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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">2.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Creating and Using Selections</span>
  23.   </th>
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  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">Chapter¬†7.¬†
  28.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Painting with GIMP</span>
  29.       </th>
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  39.             <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="gimp-using-selections"></a>2.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Creating and Using Selections</span>
  41.   </h2>
  42.           </div>
  43.           <div>
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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: 2419 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-12-31</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
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  62.       <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  63.         <div class="titlepage">
  64.           <div>
  65.             <div>
  66.               <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-using-selections-moving"></a>2.1.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Moving a Selection</span>
  68.     </h3>
  69.             </div>
  70.           </div>
  71.         </div>
  72.         <a id="id2592340" class="indexterm"></a>
  73.         <p>
  74.       Moving selections has changed with GIMP-v2.4. Rectangular and
  75.       elliptical selections now show up in two modes. Default mode is with
  76.       handles. If you click the selection, you only get the dotted outline
  77.       (marching ants). The other selection tools have different behaviour.
  78.     </p>
  79.         <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  80.           <div class="titlepage">
  81.             <div>
  82.               <div>
  83.                 <h4 class="title"><a id="id2592368"></a>2.1.1.¬†
  84.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  85.           Moving rectangular and elliptical selections
  86.         </span>
  87.       </h4>
  88.               </div>
  89.             </div>
  90.           </div>
  91.           <p>
  92.         If you click-and drag the selection in default mode, you move the
  93.         selection outline and you don't move the contents of rectangular or
  94.         elliptic selections.
  95.       </p>
  96.           <div class="figure">
  97.             <a id="id2592390"></a>
  98.             <p class="title">
  99.               <b>Figure¬†7.5.¬†
  100.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Moving selection outline</span>
  101.         </b>
  102.             </p>
  103.             <div class="figure-contents">
  104.               <div class="mediaobject">
  105.                 <img src="../images/using/select-move-1.png" alt="Moving selection outline" />
  106.               </div>
  107.             </div>
  108.           </div>
  109.           <br class="figure-break" />
  110.           <p>
  111.         You can also use <span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span> (or
  112.         <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span> on some
  113.         systems) and the arrow keys to move the selection outline one by one
  114.         pixel. With
  115.         <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span> and
  116.         arrow keys you can move it by 25 pixels steps.
  117.       </p>
  118.           <p>
  119.         If you click-and-drag the selection without handles, you create a new
  120.         selection! To move the selection contents, you have to
  121.       </p>
  122.           <div class="itemizedlist">
  123.             <ul type="disc">
  124.               <li>
  125.                 <p>
  126.             hold down
  127.             <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>
  128.             keys and click-and-drag the selection. This makes the original
  129.             place empty. A floating selection is created.
  130.           </p>
  131.                 <div class="figure">
  132.                   <a id="id2592490"></a>
  133.                   <p class="title">
  134.                     <b>Figure¬†7.6.¬†
  135.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  136.                 Moving a selection and its content, emptying the original
  137.                 place
  138.               </span>
  139.             </b>
  140.                   </p>
  141.                   <div class="figure-contents">
  142.                     <div class="mediaobject">
  143.                       <img src="../images/using/select-move-2.png" alt="Moving a selection and its content, emptying the original place" />
  144.                     </div>
  145.                   </div>
  146.                 </div>
  147.                 <br class="figure-break" />
  148.               </li>
  149.               <li>
  150.                 <p>
  151.             hold down
  152.             <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>
  153.             keys and click-and-drag the selection to move without emptying
  154.             the original place. A floating selection is created.
  155.           </p>
  156.                 <div class="figure">
  157.                   <a id="id2592545"></a>
  158.                   <p class="title">
  159.                     <b>Figure¬†7.7.¬†
  160.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  161.                 Moving a selection and its content without emptying the
  162.                 original place
  163.               </span>
  164.             </b>
  165.                   </p>
  166.                   <div class="figure-contents">
  167.                     <div class="mediaobject">
  168.                       <img src="../images/using/select-move-3.png" alt="Moving a selection and its content without emptying the original place" />
  169.                     </div>
  170.                   </div>
  171.                 </div>
  172.                 <br class="figure-break" />
  173.               </li>
  174.             </ul>
  175.           </div>
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  180.                   <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  181.                 </td>
  182.                 <th align="left">Note</th>
  183.               </tr>
  184.               <tr>
  185.                 <td align="left" valign="top">
  186.                   <p>
  187.           On some systems, it's preferable to push first the <span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>,
  188.           otherwise if you push first the <span class="keycap"><strong>Maj</strong></span> or
  189.           <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>, GIMP fall over add/subtract to the current
  190.           selection mode and after the <span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span> key is ineffective!
  191.         </p>
  192.                 </td>
  193.               </tr>
  194.             </table>
  195.           </div>
  196.         </div>
  197.         <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  198.           <div class="titlepage">
  199.             <div>
  200.               <div>
  201.                 <h4 class="title"><a id="id2592615"></a>2.1.2.¬†
  202.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Moving the other selections</span>
  203.       </h4>
  204.               </div>
  205.             </div>
  206.           </div>
  207.           <p>
  208.         The other selections (Lasso, Magic wand, By Color) have no handle.
  209.         Click-and dragging them doesn't move them. To move their contents, as
  210.         with rectangular and elliptical selections, you have to hold down
  211.         <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span> keys
  212.         or <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>
  213.         and click-and-drag.
  214.       </p>
  215.           <p>
  216.         If you use keyboard arrow keys instead of click-and-drag, you move
  217.         the outline.
  218.       </p>
  219.         </div>
  220.         <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  221.           <div class="titlepage">
  222.             <div>
  223.               <div>
  224.                 <h4 class="title"><a id="id2592670"></a>2.1.3.¬†
  225.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Other method</span>
  226.       </h4>
  227.               </div>
  228.             </div>
  229.           </div>
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  234.                   <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
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  236.                 <th align="left">Note</th>
  237.               </tr>
  238.               <tr>
  239.                 <td align="left" valign="top">
  240.                   <p>
  241.           You can also use a more roundabout method to move a selection. Make
  242.           it floating. Then you can move its content, emptying the origin, by
  243.           click-and-dragging or keyboard arrow keys. To move without emptying,
  244.           use copy-paste.
  245.         </p>
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