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  6.     <title>7.12.¬† Grow</title>
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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">7.12.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grow</span>
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  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-shrink.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>
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  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-selection-border.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-selection-grow"></a>7.12.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Grow</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  44.             <div class="revhistory">
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  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">2006-08-15</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
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  61.       <a id="id2689576" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <p>
  63.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Grow</span> command increases the size of a
  64.     selection in the current image. It works in a similar way to the
  65.     <a class="link" href="gimp-selection-shrink.html" title="7.11.¬† Shrink">Shrink</a> command, which
  66.     reduces the size of a selection.
  67.   </p>
  68.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  69.         <div class="titlepage">
  70.           <div>
  71.             <div>
  72.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2689612"></a>7.12.1.¬†
  73.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Command</span>
  74.     </h4>
  75.             </div>
  76.           </div>
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  78.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  79.           <ul type="disc">
  80.             <li>
  81.               <p>
  82.           You can access this command from the image menubar through
  83.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">S</span>elect</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">G</span>row</span>.
  84.         </p>
  85.             </li>
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  89.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  90.         <div class="titlepage">
  91.           <div>
  92.             <div>
  93.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2689658"></a>7.12.2.¬†
  94.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  95.         Description of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Grow Selection</span>‚Äù dialog
  96.       </span>
  97.     </h4>
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  101.         <div class="figure">
  102.           <a id="id2689675"></a>
  103.           <p class="title">
  104.             <b>Figure¬†15.47.¬†
  105.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  106.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Grow Selection</span>‚Äù dialog window
  107.         </span>
  108.       </b>
  109.           </p>
  110.           <div class="figure-contents">
  111.             <div class="mediaobject">
  112.               <img src="../images/menus/selection-grow.png" alt="The Grow Selection dialog window" />
  113.             </div>
  114.           </div>
  115.         </div>
  116.         <br class="figure-break" />
  117.         <div class="variablelist">
  118.           <dl>
  119.             <dt>
  120.               <span class="term">Grow selection by</span>
  121.             </dt>
  122.             <dd>
  123.               <p>
  124.             You can enter the amount by which to increase the selection in
  125.             the text box. The default unit of measurement is pixels, but you
  126.             can choose a different unit by using the drop-down menu.
  127.           </p>
  128.             </dd>
  129.           </dl>
  130.         </div>
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  132.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  133.         <div class="titlepage">
  134.           <div>
  135.             <div>
  136.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2689734"></a>7.12.3.¬†
  137.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">A Peculiarity of Rectangular Selections</span>
  138.     </h4>
  139.             </div>
  140.           </div>
  141.         </div>
  142.         <p>
  143.       When you grow a rectangular selection, the resulting selection has
  144.       rounded corners. The reason for this is shown in the image below:
  145.     </p>
  146.         <div class="figure">
  147.           <a id="id2689755"></a>
  148.           <p class="title">
  149.             <b>Figure¬†15.48.¬†
  150.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  151.           Why growing a rectangular selection results in rounded corners
  152.         </span>
  153.       </b>
  154.           </p>
  155.           <div class="figure-contents">
  156.             <div class="mediaobject">
  157.               <img src="../images/menus/selection-grow-corners.png" alt="Why growing a rectangular selection results in rounded corners" />
  158.               <div class="caption"></div>
  159.             </div>
  160.           </div>
  161.         </div>
  162.         <br class="figure-break" />
  163.         <p>
  164.       If you do not want rounded corners, you can use the <a class="link" href="script-fu-selection-rounded-rectangle.html" title="7.14.¬† Rounded Rectangle">Rounded
  165.       Rectangle</a> command with a 0% radius.
  166.     </p>
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  182.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-selection-shrink.html">7.11.¬†
  183.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Shrink</span>
  184.   </a>¬†</td>
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  190.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-selection-border.html">7.13.¬†
  191.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Border</span>
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