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  6.     <title>7.13.¬† Border</title>
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  14.     <link rel="prev" href="gimp-selection-grow.html" title="7.12.¬† Grow" />
  15.     <link rel="next" href="script-fu-selection-rounded-rectangle.html" title="7.14.¬† Rounded Rectangle" />
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">7.13.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Border</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-grow.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">7.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Select</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="script-fu-selection-rounded-rectangle.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-selection-border"></a>7.13.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Border</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: 2424 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-08-08</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">ude</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2689851" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2689866" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <div class="figure">
  64.         <a id="id2689874"></a>
  65.         <p class="title">
  66.           <b>Figure¬†15.49.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  68.         Example of creating a border from a selection
  69.       </span>
  70.     </b>
  71.         </p>
  72.         <div class="figure-contents">
  73.           <div class="mediaobject">
  74.             <img src="../images/dialogs/examples/border-selection-01.png" alt="Example of creating a border from a selection" />
  75.             <div class="caption">
  76.               <p>
  77.           An image with a selection
  78.         </p>
  79.             </div>
  80.           </div>
  81.           <div class="mediaobject">
  82.             <img src="../images/dialogs/examples/border-selection-02.png" alt="Example of creating a border from a selection" />
  83.             <div class="caption">
  84.               <p>
  85.           After ‚Äú<span class="quote">Select Border</span>‚Äù
  86.         </p>
  87.             </div>
  88.           </div>
  89.         </div>
  90.       </div>
  91.       <br class="figure-break" />
  92.       <p>
  93.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Select Border</span> command creates a new
  94.     selection along the edge of an existing selection in the current image.
  95.     The edge of the current selection is used as a form and the new selection
  96.     is then created around it. You enter the width of the border, in pixels
  97.     or some other unit, in the dialog window. Half of the new border lies
  98.     inside of the selected area and half outside of it.
  99.   </p>
  100.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  101.         <div class="titlepage">
  102.           <div>
  103.             <div>
  104.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2689960"></a>7.13.1.¬†
  105.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  106.     </h4>
  107.             </div>
  108.           </div>
  109.         </div>
  110.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  111.           <ul type="disc">
  112.             <li>
  113.               <p>
  114.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  115.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">S</span>elect</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Bo<span class="accel">r</span>der</span>.
  116.         </p>
  117.             </li>
  118.           </ul>
  119.         </div>
  120.       </div>
  121.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  122.         <div class="titlepage">
  123.           <div>
  124.             <div>
  125.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2690008"></a>7.13.2.¬†
  126.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  127.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Border</span>‚Äù dialog window
  128.       </span>
  129.     </h4>
  130.             </div>
  131.           </div>
  132.         </div>
  133.         <div class="figure">
  134.           <a id="id2690025"></a>
  135.           <p class="title">
  136.             <b>Figure¬†15.50.¬†
  137.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Border</span>‚Äù dialog window</span>
  138.       </b>
  139.           </p>
  140.           <div class="figure-contents">
  141.             <div class="mediaobject">
  142.               <img src="../images/dialogs/selection-border.png" alt="The Border dialog window" />
  143.             </div>
  144.           </div>
  145.         </div>
  146.         <br class="figure-break" />
  147.         <div class="variablelist">
  148.           <dl>
  149.             <dt>
  150.               <span class="term">Border selection by</span>
  151.             </dt>
  152.             <dd>
  153.               <p>
  154.             Enter the width of the border selection in the box. The default
  155.             units are pixels, but you can also choose the units with the
  156.             drop-down menu.
  157.           </p>
  158.             </dd>
  159.             <dt>
  160.               <span class="term">Feather border</span>
  161.             </dt>
  162.             <dd>
  163.               <p>
  164.             If this option is checked, the edges of the selection will be
  165.             feathered. This creates a smooth transition between the selection
  166.             and its surroundings. Note than you can't use the
  167.             <span class="guilabel">Feather Edges</span> option of the selection tools
  168.             for this purpose.
  169.           </p>
  170.             </dd>
  171.             <dt>
  172.               <span class="term">Lock selection to image edges</span>
  173.             </dt>
  174.             <dd>
  175.               <p>
  176.             With this option enabled, an edge of an (usually rectangle)
  177.             selection remains unchanged if it is aligned with an edge of the
  178.             image; no new selection will be created around it.
  179.           </p>
  180.               <div class="figure">
  181.                 <a id="id2690131"></a>
  182.                 <p class="title">
  183.                   <b>Figure¬†15.51.¬†
  184.             <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  185.               Select border with and without ‚Äú<span class="quote">Lock to image
  186.               edges</span>‚Äù
  187.             </span>
  188.           </b>
  189.                 </p>
  190.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  191.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  192.                     <img src="../images/dialogs/examples/border-selection-lock1.png" alt="Select border with and without Lock to image edges" />
  193.                     <div class="caption">
  194.                       <p>
  195.                 Select border without (middle) and with (right) locked
  196.                 selection.
  197.               </p>
  198.                     </div>
  199.                   </div>
  200.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  201.                     <img src="../images/dialogs/examples/border-selection-lock2.png" alt="Select border with and without Lock to image edges" />
  202.                     <div class="caption">
  203.                       <p>
  204.                 Same selections filled with red.
  205.               </p>
  206.                     </div>
  207.                   </div>
  208.                 </div>
  209.               </div>
  210.               <br class="figure-break" />
  211.             </dd>
  212.           </dl>
  213.         </div>
  214.       </div>
  215.     </div>
  216.     <div class="navfooter">
  217.       <hr />
  218.       <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
  219.         <tr>
  220.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-grow.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  221.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  222.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-imagewindow-menus-select.html">
  223.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  224.             </a>
  225.           </td>
  226.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="script-fu-selection-rounded-rectangle.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  227.         </tr>
  228.         <tr>
  229.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-grow.html">7.12.¬†
  230.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grow</span>
  231.   </a>¬†</td>
  232.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  233.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
  234.               <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" />
  235.             </a>
  236.           </td>
  237.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="script-fu-selection-rounded-rectangle.html">7.14.¬†
  238.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Rounded Rectangle</span>
  239.   </a></td>
  240.         </tr>
  241.       </table>
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