Index

Add Alpha channel to background layer, Add Alpha Channel
Add non-transparent areas of layer to selection, Add Alpha channel to Selection
Intersect the non-transparent areas of layer with selection, Intersect Alpha channel with Selection
Make colors transparent, Color to Alpha
Preserve anti-aliasing, Semi-flatten
Selection according to opacity, Alpha to Selection
Subtract non-transparent pixels from selection, Subtract from Selection
Threshold, Threshold Alpha

Type, Layer Properties

Layer boundary

Show/mask layer boundary, Show Layer Boundary

Layer Boundary Size, Layer Boundary Size

Layer mask, Layer masks

Layer Modes

Addition, Layer Modes
Burn, Layer Modes
Color, Layer Modes
Darken only, Layer Modes
Difference, Layer Modes
Dissolve, Layer Modes
Divide, Layer Modes
Dodge, Layer Modes
Grain extract, Layer Modes
Grain merge, Layer Modes
Hard light, Layer Modes
Hue, Layer Modes
Lighten only, Layer Modes
Multiply, Layer Modes
Normal, Layer Modes
Overlay, Layer Modes
Saturation, Layer Modes
Screen, Layer Modes
Soft light, Layer Modes
Subtract, Layer Modes
Value, Layer Modes

Layer to Bottom, Layer to Bottom

Layer to Image Size, Layer to Image Size

Layer to Top, Layer to Top

Layers, Introduction to Layers

Creating new layers, Creating New Layers

Level Tool, Levels tool

Lighten only, Layer Modes

Lighting Effects, Lighting Effects

Line

Drawing a straight line, Drawing Simple Objects

Line spacing, Options

Logo

Script-Fu for logo, Standalone Scripts

Lower Layer, Lower Layer

M

Magic Wand, Fuzzy selection (Magic wand)

Magnify, Magnify Tool

Make Seamless, Make Seamless

Map Color Range, Map Color Range

Map Object, Map Object

Marching ants speed, Options

Mask to Selection (command), Mask to Selection

Masks

Channel mask, Selection masks

Layer mask, Layer masks

Add, Add Layer Mask
Add to selection, Add Layer Mask to Selection
Apply, Apply Layer Mask
Convert to a selection, Mask to Selection
Delete, Delete Layer Mask
Disable, Disable Layer Mask
Edit, Edit Layer Mask
Intersect with selection, Intersect Layer Mask with Selection
Overview, Layer Properties
Show, Show Layer Mask
Subtract from selection, Subtract Layer Mask from Selection

Overview, Glossary

Quick Mask

Using Quick Mask, Using the Quickmask

Quick mask, Selection masks

Selection mask, Selection masks

Max RGB, Max RGB

Maze, Maze

Measure, Measure Tool

Menu-bar

Show/Mask menu bar, Show Menubar

Menus

Edit, The “Edit” Menu
Filters, The “Filters” Menu
Help, The “Help” Menu
Image, The “Image” Menu
Image menu, The “Image” Menu of the Image Window
Introduction, Introduction to Menus
Layer, Introduction to the “Layer” Menu
Selection, The “Select” Menu
The File menu of the image window, The “File” Menu
Toolbox, The “File” Menu of the Toolbox
Toolbox File menu, Toolbox File Menu
Tools, The “Tools” Menu
Xtns menu (Extensions), The “Xtns” Menu

Merge Down, Merge Down

Merge Visible Layers, Merge Visible Layers

Modes (color)

Grayscale, Grayscale mode

Indexed, Indexed mode

RGB

Convert image to RGB mode, RGB mode

Modes (Colors)

Submenu, Mode

Modes of layers, Layer Modes

Module Manager, The Module Manager

Moiré, Glossary

Mosaic, Mosaic

Motion Blur, Motion Blur

Mouse Cursors, Options

Move, Move Tool

Multiply, Layer Modes

N

Navigation

Dialog, Navigation Dialog
Navigation button, Image Window
Preview size, Interface
View Navigation window, Navigation Window

Navigation preview, Image Window

Neon, Neon

New, New

New image

Default setting, New Image Preferences

New Image, New

New Layer, New Layer

New View, New View

Newsprint, Newsprint

NL Filter, NL Filter

Normalize, Normalize

O

Offset, Offset

Oilify, Oilify

Opacity

The brush Opacity slider, Tool Options
The layer Opacity slider, Using the Layerdialog

