. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 10.4 Creating Shortcuts to Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X11.app 1.2.2 Shortcut Editor You can now edit your shortcuts in a dedicated dialog, as well as continue to use the little-known dynamic shortcuts feature (which has been there since 1.2). GNU Image on the Value histogram, and calculates the histogram only for the contents of the selection. • Shortcuts are now shared across all GIMP windows. GNU Image Manipulation Program 25 / 653 Chapter 2 Fire

Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 12.5 Creating Shortcuts to Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 12.6 Customize “Preferences” Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 16.3.23 Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 16.3.24 Modules Down or Alt-Number. “Number” is tab number; you must use the number keys of the upper line of your keyboard, not that of keypad (Alt-shift necessary for some national keyboards). 13 CHAPTER 3. FIRST STEPS

new layers. Shortcut editor You can now edit your shortcuts in a dedicated dialog, as well as continue to use the little- known dynamic shortcuts feature (which has been there since 1.2). Plug-in previews the Value histogram, and calculates the histogram only for the contents of the selection. • Shortcuts are now shared across all GIMP windows. GNU Image Manipulation Program Generated by docbook2odf the keyboard, using Alt plus an "accelerator" key underlined in the menu emphasis. More: you can define your own custom shortcuts for menu actions, if you enable Use Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts in the

History 3 The Future Of Gimp 6 Chapter 2: Default Shortcuts And Dynamic Key Bindings 9 Dynamic Key Bindings 10 Default Shortcuts In Gimp 11 Chapter 3: Don’t Underestimate The Power SQL Gimp extension). Part I • What is Gimp; a brief history of Gimp and GTK+ • Gimp’s default shortcuts (accelerator keys) and how to reassign them • A gallery showing what you can achieve with the powerful carefully; this is stuff you need to know! P A R T I About Gimp • ABOUT GIMP AND GIMP HISTORY • SHORTCUTS AND DYNAMIC KEY BINDINGS C H A P T E R 1 What Is Gimp? A quick description of Gimp. 2 T h e

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dendrites • Change the color to white using the toggle in the “main toolbox”, or by pressing X on your keyboard • In the “Layers” toolbox, use the Opacity slider to visualize the dendrites • Zoom in and out

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