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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">5.4.¬†
  22.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Stroking a Path</span>
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  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">5.¬†
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  41.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Stroking a Path</span>
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  49.           <b>Figure¬†7.12.¬†
  50.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  51.           The four paths from the top illustration, each stroked in a
  52.           different way.
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  58.             <img src="../images/using/path-stroking-examples.png" alt="The four paths from the top illustration, each stroked in a different way." />
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  63.       <p>
  64.       Paths do not alter the appearance of the image pixel data unless
  65.       they are <span class="emphasis"><em>stroked</em></span>, using
  66.       <span class="guimenu">Edit</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Stroke Path</span>
  67.       from the image menu or the Paths dialog right-click menu, or the
  68.       ‚Äú<span class="quote">Stroke Path</span>‚Äù button in the Tool Options dialog for the
  69.       Path tool.
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  72.       Choosing ‚Äú<span class="quote">Stroke Path</span>‚Äù by any of these means brings up a
  73.       dialog that allows you to control the way the stroking is done. You
  74.       can choose from a wide variety of line styles, or you can stroke with
  75.       any of the Paint tools, including unusual ones such as the Clone tool,
  76.       Smudge tool, Eraser, etc.
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  81.           <b>Figure¬†7.13.¬†
  82.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  83.           The <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> dialog.
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  94.       <p>
  95.       You can further increase the range of stroking effects by stroking a
  96.       path multiple times, or by using lines or brushes of different widths.
  97.       The possibilities for getting interesting effects in this way are almost
  98.       unlimited.
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