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  6.     <title>8.4.¬† Zoom</title>
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  13.     <link rel="up" href="gimp-imagewindow-menus-view.html" title="8.¬† The ‚ÄúView‚Äù Menu" />
  14.     <link rel="prev" href="gimp-view-dot-for-dot.html" title="8.3.¬† Dot for Dot" />
  15.     <link rel="next" href="gimp-view-shrink-wrap.html" title="8.5.¬† Shrink Wrap" />
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  17.   <body>
  18.     <div class="navheader">
  19.       <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header">
  20.         <tr>
  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">8.4.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Zoom</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-view-dot-for-dot.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">8.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">View</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-view-shrink-wrap.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  31.         </tr>
  32.       </table>
  33.       <hr />
  34.     </div>
  35.     <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  36.       <div class="titlepage">
  37.         <div>
  38.           <div>
  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-view-zoom"></a>8.4.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Zoom</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: 2437 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-08-10</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">scb</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2691394" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <div class="figure">
  63.         <a id="id2691403"></a>
  64.         <p class="title">
  65.           <b>Figure¬†15.54.¬†
  66.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  67.         The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom</span>‚Äù submenu of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">View</span>‚Äù menu
  68.       </span>
  69.     </b>
  70.         </p>
  71.         <div class="figure-contents">
  72.           <div class="mediaobject">
  73.             <img src="../images/menus/view-zoom.png" alt="The Zoom submenu of the View menu" />
  74.           </div>
  75.         </div>
  76.       </div>
  77.       <br class="figure-break" />
  78.       <p>
  79.     The <span class="guimenuitem">Zoom</span>
  80.     submenu contains various commands which affect the magnification of the
  81.     image in the image window (zooming). Enlarging an image (zooming in) is
  82.     useful if you need to work with high precision, making pixel-level image
  83.     modifications or precise selections. On the other hand, reducing an image
  84.     (zooming out) is handy for getting an overall impression of the image and
  85.     seeing the results of changes which affect the entire image. Please note
  86.     that zooming is not undoable, since it does not affect the image data,
  87.     only the way it is displayed.
  88.   </p>
  89.       <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  90.         <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  91.           <tr>
  92.             <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  93.               <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  94.             </td>
  95.             <th align="left">Tip</th>
  96.           </tr>
  97.           <tr>
  98.             <td align="left" valign="top">
  99.               <p>
  100.       Besides the entries in this submenu, there is also a zoom pull-down
  101.       menu at the bottom edge of the image window (if the
  102.       <a class="link" href="gimp-view-show-statusbar.html" title="8.19.¬† Show Statusbar">status bar</a> is
  103.       displayed). You can also make settings regarding zooming in the
  104.       <a class="link" href="gimp-navigation-dialog.html" title="2.6.¬† Navigation Dialog">Navigation dialog</a>. You
  105.       can also use the <a class="link" href="gimp-tool-zoom.html" title="6.3.¬† Magnify">Magnify</a> tool
  106.       which lets you zoom a particular area of the image.
  107.     </p>
  108.             </td>
  109.           </tr>
  110.         </table>
  111.       </div>
  112.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  113.         <div class="titlepage">
  114.           <div>
  115.             <div>
  116.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2691502"></a>8.4.1.¬†
  117.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate the Submenu</span>
  118.     </h4>
  119.             </div>
  120.           </div>
  121.         </div>
  122.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  123.           <ul type="disc">
  124.             <li>
  125.               <p>
  126.           You can access this submenu from the image menubar through
  127.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">V</span>iew</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu"><span class="accel">Z</span>oom</span>.
  128.           Note that the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom</span>‚Äù label on the ‚Äú<span class="quote">View</span>‚Äù
  129.           menu shows the current zoom factor, for example,
  130.           <span class="guilabel">Zoom (100%)</span>.
  131.         </p>
  132.             </li>
  133.           </ul>
  134.         </div>
  135.       </div>
  136.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  137.         <div class="titlepage">
  138.           <div>
  139.             <div>
  140.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2691563"></a>8.4.2.¬†
  141.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  142.         Contents of the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom</span>‚Äù submenu
  143.       </span>
  144.     </h4>
  145.             </div>
  146.           </div>
  147.         </div>
  148.         <p>
  149.       The various ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom</span>‚Äù submenu commands are described below,
  150.       along with their default keyboard shortcuts, if any.
  151.     </p>
  152.         <div class="variablelist">
  153.           <dl>
  154.             <dt>
  155.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-revert"></a>
  156.               <span class="term">
  157.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Revert Zoom</span>
  158.         </span>
  159.             </dt>
  160.             <dd>
  161.               <p>
  162.             (Shortcut: <span class="keycap"><strong>`</strong></span> [grave
  163.             accent,‚Äú<span class="quote">backtick</span>‚Äù]) This command will reset the zoom
  164.             factor to the previous value, which is also shown by this label,
  165.             for example <span class="guilabel">Revert Zoom (100%)</span>. If you never
  166.             changed the zoom factor of the active image, this entry is
  167.             insensitive and grayed out.
