[gimp-help] Fix #343 Improve Long Shadow filter documentation



commit a6f976613db49ce82a294715043e0f60253876c5
Author: Jacob Boerema <jgboerema gmail com>
Date:   Thu Jul 14 22:00:56 2022 -0400

    Fix #343 Improve Long Shadow filter documentation
    
    (cherry picked from commit 1e1e6c6113fc62c5b15ec2ba0b7a3aa851bc66c9)

 src/filters/light-and-shadow/long-shadow.xml | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/src/filters/light-and-shadow/long-shadow.xml b/src/filters/light-and-shadow/long-shadow.xml
index 12c3e0638..6870c8a74 100644
--- a/src/filters/light-and-shadow/long-shadow.xml
+++ b/src/filters/light-and-shadow/long-shadow.xml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
   <sect3>
     <title>Overview</title>
     <para>
-      This GEGL-based filter appeared with GIMP-2.10.6. It simplifies creating 
-      long shadows in several visual styles.
+      This GEGL-based filter was added in <acronym>GIMP</acronym> 2.10.6. It
+      simplifies creating long shadows in several visual styles. 
     </para>
   </sect3>
 
   <sect3>
     <title>Activate the filter</title>
     <para>
-      You can find this filter in the image menu menu through
+      You can find this filter in the menu through
       <menuchoice>
         <guimenu>Filters</guimenu>
         <guisubmenu>Light and Shadow</guisubmenu>
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
       </menuchoice>.
     </para>
     <para>
-      This filter is normally disabled. You must add an Alpha channel to your 
-      image to use it.
+      This filter requires that the selected layer has an alpha channel.
     </para>
   </sect3>
   
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ format="PNG"/>
     </figure>
     <variablelist>
       <varlistentry>
-        <term>Presets, Preview, Split view</term>
+        <term>Presets, Input Type, Blending Options, Preview, Split view</term>
         <listitem>
           <xi:include href="../about-common-features.xml"/>
         </listitem>
@@ -138,7 +137,10 @@ fileref="images/filters/examples/light-and-shadow/long-shadow-ex-angle.png"/>
         <term>Length</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Shadow length, in pixels
+            Shadow length, in pixels. Only available when
+            <guilabel>Style</guilabel> is set to
+            <guilabel>Finite</guilabel> or
+            <guilabel>Fading (fixed length)</guilabel>.
            </para>
           <mediaobject>
             <imageobject>
@@ -151,12 +153,44 @@ fileref="images/filters/examples/light-and-shadow/long-shadow-ex-length.png"/>
           </mediaobject>
          </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term>Midpoint</term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Shadow fade midpoint. Only available when
+            <guilabel>Style</guilabel> is set to
+            <guilabel>Fading</guilabel> or
+            <guilabel>Fading (fixed length)</guilabel>.
+           </para>
+         </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>Composition</term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            <guilabel>Shadow plus image</guilabel> is default.
+            The <quote>Output composition</quote> selects how the output of
+            this filter will be determined. There are three choices:
           </para>
+          <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>
+                <guilabel>Shadow plus image</guilabel> will output both the
+                input image and the created shadow. This is the default.
+              </para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>
+                <guilabel>Shadow only</guilabel> will output only the created
+                shadow.
+              </para>
+            </listitem>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>
+                <guilabel>Shadow minus image</guilabel> will output the
+                created shadow but subtracts the area hidden by the image.
+              </para>
+            </listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
           <figure>
             <title><quote>Composition</quote> option examples</title>
             <mediaobject>


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