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  6.     <title>10.2.¬† New Layer</title>
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  18.     <div class="navheader">
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  20.         <tr>
  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">10.2.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">New Layer</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-menu.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>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-layer-duplicate.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-layer-new"></a>10.2.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">New Layer</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: 2382 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-08-16</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2704194" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2704212" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <p>
  64.     The <span class="guimenuitem">New Layer</span> command adds a new, empty
  65.     layer to the layer stack of the image, just above the active layer.
  66.     The command displays a dialog in which you can specify the size of
  67.     the new layer.
  68.   </p>
  69.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  70.         <div class="titlepage">
  71.           <div>
  72.             <div>
  73.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2704237"></a>10.2.1.¬†
  74.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  75.     </h4>
  76.             </div>
  77.           </div>
  78.         </div>
  79.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  80.           <ul type="disc">
  81.             <li>
  82.               <p>
  83.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  84.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">L</span>ayer</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">N</span>ew Layer</span>.
  85.         </p>
  86.             </li>
  87.           </ul>
  88.         </div>
  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="gimp-new-layer-dialog"></a>10.2.2.¬†
  95.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  96.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">New Layer</span>‚Äù Dialog
  97.       </span>
  98.     </h4>
  99.             </div>
  100.           </div>
  101.         </div>
  102.         <div class="figure">
  103.           <a id="id2704306"></a>
  104.           <p class="title">
  105.             <b>Figure¬†15.101.¬†
  106.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">New Layer</span>‚Äù dialog</span>
  107.       </b>
  108.           </p>
  109.           <div class="figure-contents">
  110.             <div class="mediaobject">
  111.               <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-new-layer.png" alt="The New Layer dialog" />
  112.             </div>
  113.           </div>
  114.         </div>
  115.         <br class="figure-break" />
  116.         <p>
  117.       Under the title ‚Äú<span class="quote">Create a new layer</span>‚Äù you can see the name
  118.       of the image for that you create this new layer and next to the title
  119.       a thumbnail of it. That is interesting to see if you have selected the
  120.       good image when there is more than one image open.
  121.     </p>
  122.         <div class="variablelist">
  123.           <dl>
  124.             <dt>
  125.               <span class="term">Layer Name</span>
  126.             </dt>
  127.             <dd>
  128.               <p>
  129.             The name of the new layer. It does not have any functional
  130.             significance; it is simply a convenient way for you to remember
  131.             the purpose of the layer. The default name is ‚Äú<span class="quote">New
  132.             Layer</span>‚Äù. If a layer with the name you choose already
  133.             exists, a number is automatically appended to it to make it
  134.             unique (e.g., ‚Äú<span class="quote">New Layer#1</span>‚Äù) when you click on the
  135.             <span class="guibutton">OK</span> button.
  136.           </p>
  137.             </dd>
  138.             <dt>
  139.               <span class="term">Width; Height</span>
  140.             </dt>
  141.             <dd>
  142.               <p>
  143.             The dimensions of the new layer. When the dialog appears, the
  144.             values are initialized to the dimensions of the image. You can
  145.             change them by using the two text boxes. You can also change
  146.             the units in the pull-down menu to the right.
  147.           </p>
  148.             </dd>
  149.             <dt>
  150.               <span class="term">Layer Fill Type</span>
  151.             </dt>
  152.             <dd>
  153.               <p>
  154.             There are four options for the solid color that fills the layer:
  155.             the current <span class="guilabel">Foreground color</span>,
  156.             the current <span class="guilabel">Background color</span>,
  157.             <span class="guilabel">White</span> and
  158.             <span class="guilabel">Transparency</span>.
  159.           </p>
  160.             </dd>
  161.           </dl>
  162.         </div>
  163.       </div>
  164.     </div>
  165.     <div class="navfooter">
  166.       <hr />
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  168.         <tr>
  169.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-menu.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  170.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  171.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-layer-menu.html">
  172.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  173.             </a>
  174.           </td>
  175.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-layer-duplicate.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  176.         </tr>
  177.         <tr>
  178.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-layer-menu.html">10.¬†
  179.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layers</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  180.   </a>¬†</td>
  181.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  182.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
  183.               <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" />
  184.             </a>
  185.           </td>
  186.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-layer-duplicate.html">10.3.¬†
  187.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Duplicate layer</span>
  188.   </a></td>
  189.         </tr>
  190.       </table>
  191.     </div>
  192.   </body>
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