Open, Open

Open as Layer, Open as Layer

Open Location, Open Location

Open Recent, Open Recent

Optimize, Optimize

Overlay, Layer Modes

P

Padding Color, Padding Color

Page Curl, Page Curl

Paint Modes

Behind, Layer Modes
Color Erase, Layer Modes

Paint Tools, Common Features

Paintbrush, Paintbrush Tool

Palette

Delete, Using the Palettes dialog
Dialog, Palettes Dialog
Duplicate, Using the Palettes dialog
Editor, Palette Editor
Import, Palettes Menu
Introduction, Palettes
Menu, Palettes Menu
New palette, Using the Palettes dialog
Refresh, Using the Palettes dialog

Paper Tile, Paper Tile

Parasite, Glossary

Paste, Paste

Paste as new, Paste as New

Paste Into, Paste Into

Paste Named, Buffers Dialog

Paths

Dialog, Path Dialog
Stroke, Stroke Path
Tool, Path Tool
Using, Paths

Patterns

Add a pattern to layer, Introduction
Dialog, Patterns Dialog
Introduction, Patterns
Making pattern for Web page with Script-fu, Standalone Scripts
Pattern as a source to clone, Tool Options
Toolbox Indicator Area, Indicator Area

PDF, Glossary

Pencil, Pencil

Perspective, Perspective Tool

Photocopy, Photocopy

Photography, Working with Digital Camera Photos

Pick, Pick

Pixel, Glossary

Pixelise, Pixelise

Plasma, Plasma

Playback, Playback

Plugins

Browser, Plug-In Browser
Definition, Glossary
Install, Installing New Plugins
Introduction, Plugins
Write, Writing Plugins

PNG, Saving as PNG

Polar Coords, Polar Coords

Portrait/Landscape mode, Basic Options

Posterize, Posterize Tool

Preferences, Preferences Dialog

Image grid, Default Image Grid
Input Controllers, Input Controllers
Input Devices, Input Devices

Preferences (command), The Preferences Command

Preview

Filter preview, Introduction
Navigation preview, Image Window
Navigation preview size, Interface
Option of Rotate tool, Tool Options

Previews, Interface

Tab preview size, Tab Menu

Prewitt, Edge

Print Size, Print Size

Printing

Print command, Print
Printing size and resolution, Print Size
Printing your photos, Printing Your Photos

Procedure

Browser, The Procedure Browser

Profile, Color Proof

PSD, Glossary

Q

Qbist, Qbist
Quantization, Glossary
QuickMask, QuickMask
Quit GIMP, Quit

R

Raise Layer, Raise Layer

Re-show Last, Re-show Last

Rectangle

Drawing a rectangle, Drawing Simple Objects

Red-eyes, Removing Red-eye

Redo, Redo

Repeat Last, Repeat Last

Reset All, Reset All Filters

Resolution

Resolution when printing, Print Size
Setting when creating, Advanced Options

Retinex, Retinex

Revert (command), Revert

RGB, RGB mode , Decompose , Compose , Glossary

Ripple filter, Ripple

Roberts, Edge

Rotate, Rotate Tool

Rotate 90° CCW, Rotate 90 degrees CCW

Rotate 90° CW, Rotate 90 degrees CW

Rotation, Rotation

Rotation 180°, Rotate 180 degrees

Rounded rectangle, Rounded Rectangle

Rulers

Show/Mask rulers, Show Rulers

Running GIMP, Running GIMP

S

Sample Colorize, Sample Colorize

Saturation, Layer Modes , Glossary

Save, Save

Save a copy, Save a Copy

Save as, Save as

Save as GIF, Saving as GIF

Save as JPEG, Saving as JPEG

Save as PNG, Saving as PNG

Save as Template, Save as Template

Save as TIFF, Saving as TIFF

Scale Image, Scale Image

Scale Layer, Scale Layer

Scale Layer, selection contour or path, Scale Tool

Scatter HSV, Scatter HSV

Scatter RGB, Scatter RGB

Scissors Tool, Scissors Tool

Screen, Layer Modes

Screenshot, Submenu entries

Script-Fu

Button, Standalone Scripts
Install, Installing Script-Fus
Introduction>, Using Script-Fu Scripts
Logo, Standalone Scripts
Make brush, Standalone Scripts
Standalone, Standalone Scripts
Sub-menu, The “Script-Fu” Submenu
Tutorial, A Script-Fu Tutorial

