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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">15.12.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Starburst</span>
  23.   </th>
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  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="script-fu-t-o-p-logo-alpha.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">15.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Alpha to Logo Filters</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="filters-decor.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="script-fu-starburst-logo-alpha"></a>15.12.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Starburst</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
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  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: 2413 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2007-10-15</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">ude</td>
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  56.               </table>
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  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2788409" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2788427" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  64.         <div class="titlepage">
  65.           <div>
  66.             <div>
  67.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2788435"></a>15.12.1.¬†
  68.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Overview</span>
  69.     </h4>
  70.             </div>
  71.           </div>
  72.         </div>
  73.         <div class="figure">
  74.           <a id="id2788446"></a>
  75.           <p class="title">
  76.             <b>Figure¬†16.319.¬†
  77.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  78.           Example for the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù filter
  79.         </span>
  80.       </b>
  81.           </p>
  82.           <div class="figure-contents">
  83.             <div class="mediaobject">
  84.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/logo-starburst-applied.jpg" alt="Example for the Starburst filter" />
  85.               <div class="caption">
  86.                 <p>‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù applied</p>
  87.               </div>
  88.             </div>
  89.           </div>
  90.         </div>
  91.         <br class="figure-break" />
  92.         <p>
  93.       This filter fills the active layer's alpha with a starburst gradient and
  94.       adds a shadow.
  95.     </p>
  96.         <p>
  97.       It is derived from the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù script-fu
  98.       (<span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">X</span>tns</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu"><span class="accel">L</span>ogo</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Starb<span class="accel">u</span>rst</span> in the toolbox),
  99.       which creates a logo from a text.
  100.     </p>
  101.         <p>
  102.       You can use this filter to create shapes filled with the above starburst
  103.       motif:
  104.     </p>
  105.         <div class="figure">
  106.           <a id="id2788544"></a>
  107.           <p class="title">
  108.             <b>Figure¬†16.320.¬†
  109.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Starburst script and filter</span>
  110.       </b>
  111.           </p>
  112.           <div class="figure-contents">
  113.             <div class="mediaobject">
  114.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/starburst-script-fu.jpg" alt="Starburst script and filter" />
  115.               <div class="caption">
  116.                 <p>The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù Script-Fu script</p>
  117.               </div>
  118.             </div>
  119.             <div class="mediaobject">
  120.               <img src="../images/filters/examples/starburst-filter.jpg" alt="Starburst script and filter" />
  121.               <div class="caption">
  122.                 <p>The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù filter</p>
  123.               </div>
  124.             </div>
  125.           </div>
  126.         </div>
  127.         <br class="figure-break" />
  128.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  129.           <p>
  130.         This filter uses four layers (three of them will be created by the
  131.         filter):
  132.       </p>
  133.           <div class="mediaobject">
  134.             <img src="../images/filters/examples/starburst-layers.png" />
  135.             <div class="caption">
  136.               <p>
  137.             Layers after applying the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù filter
  138.           </p>
  139.             </div>
  140.           </div>
  141.           <ul type="disc">
  142.             <li>
  143.               <p>
  144.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Burst</span>‚Äù layer contains the bursting star, created
  145.           by the <a class="link" href="plug-in-nova.html" title="7.6.¬† Supernova">Supernova</a> filter.
  146.         </p>
  147.             </li>
  148.             <li>
  149.               <p>
  150.           The active layer was named layer #2 in the example above. It has
  151.           been filled with the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Crack</span>‚Äù <a class="link" href="gimp-concepts-patterns.html" title="11.¬† Patterns">pattern</a>, so the content of
  152.           this layer doesn't matter. Only the active layer's alpha channel
  153.           does.
