[gimp-help] Corrections in foreground.xml
- From: Julien Hardlin <jhardlin src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp-help] Corrections in foreground.xml
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:23:28 +0000 (UTC)
commit e5ec40ca1f0b78a0813bb5b9184e15c5bc81b1b9
Author: Julien Hardelin <jhardlin orange fr>
Date: Thu Jun 27 15:22:54 2019 +0200
Corrections in foreground.xml
src/toolbox/selection/foreground.xml | 66 +++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/src/toolbox/selection/foreground.xml b/src/toolbox/selection/foreground.xml
index d25e6b466..ad1039e40 100644
--- a/src/toolbox/selection/foreground.xml
+++ b/src/toolbox/selection/foreground.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
<para>
<emphasis>Roughly select the foreground</emphasis> you want
to extract. When you select this tool, the mouse pointer goes with
- the lasso icon. It actually works like the Fuzzy Select tool.
+ the lasso icon. It actually works like the Free Select tool.
Select as little as possible from the background.
</para>
<para>
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
selecting, click-and-drag draws a fuzzy line, drag only draws a
straight line.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If the mouse pointer doesn't cover start point, double clicking closes
+ selection with a straight line.
+ </para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="PNG"
@@ -120,28 +124,10 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
fileref="images/toolbox/FG-select-pop-up.png"/>
</imageobject>
</mediaobject>
- There you have:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> checkbox that toggles displaying
- a preview of the foreground extraction status.
- <keycap>Esc</keycap> key also toggles this preview.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A little <emphasis>cross</emphasis> to quit: returns to the
- original image.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- A <guibutton>Select</guibutton> button: not active for the
- moment.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ For the moment, only a little <emphasis>cross</emphasis> is active,
+ allowing to quit: returns to the original image.
+ </para>
</para>
</step>
<step>
@@ -159,10 +145,28 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
The mouse pointer goes now with the Paint-brush icon.
The dark blue area (this color can be changed) is for background. The
light blue area covers the zone you have selected, on which you will
- paint to extract foreground. Between foreground area and background
- is a zone you have selected belonging to background named
+ paint to extract foreground. It contains the <emphasis>foreground
+ area</emphasis> and a <emphasis>small part of background</emphasis>.
+ Outside the selected area, the dark blue area is named
<emphasis>Unknown pixels area</emphasis>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Options in the small window become active:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A <guilabel>Preview mask</guilabel> checkbox that toggles
+ displaying a preview of the foreground extraction status.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A <guibutton>Select</guibutton> button that will be used to
+ create the extraction after marking the foreground.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
</step>
<step>
<para>
@@ -315,9 +319,8 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>
- On the left: drawing foreground ill-advisedly went over unknown
- pixels area: a part of background will be included in foreground
- selection!
+ On the left: drawing foreground ill-advisedly went over background
+ area: a part of background will be included in foreground selection!
</para>
<para>
In middle: <guilabel>Draw background</guilabel> option is checked:
@@ -330,10 +333,6 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>
- You will often have to reduce the unknown pixels zone with Draw
- background.
- </para>
<figure>
<title>Example for Draw unknown</title>
<mediaobject>
@@ -348,8 +347,7 @@ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" id="gimp-tool-foreground-select">
</para>
<para>
On the right: with <guilabel>Draw unknown</guilabel> option
- checked, draw on unselected pixels. They are now selected in
- foreground.
+ checked, draw on unselected pixels. They are now selected.
</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
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