  168.           </p>
  169.             </dd>
  170.             <dt>
  171.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-out"></a>
  172.               <span class="term">Zoom Out</span>
  173.             </dt>
  174.             <dd>
  175.               <p>
  176.             (Shortcut: <span class="keycap"><strong>-</strong></span>)  Each time ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom Out</span>‚Äù
  177.             is used, the zoom factor is decreased by about 30%.  There is a
  178.             minimum zoom level of 0.39%.
  179.           </p>
  180.             </dd>
  181.             <dt>
  182.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-in"></a>
  183.               <span class="term">Zoom In</span>
  184.             </dt>
  185.             <dd>
  186.               <p>
  187.             (Shortcut: <span class="keycap"><strong>+</strong></span>)
  188.             Each time ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom In</span>‚Äù is used, the zoom factor is
  189.             increased by about 30%.  The maximum possible zoom level is
  190.             25600%.
  191.           </p>
  192.               <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  193.                 <table border="0" summary="Note">
  194.                   <tr>
  195.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  196.                       <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  197.                     </td>
  198.                     <th align="left">Note</th>
  199.                   </tr>
  200.                   <tr>
  201.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  202.                       <p>
  203.               The keyboard shortcut for ‚Äú<span class="quote">Zoom In</span>‚Äù has been
  204.               somewhat controversial because this is a very common operation
  205.               and on English keyboards, the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key must
  206.               be pressed to use it. (This is not the case for European
  207.               keyboards.) If you would like to have a different keyboard
  208.               shortcut, you can create a dynamic shortcut for it; see the
  209.               help section for <a class="link" href="gimp-pimping.html#gimp-prefs-interface" title="1.3.¬† Interface">User
  210.               Interface Preferences</a> for instructions.
  211.             </p>
  212.                     </td>
  213.                   </tr>
  214.                 </table>
  215.               </div>
  216.             </dd>
  217.             <dt>
  218.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-fit-in"></a>
  219.               <span class="term">Fit Image in Window</span>
  220.             </dt>
  221.             <dd>
  222.               <p>
  223.             (Shortcut:
  224.             <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>E</strong></span>).
  225.             This command zooms the image to be as large as possible, while
  226.             still keeping it completely within the window.  There will
  227.             usually be padding on two sides of the image, but not on all
  228.             four sides.
  229.           </p>
  230.             </dd>
  231.             <dt>
  232.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-fill"></a>
  233.               <span class="term">
  234.           <a id="gimp-view-zoom-fit-to"></a>
  235.           <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fit Image to Window</span>
  236.         </span>
  237.             </dt>
  238.             <dd>
  239.               <p>
  240.             This command zooms the image as large as possible without
  241.             requiring any padding to be shown. This means that the image
  242.             fits the window perfectly in one dimension, but usually
  243.             extends beyond the window borders in the other dimension.
  244.           </p>
  245.             </dd>
  246.             <dt>
  247.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-100"></a>
  248.               <span class="term">A:B (X%)</span>
  249.             </dt>
  250.             <dd>
  251.               <p>
  252.             With these commands, you can select one of the pre-set zoom
  253.             levels. Each of the menu labels gives a ratio, as well as a
  254.             percentage value. The 100% zoom level has a simple keyboard
  255.             shortcut: <span class="keycap"><strong>1</strong></span>.
  256.           </p>
  257.             </dd>
  258.             <dt>
  259.               <a id="gimp-view-zoom-other"></a>
  260.               <span class="term">Other</span>
  261.             </dt>
  262.             <dd>
  263.               <p>
  264.             This command brings up a dialog which allows you to choose any
  265.             zoom level you would like, within the range of 1:256 (0.39%) to
  266.             256:1 (25600%).
  267.           </p>
  268.             </dd>
  269.           </dl>
  270.         </div>
  271.         <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  272.           <table border="0" summary="Tip">
  273.             <tr>
  274.               <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  275.                 <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  276.               </td>
  277.               <th align="left">Tip</th>
  278.             </tr>
  279.             <tr>
  280.               <td align="left" valign="top">
  281.                 <p>
  282.         When you are working at the pixel level, you can use the
  283.         <a class="link" href="gimp-view-new.html" title="8.2.¬† New View">New view</a> command. This
  284.         allows you to see what is happening to the image at its normal size
  285.         at the same time.
  286.       </p>
  287.               </td>
  288.             </tr>
  289.           </table>
  290.         </div>
  291.       </div>
  292.     </div>
  293.     <div class="navfooter">
  294.       <hr />
  295.       <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer">
  296.         <tr>
  297.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-view-dot-for-dot.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  298.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  299.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-imagewindow-menus-view.html">
  300.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  301.             </a>
  302.           </td>
  303.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-view-shrink-wrap.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  304.         </tr>
  305.         <tr>
  306.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-view-dot-for-dot.html">8.3.¬†
  307.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Dot for Dot</span>
  308.   </a>¬†</td>
  309.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  310.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
  311.               <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" />
  312.             </a>
  313.           </td>
  314.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-view-shrink-wrap.html">8.5.¬†
  315.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Shrink Wrap</span>
  316.   </a></td>
  317.         </tr>
  318.       </table>
  319.     </div>
  320.   </body>
  321. </html>
  322.