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  6.     <title>2.3.¬† Path Dialog</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">2.3.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Path Dialog</span>
  23.   </th>
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  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">2.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Image Structure Related Dialogs</span>
  29.   </th>
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  36.       <div class="titlepage">
  37.         <div>
  38.           <div>
  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-path-dialog"></a>2.3.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Path Dialog</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: 2419 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-03-05</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2656454" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2656468" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <div class="figure">
  64.         <a id="id2656482"></a>
  65.         <p class="title">
  66.           <b>Figure¬†14.12.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Paths dialog</span>
  68.     </b>
  69.         </p>
  70.         <div class="figure-contents">
  71.           <div class="mediaobject">
  72.             <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-paths.png" alt="The Paths dialog" />
  73.           </div>
  74.         </div>
  75.       </div>
  76.       <br class="figure-break" />
  77.       <p>
  78.     The Paths dialog is used to manage paths, allowing you to create or
  79.     delete them, save them, convert them to and from selections, etc.
  80.   </p>
  81.       <p>
  82.     The Paths dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section on
  83.     <a class="link" href="gimp-concepts-docks.html" title="2.3.¬† Dialogs and Docking">Dialogs and Docking</a>
  84.     for help on manipulating it. It can be activated in several ways:
  85.   </p>
  86.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  87.         <div class="titlepage">
  88.           <div>
  89.             <div>
  90.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-path-dialog-activate"></a>2.3.1.¬†
  91.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate dialog</span>
  92.     </h4>
  93.             </div>
  94.           </div>
  95.         </div>
  96.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  97.           <ul type="disc">
  98.             <li>
  99.               <p>
  100.           From the Toolbox menu:
  101.           <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aths</span>.
  102.         </p>
  103.             </li>
  104.             <li>
  105.               <p>
  106.           From the Toolbox menu:
  107.           <span class="guimenu">File</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Create New Dock</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Layers, Channels, and Paths</span>.
  108.           This gives you a dock containing three dialogs, with the
  109.           Paths dialog one of them.
  110.         </p>
  111.             </li>
  112.             <li>
  113.               <p>
  114.           From an image menu:
  115.           <span class="guimenu">Dialogs</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aths</span>.
  116.         </p>
  117.             </li>
  118.             <li>
  119.               <p>
  120.           From the Tab menu in any dockable dialog:
  121.           <span class="guimenu">Add Tab</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aths</span>.
  122.         </p>
  123.             </li>
  124.           </ul>
  125.         </div>
  126.       </div>
  127.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  128.         <div class="titlepage">
  129.           <div>
  130.             <div>
  131.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-path-dialog-using"></a>2.3.2.¬†
  132.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Using the Paths dialog</span>
  133.     </h4>
  134.             </div>
  135.           </div>
  136.         </div>
  137.         <p>
  138.       Each path belongs to one image: paths are components of images just
  139.       like layers. The Paths dialog shows you a list of all paths belonging
  140.       to the currently active image: switching images causes the dialog to
  141.       show a different list of paths. If the Paths dialog is embedded in a
  142.       ‚Äú<span class="quote">Layers, Channels, and Paths</span>‚Äù dock, you can see the name
  143.       of the active image in the Image Menu at the top of the dock.
  144.       (Otherwise, you can add an Image Menu to the dock by choosing
  145.       ‚Äú<span class="quote">Show Image Menu</span>‚Äù from the Tab menu.)
  146.     </p>
  147.         <p>
  148.       If you are familiar with the Layers dialog, you have a head start,
  149.       because the Paths dialog is in several ways similar. It shows a list of
  150.       all paths that exist in the image, with four items for each path:
  151.     </p>
  152.         <div class="variablelist">
  153.           <dl>
  154.             <dt>
  155.               <span class="term">
  156.           <span class="guiicon">
  157.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/dialogs/stock-eye-20.png" /></span>
  158.           </span>
  159.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Path visibility</span>
  160.         </span>
  161.             </dt>
  162.             <dd>
  163.               <p>
  164.             An ‚Äú<span class="quote">open eye</span>‚Äù icon if the path is visible, or a
  165.             blank space if it is not.  "Visible" means that a trace of the
  166.             path is drawn on the image display.  The path is not actually
  167.             shown in the image pixel data unless it has been stroked or
  168.             otherwise rendered.  Clicking in the eye-symbol-space toggles the
  169.             visibility of the path.
