</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-layer-mask-selection-replace"></a>10.27.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Mask to Selection</span>
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  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
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  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2413 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-08-16</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
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  64.       <p>
  65.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Mask to Selection</span> command converts the
  66.     layer mask of the active layer into a selection, which replaces the
  67.     selection that is already active in the image. White areas of the layer
  68.     mask are selected, black areas are not selected, and gray areas are
  69.     converted into feathered selections. The layer mask itself is not
  70.     modified by this command.
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  76.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2709988"></a>10.27.1.¬†
  77.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  78.     </h4>
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  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">L</span>ayer</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu"><span class="accel">M</span>ask</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">M</span>ask to Selection</span>,
  88.         </p>
  89.             </li>
  90.             <li>
  91.               <p>
  92.           or from the pop-up menu you get by right-clicking on the active
  93.           layer in the Layers Dialog.
  94.         </p>
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  103.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2710052"></a>10.27.2.¬†
  104.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  105.         Illustration of ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layer Mask to Selection</span>‚Äù
  106.       </span>
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  114.             <b>Figure¬†15.114.¬†
  115.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  116.           Illustration of ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layer Mask to Selection</span>‚Äù
  117.         </span>
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  122.               <img src="../images/menus/layer-mask-replace.png" alt="Illustration of Layer Mask to Selection" />
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  124.                 <p>
  125.             From left to right: the original image with a selection,
  126.             the Layers Dialog with a layer mask created with the
  127.             ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layer's alpha channel</span>‚Äù option,
  128.             after ‚Äú<span class="quote">Mask to Selection</span>‚Äù.
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  150.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-mask-disable.html">10.26.¬†
  151.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Disable Layer Mask</span>
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  158.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-layer-mask-selection-add.html">10.28.¬†
  159.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Add Layer Mask to Selection</span>
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