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Chapter 12
Toolbox
12.1
The Toolbox
The GIMP provides a comprehensive toolbox in order to quickly perform basic tasks such as making selections or drawing paths.
The many tools contained within The GIMP’s toolbox are discussed in detail here.
The many tools contained within The GIMP’s toolbox are discussed in detail here.
The GIMP has a diverse assortment of tools that let you perform a large variety of tasks. The tools can be thought of as falling
into five categories: Selection tools, which specify or modify the portion of the image that will be affected by subsequent actions;
Paint tools
into five categories: Selection tools, which specify or modify the portion of the image that will be affected by subsequent actions;
Paint tools
, which alter the colors in some part of the image; Transform tools, which alter the geometry of the image; Color tools,
which alter the distribution of colors across the entire image; and Other tools, which don’t fall into the other four categories.
(In case you’re curious, in GIMP lingo a "tool" is a way of acting on an image that requires access to its display, either to let you
indicate what you want to do by moving the pointer around inside the display, or to show you interactively the results of changes
that you have made. But if you want to think of a tool as a saw, and an image as a piece of wood, it probably won’t do you a
great deal of harm.)
indicate what you want to do by moving the pointer around inside the display, or to show you interactively the results of changes
that you have made. But if you want to think of a tool as a saw, and an image as a piece of wood, it probably won’t do you a
great deal of harm.)
Most tools can be activated by clicking on an icon in the Toolbox. Some, however (namely, the Color tools), are accessible only
via the menus, either as Tools->Color Tools or as Layer->Colors. Every tool, in fact, can be activated from the Tools menu; also,
every tool can be activated from the keyboard using an accelerator key.
via the menus, either as Tools->Color Tools or as Layer->Colors. Every tool, in fact, can be activated from the Tools menu; also,
every tool can be activated from the keyboard using an accelerator key.
In the default setup, created when GIMP is first installed, not all tools show icons in the Toolbox: the Color tools are omitted.
You can customize the set of tools that are shown in the Toolbox using the
You can customize the set of tools that are shown in the Toolbox using the
. There are two reasons you might want to
do this: first, if you only rarely use a tool, it might be easier to find the tools you want if the distracting icon is removed; second,
if you use the Color tools a lot, you might find it convenient to have icons for them easily available. In any case, regardless of the
Toolbox, you can always access any tool at any time using the Tools menu from an image menubar.
if you use the Color tools a lot, you might find it convenient to have icons for them easily available. In any case, regardless of the
Toolbox, you can always access any tool at any time using the Tools menu from an image menubar.
The shape of the cursor changes when it is inside an image, to one that indicates which tool is active.