  170.           </p>
  171.             </dd>
  172.             <dt>
  173.               <span class="term">
  174.           <span class="guiicon">
  175.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/dialogs/stock-vchain-24.png" /></span>
  176.           </span>
  177.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">chain paths</span>
  178.         </span>
  179.             </dt>
  180.             <dd>
  181.               <p>
  182.             A ‚Äú<span class="quote">chain</span>‚Äù symbol is shown to the right of the
  183.             eye-symbol-space if the path is transform-locked, or a blank
  184.             space if it is not. ‚Äú<span class="quote">Transform-locked</span>‚Äù means that
  185.             it forms
  186.             part of a set of elements (layers, channels, etc) that are
  187.             all affected in the same way by transformations (scaling,
  188.             rotation, etc) applied to any one of them.  Clicking in the
  189.             chain-symbol-space toggles the transform-lock status of the
  190.             path.
  191.           </p>
  192.             </dd>
  193.             <dt>
  194.               <span class="term">Preview image</span>
  195.             </dt>
  196.             <dd>
  197.               <p>
  198.             A small preview-icon showing a sketch of the path. If you click
  199.             on the icon and drag it into an image, this will create a copy of
  200.             the path in that image.
  201.           </p>
  202.             </dd>
  203.             <dt>
  204.               <span class="term">
  205.           <span class="guiicon">
  206.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-paths-rename.png" /></span>
  207.           </span>
  208.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">path name</span>
  209.         </span>
  210.             </dt>
  211.             <dd>
  212.               <p>
  213.             The name of the path, which must be unique within the image.
  214.             Double-clicking on the name will allow you to edit it. If the
  215.             name you create already exists, a number will be appended (e.g.,
  216.             "#1") to make it unique.
  217.           </p>
  218.             </dd>
  219.           </dl>
  220.         </div>
  221.         <p>
  222.       If the list is non-empty, at any given moment one of the members is the
  223.       image's <span class="emphasis"><em>active path</em></span>,
  224.       which will be the subject of any operations you perform using the
  225.       dialog menu or the buttons at the bottom: the active path is shown
  226.       highlighted in the list. Clicking on any of the entries will make it
  227.       the active path.
  228.     </p>
  229.         <p>
  230.       Right-clicking on any entry in the list brings up the
  231.       <a class="link" href="gimp-path-dialog.html#gimp-concepts-paths-menu" title="2.3.4.¬† The ‚ÄúPaths‚Äù sub-menu">Paths Menu</a>.
  232.       You can also access the Paths Menu from the dialog Tab menu.
  233.     </p>
  234.       </div>
  235.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  236.         <div class="titlepage">
  237.           <div>
  238.             <div>
  239.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-path-dialog-buttons"></a>2.3.3.¬†
  240.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Buttons</span>
  241.     </h4>
  242.             </div>
  243.           </div>
  244.         </div>
  245.         <p>
  246.       The buttons at the bottom of the Paths dialog all correspond to entries
  247.       in the Paths menu (accessed by right-clicking on a path list entry),
  248.       but some of them have extra options obtainable by holding down modifier
  249.       keys while you press the button.
  250.     </p>
  251.         <div class="variablelist">
  252.           <dl>
  253.             <dt>
  254.               <span class="term">New Path</span>
  255.             </dt>
  256.             <dd>
  257.               <p>
  258.             See <a class="link" href="gimp-path-dialog.html#gimp-path-new">New Path</a>. Holding down
  259.             the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key brings up a dialog that allows you
  260.             to assign a name to the new (empty) path.
