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<h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-paths-menu"></a>4.4. Paths Menu</h3>
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The Paths dialog menu
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<p>
The Paths menu can be brought up by right-clicking on a path entry
in the list in the Paths dialog, or by choosing the top entry
("Paths Menu") from the Paths dialog Tab menu. This menu gives
you access to most of the operations that affect paths.
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<dt>
<span class="term">Path Tool</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Path Tool</span> is an alternative way to
activate the <a href="ch03s06.html#gimp-tool-path" title="6.1. Path Tool">Path tool</a>,
used for creating and manipulating paths. It can also be
activated from the Toolbox, or by using the keyboard shortcut
<span><b class="keycap">B</b></span> (for <span class="emphasis"><em>Bezier</em></span>).
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Edit Path Attributes</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-edit"></a>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Edit Path Attributes</span> brings up a small
dialog that allows you to change the name of the path. You
can also do this by double-clicking on the name in the list in
the Paths dialog.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">New Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-new"></a>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">New Path</span>creates a new path, adds it to
the list in the Paths dialog, and makes it the active path
for the image. It brings up a dialog that allows you to
give a name to the path. The new path is created with no
anchor points, so you will need to use the Path tool to give
it some before you can use it for anything.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Raise Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-raise"></a>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Raise Path</span> moves the path one slot higher
in the list in the Paths dialog. The position of a path in
the list has no functional significance, so this is simply a
convenience to help you keep things organized.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Lower Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-lower"></a>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Lower Path</span>moves the path one slot lower
in the list in the Paths dialog. The position of a path in
the list has no functional significance, so this is simply a
convenience to help you keep things organized.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Duplicate Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-duplicate"></a>
<p>
"Duplicate Path" creates a copy of the active path, assigns
it a unique name, adds it to the list in the Paths dialog,
and makes it the active path for the image. The copy will
be visible only if the original path was visible.
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Note that copying a visible path will make the path
"disappear" from the image display: this happens because
paths are drawn in XOR mode, which has the curious
property that drawing an item twice "undraws" it. The
paths are still there even though you don't see anything:
if you move one of them, you will be able to see both.
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<dt>
<span class="term">Delete Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-delete"></a>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Delete Path</span> deletes the current selected
path.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Merge Visible Paths</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Merge Visible Paths</span> takes all the paths
in the image that are visible (that is, all that show "open
eye" symbols in the Paths dialog), and turns them into
components of a single path. This may be convenient if you
want to stroke them all in the same way, etc.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Cesta do výběru; Přidat do výběru; Ubrat z výběru;
Průnik s výběrem</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-selection-replace"></a>
<a id="gimp-path-selection-add"></a>
<a id="gimp-path-selection-subtract"></a>
<a id="gimp-path-selection-intersect"></a>
<p>
These commands all convert the active path into a selection,
and then combine it with the existing selection in the
specified ways. ("Path to Selection" discards the existing
selection and replaces it with one formed from the path.)
If necessary, any unclosed components of the path are closed
by connecting the last anchor point to the first anchor
point with a straight line. The "marching ants" for the
resulting selection should closely follow the path, but
don't expect the correspondence to be perfect.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Selection to Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-selection-to-path"></a>
<p>
This operation can be accesssed in several ways:
</p>
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<li>
<p>
From an image menubar, as
<span class="guimenu">Select</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">To Path</span>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
From the Paths dialog menu, as <span class="guimenuitem">Selection to
Path</span>.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
From the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> button at
the bottom of the Paths dialog.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
From the "Selection to Path" button in the Tool Options
for the Path tool.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> creates a new path
from the image's selection. In most cases the resulting path
will closely follow the "marching ants" of the selection,
but the correspondence will not usually be perfect.
</p>
<p>
Converting a two-dimensional selection mask into a
one-dimensional path involves some rather tricky algorithms:
you can alter the way it is done using the
<span class="guilabel">Advanced Options</span>, which are accessed by
holding down the <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> key while pressing
the <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> button at the
bottom of the Paths dialog. This brings up the Advanced
Options dialog, which allows you to set 20 different options
and variables, all with cryptic names. The Advanced Options
are really intended for developers only, and help with them
goes beyond the scope of this documentation. Generally
speaking, <span class="guilabel">Selection to Path</span> will do
what you expect it to, and you don't need to worry about how
it is done (unless you want to).
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Stroke Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-stroke"></a>
<p>
This operation can be accesssed in several ways:
</p>
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<ul type="disc">
<li>
<p>
From an image menubar, as
<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Stroke Path</span>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
From the Paths dialog menu, as <span class="guimenuitem">Stroke
Path</span>.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
From the <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> button at the
bottom of the Paths dialog.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
From the <span class="guilabel">Stroke Path</span> button in the
Tool Options for the Path tool.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>
"Stroke Path" renders the active path on the active layer of
the image, permitting a wide variety of line styles and
stroking options. See the section on <a href="ch02s04s13.html" title="4.13. Stroking a Selection or Path">Stroking</a> for more information.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Copy Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-copy"></a>
<p>
"Copy Path" copies the active path to the Paths Clipboard,
enabling you to paste it into a different image.
</p>
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You can also copy and paste a path by dragging its icon
from the Paths dialog into the target image's display.
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</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Paste Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-paste"></a>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Paste Path</span> creates a new path from the
contents of the Path Clipboard, adds it to the list in the
Paths dialog, and makes it the active path for the image. If
no path has previously been copied into the clipboard, the
menu entry will be insensitive.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Import Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<a id="gimp-path-import"></a>
<p>
"Import Path" creates a new path from an SVG file: it pops
up a file chooser dialog that allows you to navigate to the
file. See the <a href="ch02s04s07.html" title="4.7. Paths">Paths</a>
section for information on SVG files and how they relate to
GIMP paths.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Export Path</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<span class="guilabel">Export Path</span> allows you to save a path to
a file: it pops up a file save dialog that allows you to
specify the file name and location. You can later add this
path to any GIMP image using the <span class="guilabel">Import
Path</span> command. The format used for saving paths is
SVG: this means that vector-graphics programs such as
<span class="application">Sodipodi</span> or
<span class="application">Inkscape</span> will also be able to
import the paths you save. See the <a href="ch02s04s07.html" title="4.7. Paths">Paths</a> section for more information
on SVG files and how they relate to GIMP paths.
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