Scroll-bars

Show/Mask scrollbars, Show Scrollbars

Select Bottom Layer, Select Bottom Layer

Select Next Layer, Select Next Layer

Select Previous Layer, Select Previous Layer

Select Top Layer, Select Top Layer

Selection

Add Alpha channel to selection, Add Alpha channel to Selection

Add layer mask to selection, Add Layer Mask to Selection

Anchor the floating selection, Anchor layer

By Color select, By Color

Clear selection content, Clear

Copy, Copy

Create a selection border, Border

Create a selection from Path, From Path

Cut selection content, Cut

Delete selections, None

Editor, Selection Editor

Ellipse selection, Ellipse Selection Tool

Feather selection edges, Feather

Fill

Fill with background color, Fill with BG Color
Fill with foreground color, Fill with FG Color
Fill with pattern, Fill with Pattern

Floating selection, Glossary

Floating selection (command), Float

Free selection, Free Selection Tool (Lasso)

Fuzzy selection, Fuzzy selection (Magic wand)

Grow selection, Grow

Intersect Alpha channel with selection, Intersect Alpha channel with Selection

Invert selection, Invert

Move selection, Moving a Selection

Paste, Paste , Paste Into , Paste as New

Rectangle selection, Rectangle Selection Tool

Remove the feathering of border selection, Sharpen

Rounded Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle

Save selection to channel, Save to Channel

Select All, Select All

Selection according to opacity, Alpha to Selection

Selection boundary

Show/Mask selection boundary, Show Selection

Selection by color, Select By Color Tool

Selection mask, Selection masks

Selection modes, Options

Selection to Path

Advanced options, The “Selection to Path Advanced Settings” dialog

Shrink the size of selection, Shrink

Stroke selection, Stroke Selection

Subtract non-transparent pixels from selection, Subtract from Selection

Toggle QuickMask, Toggle QuickMask

Transform selection to path, To Path

Selections

About, The Selection
Common Features, Common Features
Making selection transparent, The Selection
Using, Creating and Using Selections

Selective Gaussian Blur, Selective Gaussian Blur

Semi-flatten, Semi-flatten

Semi-Flatten, Semi-Flatten

Setup, Starting GIMP the first time

Sharpen, Sharpen

Shear, Shear Tool

Shift, Shift

Shortcuts, Creating Shortcuts to Menu Functions

Show Grid, Show Grid

Show Guides, Show Guides

Show Layer Boundary, Show Layer Boundary

Show Layer Mask (command), Show Layer Mask

Show Menubar, Show Menubar

Show Rulers, Show Rulers

Show Scrollbars, Show Scrollbars

Show Selection, Show Selection

Show Statusbar, Show Statusbar

Shrink Wrap, Shrink Wrap

Sinus, Sinus

Slur, Slur

Small Tiles, Small Tiles

Smooth Palette, Smooth Palette

Smudge, Smudge Tool

Snap to Grid, Snap to Grid

Snap to Guides, Snap to Guides

Sobel, Edge , Sobel

Soft Glow, Soft Glow

Soft light, Layer Modes

Solid noise, Solid Noise

Sparkle, Sparkle

Sphere Designer, Sphere Designer

Splash-screen, Customize Splash-Screen

Spread, Spread

Stack, “Stack” Submenu

Status bar

In image window, Image Window
Preferences, Image Window Title and Statusbar
Show/Mask status bar, Show Statusbar

Stoke path, Stroke Path

Straight Line, Key modifiers

Stretch Contrast, Stretch Contrast

Stretch HSV, Stretch HSV

Stroke Path, Stroke Path

Stroke Selection, Stroke Selection

Subtract, Layer Modes

Subtract from selection, Subtract from Selection

Subtract Layer Mask from Selection, Subtract Layer Mask from Selection

SuperNova, SuperNova

Supersampling, Glossary

SVG, Glossary

Swap folder, Folders

T

TARGA, Glossary

Tear-off line, Detachable Submenus

Temp folder, Folders

Template

Edit template, Edit Template
Menu, Basic Options
Save as Template, Save as Template