  261.           </p>
  262.             </dd>
  263.             <dt>
  264.               <span class="term">Raise Path</span>
  265.             </dt>
  266.             <dd>
  267.               <p>
  268.             See <a class="link" href="gimp-path-dialog.html#gimp-path-raise">Raise Path</a>.
  269.           </p>
  270.             </dd>
  271.             <dt>
  272.               <span class="term">Lower Path</span>
  273.             </dt>
  274.             <dd>
  275.               <p>
  276.             See <a class="link" href="gimp-path-dialog.html#gimp-path-lower">Lower Path</a>.
  277.           </p>
  278.             </dd>
  279.             <dt>
  280.               <span class="term">Duplicate Path</span>
  281.             </dt>
  282.             <dd>
  283.               <p>
  284.             See <a class="link" href="gimp-path-dialog.html#gimp-path-duplicate">Duplicate Path</a>.
  285.           </p>
  286.             </dd>
  287.             <dt>
  288.               <span class="term">Path to Selection</span>
  289.             </dt>
  290.             <dd>
  291.               <p>
  292.             Converts the path into a selection; see
  293.             <a class="link" href="gimp-path-dialog.html#gimp-path-selection-replace">
  294.               Path to Selection
  295.             </a>
  296.             for a full explanation. You can use modifier keys to set the way
  297.             the new selection interacts with the existing selection:
  298.           </p>
  299.               <div class="segmentedlist">
  300.                 <table border="0">
  301.                   <thead>
  302.                     <tr class="segtitle">
  303.                       <th>Modifiers</th>
  304.                       <th>Action</th>
  305.                     </tr>
  306.                   </thead>
  307.                   <tbody>
  308.                     <tr class="seglistitem">
  309.                       <td class="seg">None</td>
  310.                       <td class="seg">Replace existing selection</td>
  311.                     </tr>
  312.                     <tr class="seglistitem">
  313.                       <td class="seg">
  314.                 <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>
  315.               </td>
  316.                       <td class="seg">Add to selection</td>
  317.                     </tr>
  318.                     <tr class="seglistitem">
  319.                       <td class="seg">
  320.                 <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>
  321.               </td>
  322.                       <td class="seg">Subtract from selection</td>
  323.                     </tr>
  324.                     <tr class="seglistitem">
  325.                       <td class="seg">
  326.                 <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>
  327.               </td>
  328.                       <td class="seg">Intersect with selection.</td>
  329.                     </tr>
  330.                   </tbody>
  331.                 </table>
  332.               </div>
  333.             </dd>
  334.             <dt>
  335.               <span class="term">Selection to Path</span>
  336.             </dt>
  337.             <dd>
  338.               <p>
  339.             Holding down the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key brings up the
  340.             <span class="guilabel">Advanced Options</span> dialog, which
  341.             probably is only useful to GIMP developers.
  342.           </p>
  343.             </dd>
  344.             <dt>
  345.               <span class="term">Stroke Path</span>
  346.             </dt>
  347.             <dd>
  348.               <p>
  349.             See <a class="link" href="gimp-path-stroke.html" title="6.18.¬† Stroke Path">Stroke Path</a>.
  350.           </p>
  351.             </dd>
  352.             <dt>
  353.               <span class="term">Delete Path</span>
  354.             </dt>
  355.             <dd>
  356.               <p>
  357.             <span class="guilabel">Delete Path</span> deletes the current selected
  358.             path.
  359.           </p>
  360.             </dd>
  361.           </dl>
  362.         </div>
  363.       </div>
  364.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  365.         <div class="titlepage">
  366.           <div>
  367.             <div>
  368.               <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-concepts-paths-menu"></a>2.3.4.¬†
  369.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Paths</span>‚Äù sub-menu</span>
  370.     </h4>
  371.             </div>
  372.           </div>
  373.         </div>
  374.         <div class="figure">
  375.           <a id="id2657310"></a>
  376.           <p class="title">
  377.             <b>Figure¬†14.13.¬†
  378.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Paths</span>‚Äù sub-menu</span>
  379.       </b>
  380.           </p>
  381.           <div class="figure-contents">
  382.             <div class="mediaobject">
  383.               <img src="../images/dialogs/dialogs-paths-menu.png" alt="The Paths sub-menu" />
  384.             </div>
  385.           </div>
  386.         </div>
  387.         <br class="figure-break" />
  388.         <p>
  389.       The Paths menu can be brought up by right-clicking on a path entry in
  390.       the list in the Paths dialog, or by choosing the top entry ("Paths
  391.       Menu") from the Paths dialog Tab menu. This menu gives you access to
  392.       most of the operations that affect paths.
