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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">8.3.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Engrave</span>
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  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">8.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Distort Filters</span>
  29.   </th>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="plug-in-engrave"></a>8.3.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Engrave</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  47.                   <th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">
  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
  50.                 </tr>
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  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2432 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2008-03-24</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">alex falappa</td>
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  64.         <div class="titlepage">
  65.           <div>
  66.             <div>
  67.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2748492"></a>8.3.1.¬†
  68.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Overview</span>
  69.     </h4>
  70.             </div>
  71.           </div>
  72.         </div>
  73.         <div class="figure">
  74.           <a id="id2748503"></a>
  75.           <p class="title">
  76.             <b>Figure¬†16.104.¬†
  77.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  78.           Example for the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Engrave</span>‚Äù filter
  79.         </span>
  80.       </b>
  81.           </p>
  82.           <div class="figure-contents">
  83.             <div class="mediaobject">
  84.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/taj_orig.jpg" alt="Example for the Engrave filter" />
  85.               <div class="caption">
  86.                 <p>Original image</p>
  87.               </div>
  88.             </div>
  89.             <div class="mediaobject">
  90.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/distort-taj-engrave.png" alt="Example for the Engrave filter" />
  91.               <div class="caption">
  92.                 <p>‚Äú<span class="quote">Engrave</span>‚Äù applied</p>
  93.               </div>
  94.             </div>
  95.           </div>
  96.         </div>
  97.         <br class="figure-break" />
  98.         <p>
  99.       This filter produces an engraving effect: the image is turned black and
  100.       white and some horizontal lines of varying height are drawn depending
  101.       on the value of underlying pixels. The resulting effect reminds of
  102.       engravings found in coins and old book illustrations.
  103.     </p>
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  108.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  109.               </td>
  110.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  111.             </tr>
  112.             <tr>
  113.               <td align="left" valign="top">
  114.                 <p>
  115.         The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Engrave</span>‚Äù filter operates only on floating selections
  116.         and layers with an alpha channel. If the active layer does not have an
  117.         alpha channel please <a class="link" href="gimp-layer-alpha-add.html" title="10.32.¬† Add Alpha Channel">add
  118.         it</a> first.
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  127.           <div>
  128.             <div>
  129.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2748604"></a>8.3.2.¬†
  130.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate the filter</span>
  131.     </h4>
  132.             </div>
  133.           </div>
  134.         </div>
  135.         <p>
  136.       This filter is found in the image window menu under
  137.       <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ilters</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Distorts</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">En<span class="accel">g</span>rave</span>.
  138.     </p>
  139.       </div>
  140.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  141.         <div class="titlepage">
  142.           <div>
  143.             <div>
  144.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2748650"></a>8.3.3.¬†
  145.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
  146.     </h4>
  147.             </div>
  148.           </div>
  149.         </div>
  150.         <div class="figure">
  151.           <a id="id2748661"></a>
  152.           <p class="title">
  153.             <b>Figure¬†16.105.¬†
  154.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">‚Äú<span class="quote">Engrave</span>‚Äù options</span>
  155.       </b>
  156.           </p>
  157.           <div class="figure-contents">
  158.             <div class="mediaobject">
  159.               <img src="../images/filters/options-distort-engrave.png" alt="Engrave options" />
  160.             </div>
  161.           </div>
  162.         </div>
  163.         <br class="figure-break" />
  164.         <div class="variablelist">
  165.           <dl>
  166.             <dt>
  167.               <span class="term">Preview</span>
  168.             </dt>
  169.             <dd>
  170.               <p>
  171.             The result of your settings will appear in the Preview without
  172.             affecting the image until you click on <span class="guibutton">OK</span>.
  173.           </p>
  174.             </dd>
  175.             <dt>
  176.               <span class="term">Height</span>
  177.             </dt>
  178.             <dd>
  179.               <p>
  180.             This option specifies the height of the engraving lines. The value
  181.             goes from 2 to 16.
  182.           </p>
  183.             </dd>
  184.             <dt>
  185.               <span class="term">Limit line width</span>
  186.             </dt>
  187.             <dd>
  188.               <p>
  189.             If this option is enabled thin lines are not drawn on contiguous
  190.             color areas. See the figure below for an example of this option
  191.             result.
  192.           </p>
  193.               <div class="figure">
  194.                 <a id="id2748758"></a>
  195.                 <p class="title">
  196.                   <b>Figure¬†16.106.¬†
  197.               <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  198.                 Example result of Limit line width option
  199.               </span>
  200.             </b>
  201.                 </p>
  202.                 <div class="figure-contents">
  203.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  204.                     <img src="../images/filters/examples/engrave_width_limit_original.png" alt="Example result of Limit line width option" />
  205.                     <div class="caption">
  206.                       <p>Original image</p>
  207.                     </div>
  208.                   </div>
  209.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  210.                     <img src="../images/filters/examples/engrave_width_limit_yes.png" alt="Example result of Limit line width option" />
  211.                     <div class="caption">
  212.                       <p>Limit line width option enabled</p>
  213.                     </div>
  214.                   </div>
  215.                   <div class="mediaobject">
  216.                     <img src="../images/filters/examples/engrave_width_limit_no.png" alt="Example result of Limit line width option" />
  217.                     <div class="caption">
  218.                       <p>Limit line width option disabled</p>
  219.                     </div>
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  251.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">IWarp</span>
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