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The Patterns dialog
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In GIMP, a <span class="emphasis"><em>pattern</em></span> is a small image used to
fill areas by placing copies of side by side. See the <a href="ch02s04s10.html" title="4.10. Patterns">Patterns</a> section for basic
information on patterns and how they can be created and used.
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The Patterns dialog is used to select a pattern, by clicking on
it in a list or grid view: the selected pattern will then be shown in the
Brush/Pattern/Gradient area of the Toolbox. A few dozen more or
less randomly chosen patterns are supplied with GIMP, and you can
easily add new patterns of your own.
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The Patterns dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section on <a href="ch02s03s04.html" title="3.4. Dialogs and Docking">Dialogs and Docking</a> for help on
manipulating it. It can be activated in several ways:
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From the Toolbox menu:
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<span class="guimenu">File</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Dialogs</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Create New Dock</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Brushes, Patterns, and Gradients</span>.
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From the Toolbox, by clicking on the pattern symbol in the
Brush/Pattern/Gradient area.
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From the Tool Options dialog for the <a href="ch03s03s08.html" title="3.8. Clone Tool">Clone tool</a>, by
clicking on the Pattern icon button. This option appears
because the Clone tool is capable of painting with patterns.
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In the Tab menu, you can choose between <span class="guimenuitem">View as
Grid</span> and <span class="guimenuitem">View as List</span>.
In Grid mode, the patterns are laid out in a rectangular
array, making it easy to see many at once and find the one you
are looking for. In List mode, the patterns are lined up in a
list, with the names beside them.
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At the top appears the name of the currently selected patterns, and
its dimenions in pixels.
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In the center appears a grid view of all available patterns, with
the currently selected one outlined. Clicking on one of them
sets it as GIMP's current pattern, and causes it to appear in
the Brush/Pattern/Gradient area of the Toolbox.
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Below the grid appear two buttons:
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Pressing this button removes the pattern from the list and
causes the file representing it to be deleted from disk. Note
that you cannot remove any of the patterns that are supplied
with GIMP and installed in the system
<tt class="filename">patterns</tt> directory; you can only remove
patterns that you have added to folders where you have write
permission.
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<p><b>Refresh Patterns. </b>
Pressing this button causes GIMP to rescan the folders in your
pattern search path, adding any newly discovered patterns to
the list. This button is useful if you add new patterns to a
folder, and want to make them available without having to
restart GIMP.
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The Patterns dialog (List view)
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Le dialogue des motifs (vue sous forme de liste)
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In this view, instead of a grid, you see a list of patterns,
each labeled with its name and size. Clicking on a row in the
list sets that pattern as GIMP's current pattern, just as it
does in the grid view.
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If you <span class="emphasis"><em>double-click</em></span> on the name of a
pattern, you will be able to edit the name. Note that you are
only allowed to rename patterns that you have added yourself,
not the ones that are supplied with GIMP. If you edit a name
that you don't have permission to change, as soon as you hit
return or move to a different control, the name will revert back
to its previous value.
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