  393.     </p>
  394.         <div class="variablelist">
  395.           <dl>
  396.             <dt>
  397.               <span class="term">Path Tool</span>
  398.             </dt>
  399.             <dd>
  400.               <p>
  401.             <span class="guilabel">Path Tool</span> is an alternative way to
  402.             activate the <a class="link" href="gimp-tools-other.html#gimp-tool-path" title="6.1.¬† Path">Path tool</a>,
  403.             used for creating and manipulating paths.  It can also be
  404.             activated from the Toolbox, or by using the keyboard shortcut
  405.             <span class="keycap"><strong>B</strong></span> (for <span class="emphasis"><em>B√©zier</em></span>).
  406.           </p>
  407.             </dd>
  408.             <dt>
  409.               <span class="term">Edit Path Attributes</span>
  410.             </dt>
  411.             <dd>
  412.               <a id="gimp-path-edit"></a>
  413.               <p>
  414.             <span class="guilabel">Edit Path Attributes</span> brings up a small
  415.             dialog that allows you to change the name of the path.  You
  416.             can also do this by double-clicking on the name in the list in
  417.             the Paths dialog.
  418.           </p>
  419.             </dd>
  420.             <dt>
  421.               <span class="term">New Path</span>
  422.             </dt>
  423.             <dd>
  424.               <a id="gimp-path-new"></a>
  425.               <p>
  426.             <span class="guilabel">New Path</span>creates a new path, adds it to
  427.             the list in the Paths dialog, and makes it the active path
  428.             for the image.  It brings up a dialog that allows you to
  429.             give a name to the path.  The new path is created with no
  430.             anchor points, so you will need to use the Path tool to give
  431.             it some before you can use it for anything.
  432.           </p>
  433.             </dd>
  434.             <dt>
  435.               <span class="term">Raise Path</span>
  436.             </dt>
  437.             <dd>
  438.               <a id="gimp-path-raise"></a>
  439.               <p>
  440.             <span class="guilabel">Raise Path</span> moves the path one slot higher
  441.             in the list in the Paths dialog.  The position of a path in
  442.             the list has no functional significance, so this is simply a
  443.             convenience to help you keep things organized.
  444.           </p>
  445.             </dd>
  446.             <dt>
  447.               <span class="term">Lower Path</span>
  448.             </dt>
  449.             <dd>
  450.               <a id="gimp-path-lower"></a>
  451.               <p>
  452.             <span class="guilabel">Lower Path</span>moves the path one slot lower
  453.             in the list in the Paths dialog.  The position of a path in
  454.             the list has no functional significance, so this is simply a
  455.             convenience to help you keep things organized.
  456.           </p>
  457.             </dd>
  458.             <dt>
  459.               <span class="term">Duplicate Path</span>
  460.             </dt>
  461.             <dd>
  462.               <a id="gimp-path-duplicate"></a>
  463.               <p>
  464.             "Duplicate Path" creates a copy of the active path, assigns
  465.             it a unique name, adds it to the list in the Paths dialog,
  466.             and makes it the active path for the image.  The copy will
  467.             be visible only if the original path was visible.
  468.           </p>
  469.             </dd>
  470.             <dt>
  471.               <span class="term">Delete Path</span>
  472.             </dt>
  473.             <dd>
  474.               <a id="gimp-path-delete"></a>
  475.               <p>
  476.             <span class="guilabel">Delete Path</span> deletes the current selected
  477.             path.
  478.           </p>
  479.             </dd>
  480.             <dt>
  481.               <span class="term">Merge Visible Paths</span>
  482.             </dt>
  483.             <dd>
  484.               <p>
  485.             <span class="guilabel">Merge Visible Paths</span> takes all the paths
  486.             in the image that are visible (that is, all that show
  487.             ‚Äú<span class="quote">open eye</span>‚Äù symbols in the Paths dialog), and turns
  488.             them into components of a single path.  This may be convenient if
  489.             you want to stroke them all in the same way, etc.
