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diff --git a/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in b/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61e66f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/tips/gimp-tips.xml.in @@ -0,0 +1,235 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE gimp-tips SYSTEM "gimp-tips.dtd"> + +<!-- This is a list of tips for GIMP. --> +<!-- --> +<!-- The tips parser supports a very basic markup language. You may use --> +<!-- the tag b to specify bold text, big to increase the font size and --> +<!-- tt to switch to a monospace font. --> + +<gimp-tips> + +<!-- --> +<!-- Tips for beginners start here --> +<!-- (for people who are not familiar yet with layers and image formats) --> +<!-- --> + + <tip level="beginner"> + <_thetip> + You can get context-sensitive help for most of GIMP's features by + pressing the F1 key at any time. This also works inside the menus. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner" help="gimp-layer-dialog"> + <_thetip> + GIMP uses layers to let you organize your image. Think of them + as a stack of slides or filters, such that looking through them you + see a composite of their contents. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner" help="gimp-layer-menu"> + <_thetip> + You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text + label of a layer in the Layers dialog. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner" help="gimp-file-save"> + <_thetip> + Saving an image uses XCF, GIMP's native file format (file extension + <tt>.xcf</tt>). This preserves the layers and many aspects of your + work-in-progress, allowing to work on it again later. + Once a project is completed, you can export it as JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner" help="gimp-image-flatten"> + <_thetip> + Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In + some cases, you will have to merge all layers (Image→Flatten Image) + if you want the plug-in to work on the whole image. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner" help="gimp-layer-alpha-add"> + <_thetip> + If a layer's name in the Layers dialog is displayed in <b>bold</b>, + this layer doesn't have an alpha-channel. You can add an alpha-channel + using Layer→Transparency→Add Alpha Channel. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner"> + <_thetip> + Not all effects can be applied to all kinds of images. This is + indicated by a grayed-out menu-entry. You may need to change + the image mode to RGB (Image→Mode→RGB), add an alpha-channel + (Layer→Transparency→Add Alpha Channel) or flatten it + (Image→Flatten Image). + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="beginner"> + <_thetip> + You can adjust or move a selection by using <tt>Alt</tt>-drag. + If this makes the window move, your window manager uses the + <tt>Alt</tt> key already. Most window managers can be + configured to ignore the <tt>Alt</tt> key or to use + the <tt>Super</tt> key (or "Windows logo") instead. + </_thetip> + </tip> + +<!-- --> +<!-- Tips for intermediate users start here --> +<!-- --> + + <tip level="intermediate"> + <_thetip> + You can drag and drop many things in GIMP. For example, dragging + a color from the toolbox or from a color palette and dropping it into + an image will fill the current selection with that color. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate"> + <_thetip> + You can use the middle mouse button to pan around the image + (or optionally hold <tt>Spacebar</tt> while you move the mouse). + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-concepts-image-grid"> + <_thetip> + Click and drag on a ruler to place a guide on an image. All + dragged selections will snap to the guides. You can remove + guides by dragging them off the image with the Move tool. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-file-new"> + <_thetip> + You can drag a layer from the Layers dialog and drop it onto the + toolbox. This will create a new image containing only that layer. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate"> + <_thetip> + A floating selection must be anchored to a new layer or to the last + active layer before doing other operations on the image. Click on the + "New Layer" or the "Anchor Layer" button in the + Layers dialog, or use the menus to do the same. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate"> + <_thetip> + GIMP supports gzip compression on the fly. Just add <tt>.gz</tt> + (or <tt>.bz2</tt>, if you have bzip2 installed) to the filename and + your image will be saved compressed. Of course loading compressed + images works too. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate"> + <_thetip> + Pressing and holding the <tt>Shift</tt> key before making a selection + allows you to add to the current selection instead of replacing it. + Using <tt>Ctrl</tt> before making a selection subtracts from the + current one. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-selection-stroke"> + <_thetip> + You can draw simple squares or circles using Edit→Stroke Selection. + It strokes the edge of your current selection. More complex shapes + can be drawn using the Path tool or with Filters→Render→Gfig. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-path-stroke"> + <_thetip> + If you stroke a path (Edit→Stroke Path), the paint tools can + be used with their current settings. You can use the Paintbrush in + gradient mode or even the Eraser or the Smudge tool. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-using-paths"> + <_thetip> + You can create and edit complex selections using the Path tool. + The Paths dialog allows you to work on multiple paths and to convert + them to selections. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-using-quickmask"> + <_thetip> + You can use the paint tools to change the selection. Click on the + "Quick Mask" button at the bottom left of an image window. + Change your selection by painting in the image and click on the button + again to convert it back to a normal selection. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="intermediate" help="gimp-channel-dialog"> + <_thetip> + You can save a selection to a channel (Select→Save to Channel) and + then modify this channel with any paint tools. Using the buttons in + the Channels dialog, you can toggle the visibility of this new channel + or convert it to a selection. + </_thetip> + </tip> + +<!-- --> +<!-- Tips for advanced users start here --> +<!-- (this is mostly for learning shortcut keys) --> +<!-- --> + + <tip level="advanced"> + <_thetip> + After you enabled "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts" in the + Preferences dialog, you can reassign shortcut keys. Do so by bringing + up the menu, selecting a menu item, and pressing the desired key + combination. If "Save Keyboard Shortcuts" is enabled, the + key bindings are saved when you exit GIMP. + You should probably disable "Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts" + afterwards, to prevent accidentally assigning/reassigning shortcuts. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced"> + <_thetip> + If your screen is too cluttered, you can press <tt>Tab</tt> + in an image window to toggle the visibility of the toolbox + and other dialogs. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced"> + <_thetip> + <tt>Shift</tt>-click on the eye icon in the Layers dialog to hide all + layers but that one. <tt>Shift</tt>-click again to show all layers. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced"> + <_thetip> + <tt>Ctrl</tt>-clicking on the layer mask's preview in the Layers dialog + toggles the effect of the layer mask. <tt>Alt</tt>-clicking on the layer + mask's preview in the Layers dialog toggles viewing the mask directly. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced"> + <_thetip> + You can use <tt>Ctrl</tt>-<tt>Tab</tt> to cycle through all layers in + an image (if your window manager doesn't trap those keys...). + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced" help="gimp-tool-bucket-fill"> + <_thetip> + <tt>Ctrl</tt>-click with the Bucket Fill tool to have it use + the background color instead of the foreground color. + Similarly, <tt>Ctrl</tt>-clicking with the eyedropper tool + sets the background color instead of the foreground color. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced" help="gimp-tools-transform"> + <_thetip> + <tt>Ctrl</tt>-drag with the Rotate tool will constrain the + rotation to 15 degree angles. + </_thetip> + </tip> + <tip level="advanced"> + <_thetip> + If some of your scanned photos do not look colorful enough, you + can easily improve their tonal range with the "Auto" + button in the Levels tool (Colors→Levels). If there are any + color casts, you can correct them with the Curves tool + (Colors→Curves). + </_thetip> + </tip> + +</gimp-tips> |