Førearbeid

Figur 3.38. Indrodusering av Shift-tasten

You generally have two Shift keys on your keyboard. They look something like the photography above. The keys are located on the left and right sides of your keyboard.

The mouse can come in different varieties, but always has at least two buttons.

Create a New Image

First, create a new image. Any size will do. Use File → New… to create a new image.

Vel eit verktøy

Figur 3.39. Teikneverktøya i verktøykassa

Alle verktøya i det avmerka feltet på biletet ovanfor kan teikne strekar.

Sett av eit startpunkt

Figur 3.40. Startpunkt

Click on the paintbrush in the toolbox. Click in the image where you want a line to start or end. A single dot will appear on the screen. The size of this dot represents the current brush size, which you can change in the Brush Dialog (see Del 3.2, «Penseldialogen»). Now, let's start drawing a line. Hold down the Shift key, and keep it down.

Draw the Line

Figur 3.41. Draw the line

Etter at du har markert startpunktet, og framleis held nede Shift-tasten, kan du flytte musa eit stykke og vil då sjå ein rett strek som følgjer markøren. Trykk og slepp museknappen (som oftast den venstre). Heile tida medan du bruker museknappen må du også halde nede Shift-tasten.

Final Result

Figur 3.42. Final result

This is a powerful feature. You can draw straight lines with any of the draw tools. You can even draw more lines at the end of this one. Our last step is to let go of the Shift key, and we are finished. Some examples are shown in the next section. Happy GIMPing!