  490.           </p>
  491.             </dd>
  492.             <dt>
  493.               <span class="term">
  494.           Path to Selection; Add to Selection; Subtract from Selection;
  495.           Intersect with Selection
  496.         </span>
  497.             </dt>
  498.             <dd>
  499.               <a id="gimp-path-selection-replace"></a>
  500.               <a id="gimp-path-selection-add"></a>
  501.               <a id="gimp-path-selection-subtract"></a>
  502.               <a id="gimp-path-selection-intersect"></a>
  503.               <p>
  504.             These commands all convert the active path into a selection, and
  505.             then combine it with the existing selection in the specified
  506.             ways.
  507.             ("Path to Selection" discards the existing selection and replaces
  508.             it with one formed from the path.) If necessary, any unclosed
  509.             components of the path are closed by connecting the last anchor
  510.             point to the first anchor point with a straight line. The
  511.             "marching ants" for the resulting selection should closely follow
  512.             the path, but don't expect the correspondence to be perfect.
  513.           </p>
  514.             </dd>
  515.             <dt>
  516.               <span class="term">Selection to Path</span>
  517.             </dt>
  518.             <dd>
  519.               <a id="gimp-selection-to-path"></a>
  520.               <p>
  521.             This operation can be accessed in several ways:
  522.           </p>
  523.               <div class="itemizedlist">
  524.                 <ul type="disc">
  525.                   <li>
  526.                     <p>
  527.                 From an image menubar, as
  528.                 <span class="guimenu">Select</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">To Path</span>
  529.               </p>
  530.                   </li>
  531.                   <li>
  532.                     <p>
  533.                 From the Paths dialog menu, as
  534.                 <span class="guimenuitem">Selection to Path</span>.
  535.               </p>
  536.                   </li>
  537.                   <li>
  538.                     <p>
  539.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span>
  540.                 button at the bottom of the Paths dialog.
  541.               </p>
  542.                   </li>
  543.                   <li>
  544.                     <p>
  545.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> button in
  546.                 the Tool Options for the Path tool.
  547.               </p>
  548.                   </li>
  549.                 </ul>
  550.               </div>
  551.               <p>
  552.             <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> creates a new path
  553.             from the image's selection. In most cases the resulting path
  554.             will closely follow the "marching ants" of the selection,
  555.             but the correspondence will not usually be perfect.
  556.           </p>
  557.               <p>
  558.             Converting a two-dimensional selection mask into a
  559.             one-dimensional path involves some rather tricky algorithms:
  560.             you can alter the way it is done using the
  561.             <span class="guilabel">Advanced Options</span>, which are accessed by
  562.             holding down the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key while pressing
  563.             the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> button at the
  564.             bottom of the Paths dialog.  This brings up the Advanced
  565.             Options dialog, which allows you to set 20 different options
  566.             and variables, all with cryptic names.  The Advanced Options
  567.             are really intended for developers only, and help with them
  568.             goes beyond the scope of this documentation.  Generally
  569.             speaking, <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> will do
  570.             what you expect it to, and you don't need to worry about how
  571.             it is done (unless you want to).
  572.           </p>
  573.             </dd>
  574.             <dt>
  575.               <span class="term">Stroke Path</span>
  576.             </dt>
  577.             <dd>
  578.               <a id="gimp-path-dialog-stroke"></a>
  579.               <p>
  580.             This operation can be accessed in several ways:
  581.           </p>
  582.               <div class="itemizedlist">
  583.                 <ul type="disc">
  584.                   <li>
  585.                     <p>
  586.                 From an image menubar, as
  587.                 <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Stroke Path</span>
  588.               </p>
  589.                   </li>
  590.                   <li>
  591.                     <p>
  592.                 From the Paths dialog menu, as <span class="guimenuitem">Stroke
  593.                 Path</span>.
  594.               </p>
  595.                   </li>
  596.                   <li>
  597.                     <p>
  598.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> button at the
  599.                 bottom of the Paths dialog.