Templates, Templates Dialog

Text

Discard information, Discard Text Information
Editor, Text Editor
Embellishing text, Embellishing Text
Fonts, Adding Fonts
Load text from file, Text Editor
Tool, Texttool

TGA, Glossary

The GIMP

Getting Unstuck, Getting Unstuck

Theme, Theme

Threshold, Threshold Tool

Threshold Alpha, Threshold Alpha

TIFF, Saving as TIFF , Glossary

Tile, Tile

Tile cache, How to Set Your Tile Cache

Tileable Blur, Tileable Blur

Tip of the Day, Tip of the Day

Title bar

Preferences, Image Window Title and Statusbar

Toolbox, The Toolbox

Active image area, Active image Area
Brush Tools, Common Features
Color Area, Color Area
File menu, File menu
Help menu, Introduction to the “Help” Menu
Indicator Area, Indicator Area
Introduction, The Main Toolbox
Menu, The “File” Menu of the Toolbox
Preferences, Toolbox
Xtns menu, Introduction to the “Xtns” Menu

Tools

Airbrush, Airbrush Tool
Brightness-Contrast, Brightness-Contrast tool
Bucket Fill, Bucket Fill
Clone, Clone Tool
Color Balance, Color Balance Tool
Color Picker, Color Picker Tool
Colorize, Colorize Tool
Convolve, Convolve (Blur/Sharpen)
Crop, Crop and Resize Tool
Curves, Curves Tool
Dialog, Tools Dialog
Dodge/Burn, Dodge or Burn
Ellipse Selection, Ellipse Selection Tool
Eraser, Eraser
Flip, Flip Tool
Free Selection, Free Selection Tool (Lasso)
Fuzzy Selection, Fuzzy selection (Magic wand)
Gradient, Gradient Tool
Hue-Saturation, Hue-Saturation Tool
Ink, Ink Tool
Levels, Levels tool
Magnify, Magnify Tool
Measure, Measure Tool
Menu, Introduction to the “Tools” Menu
Move, Move Tool
Paintbrush, Paintbrush Tool
Painting Tools, Painting Tools (Pencil, Paintbrush, Airbrush)
Path, Path Tool
Pencil, Pencil
Perspective, Perspective Tool
Posterize, Posterize Tool
Preferences, Tool Options
Rectangle Selection, Rectangle Selection Tool
Rotate, Rotate Tool
Scale layer, selection contour or path, Scale Tool
Scissors, Scissors Tool
Selection by color, Select By Color Tool
Shear, Shear Tool
Smudge, Smudge Tool
Text, Texttool
Threshold, Threshold Tool
Transform Tools, Common Features

Transform, Transform

Transparency

Alpha channel, Glossary
Background layer transparency, Layer Properties
Eraser tool, Eraser
Keep Layer Transparency, Using the Layerdialog
Make a solid background transparent, Making a Selection Partially Transparent
Making a selection transparent, The Selection
Representation, Display
Saving images with transparency, Saving Images with Transparency
The brush Opacity slider, Tool Options
The layer Opacity slider, Using the Layerdialog

Triangle Color Selector, Using the dialog

Tutorial, GIMPLite Quickies , Change the Size of an Image (Scale) , Make JPEGs Smaller , Crop An Image , Find Info About Your Image , Change the Mode , Flip An Image , How to Draw Straight Lines

Tutorials

Create image, Creating new Files
Drawing a rectangle, Drawing Simple Objects
Drawing a straight line, Drawing Simple Objects

U

Undo, Undoing , Undo
Undo History, Undo History Dialog , Undo History
Unit Editor, The Unit Editor
Unit of measurement, The Unit Editor
Unsharp Mask, Unsharp Mask
URI, Glossary
URL, Glossary

V

Value, Layer Modes , Glossary

Value Invert, Value Invert

Value Propagate, Value Propagate

Van Gogh (LIC), Van Gogh (LIC)

VBR, Adding New Brushes

Video, Video

View

Display Filters, Display Filters
Introduction, Introduction to the “View” Menu
Padding color of canvas, Padding Color

Visibility

Icon, Layer Properties

Voronoi, Parameter Settings

W

Warp, Warp

Watercolor Color Selector, Using the dialog

Waves, Waves

Web

Images for the web, Preparing your Images for the Web

Web Browser, Options

Whirl and Pinch, Whirl and Pinch

White Balance, White Balance

Wind, Wind

Index

Symbols

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z