  154.         </p>
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  156.                 <table border="0" summary="Warning">
  157.                   <tr>
  158.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  159.                       <img alt="[Warning]" src="../images/warning.png" />
  160.                     </td>
  161.                     <th align="left">Warning</th>
  162.                   </tr>
  163.                   <tr>
  164.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  165.                       <p>
  166.             The image will always be resized to the active layer's size.
  167.           </p>
  168.                     </td>
  169.                   </tr>
  170.                 </table>
  171.               </div>
  172.             </li>
  173.             <li>
  174.               <p>
  175.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Shadow</span>‚Äù layer contains a drop shadow in the same
  176.           shape but slightly extended size of the active layer's alpha
  177.           channel.
  178.         </p>
  179.             </li>
  180.             <li>
  181.               <p>
  182.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Background</span>‚Äù layer: this is a new layer filled with
  183.           the <span class="guilabel">Background color</span>.
  184.         </p>
  185.             </li>
  186.           </ul>
  187.         </div>
  188.       </div>
  189.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  190.         <div class="titlepage">
  191.           <div>
  192.             <div>
  193.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2788737"></a>15.12.2.¬†
  194.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate the filter</span>
  195.     </h4>
  196.             </div>
  197.           </div>
  198.         </div>
  199.         <p>
  200.       You can find this filter in the image window menu under
  201.       <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ilters</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu">Alpha to <span class="accel">L</span>ogo</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Starb<span class="accel">u</span>rst</span>.
  202.     </p>
  203.       </div>
  204.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  205.         <div class="titlepage">
  206.           <div>
  207.             <div>
  208.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2788789"></a>15.12.3.¬†
  209.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
  210.     </h4>
  211.             </div>
  212.           </div>
  213.         </div>
  214.         <div class="figure">
  215.           <a id="id2788800"></a>
  216.           <p class="title">
  217.             <b>Figure¬†16.321.¬†
  218.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">‚Äú<span class="quote">Starburst</span>‚Äù options</span>
  219.       </b>
  220.           </p>
  221.           <div class="figure-contents">
  222.             <div class="mediaobject">
  223.               <img src="../images/filters/options-logo-starburst.png" alt="Starburst options" />
  224.             </div>
  225.           </div>
  226.         </div>
  227.         <br class="figure-break" />
  228.         <div class="variablelist">
  229.           <dl>
  230.             <dt>
  231.               <span class="term">Effect size (pixels * 30)</span>
  232.             </dt>
  233.             <dd>
  234.               <p>
  235.             Just ignore this option. It's nonsense.<sup>[<a id="id2788849" href="#ftn.id2788849" class="footnote">10</a>]</sup>
  236.           </p>
  237.             </dd>
  238.             <dt>
  239.               <span class="term">Burst color</span>
  240.             </dt>
  241.             <dd>
  242.               <p>
  243.             This color will be passed to the <a class="link" href="plug-in-nova.html" title="7.6.¬† Supernova">Supernova</a> filter as the color of
  244.             the bursting star; it defaults to green. A click on the color
  245.             swatch button brings up the color selector, where you can choose
  246.             another color.
  247.           </p>
  248.             </dd>
  249.             <dt>
  250.               <span class="term">Background color</span>
  251.             </dt>
  252.             <dd>
  253.               <p>
  254.             This is the color used to fill the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Background</span>‚Äù
  255.             layer; it defaults to white. When you click on the button, you may
  256.             choose any other color in the color selector dialog.
  257.           </p>
  258.             </dd>
  259.           </dl>
  260.         </div>
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  263.         <br />
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  265.         <div class="footnote">
  266.           <p><sup>[<a id="ftn.id2788849" href="#id2788849" class="para">10</a>] </sup>
  267.             This is actually the font size option of the Starburst Script-Fu
  268.             script. You can still use it to vary the offset (size) of the
  269.             lower right shadow, though: ‚Äú<span class="quote">effect¬†size</span>‚Äù¬†*¬†0.03.
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  287.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="script-fu-t-o-p-logo-alpha.html">15.11.¬†
  288.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Particle Trace</span>
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  296.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Decor Filters</span>
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