  600.               </p>
  601.                   </li>
  602.                   <li>
  603.                     <p>
  604.                 From the <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> button in the
  605.                 Tool Options for the Path tool.
  606.               </p>
  607.                   </li>
  608.                 </ul>
  609.               </div>
  610.               <p>
  611.             ‚Äú<span class="quote">Stroke Path</span>‚Äù renders the active path on the active
  612.             layer of
  613.             the image, permitting a wide variety of line styles and
  614.             stroking options.  See the section on <a class="link" href="gimp-selection-stroke.html" title="6.17.¬† Stroke Selection">Stroking</a> for more
  615.             information.
  616.           </p>
  617.             </dd>
  618.             <dt>
  619.               <span class="term">Copy Path</span>
  620.             </dt>
  621.             <dd>
  622.               <a id="gimp-path-copy"></a>
  623.               <p>
  624.             <span class="guilabel">Copy Path</span> copies the active path to the
  625.             Paths Clipboard, enabling you to paste it into a different image.
  626.           </p>
  627.               <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  628.                 <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  629.                   <tr>
  630.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  631.                       <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  632.                     </td>
  633.                     <th align="left">Tip</th>
  634.                   </tr>
  635.                   <tr>
  636.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  637.                       <p>
  638.               You can also copy and paste a path by dragging its icon
  639.               from the Paths dialog into the target image's display.
  640.             </p>
  641.                     </td>
  642.                   </tr>
  643.                 </table>
  644.               </div>
  645.               <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  646.                 <table border="0" summary="Note">
  647.                   <tr>
  648.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  649.                       <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  650.                     </td>
  651.                     <th align="left">Note</th>
  652.                   </tr>
  653.                   <tr>
  654.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  655.                       <p>
  656.               When you copy a path to an image, it is not visible. You have
  657.               to make it visible in the Path dialog.
  658.             </p>
  659.                     </td>
  660.                   </tr>
  661.                 </table>
  662.               </div>
  663.             </dd>
  664.             <dt>
  665.               <span class="term">Paste Path</span>
  666.             </dt>
  667.             <dd>
  668.               <a id="gimp-path-paste"></a>
  669.               <p>
  670.             <span class="guilabel">Paste Path</span> creates a new path from the
  671.             contents of the Path Clipboard, adds it to the list in the
  672.             Paths dialog, and makes it the active path for the image.  If
  673.             no path has previously been copied into the clipboard, the
  674.             menu entry will be insensitive.
  675.           </p>
  676.             </dd>
  677.             <dt>
  678.               <span class="term">Import Path</span>
  679.             </dt>
  680.             <dd>
  681.               <a id="gimp-path-import"></a>
  682.               <p>
  683.             "Import Path" creates a new path from an SVG file:  it pops
  684.             up a file chooser dialog that allows you to navigate to the
  685.             file.  See the <a class="link" href="gimp-using-paths.html#gimp-concepts-paths">Paths</a>
  686.             section for information on SVG files and how they relate to
  687.             GIMP paths.
  688.           </p>
  689.             </dd>
  690.             <dt>
  691.               <span class="term">Export Path</span>
  692.             </dt>
  693.             <dd>
  694.               <p>
  695.             <span class="guilabel">Export Path</span> allows you to save a path to
  696.             a file:  it pops up a file save dialog that allows you to
  697.             specify the file name and location.  You can later add this
  698.             path to any GIMP image using the <span class="guilabel">Import
  699.             Path</span> command.  The format used for saving paths is
  700.             SVG:  this means that vector-graphics programs such as
  701.             <span class="application">Sodipodi</span> or
  702.             <span class="application">Inkscape</span> will also be able to
  703.             import the paths you save.  See the <a class="link" href="gimp-using-paths.html#gimp-concepts-paths">Paths</a> section for more
  704.             information on SVG files and how they relate to GIMP paths.
  705.           </p>
  706.             </dd>
  707.           </dl>
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