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14.10.33.1
Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through Layer → Mask → Edit Layer Mask.
• You can undo this action by unchecking the menu entry in the Layer → Mask menu or by clicking on the layer component in
the Layers Dialog.
14.10.34
Disable Layer Mask
As soon as you create a layer mask, it acts on the image. The Disable Layer Mask command allows you to suspend this action.
When you click on the menu entry, a check is displayed next to it and the border of the layer mask’s thumbnail in the Layers
Dialog turns red.
When you click on the menu entry, a check is displayed next to it and the border of the layer mask’s thumbnail in the Layers
Dialog turns red.
14.10.34.1
Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through Layer → Mask → Disable Layer Mask,
• or by holding down the Ctrl key (Ctrl-Alt on some systems) and single-clicking on the layer mask’s thumbnail in the Layers
Dialog.
• You can undo this action by unchecking the menu entry in the Layer → Mask menu or by Ctrl-clicking (or Ctrl-Alt-clicking)
again on the layer mask’s thumbnail.
14.10.35
Show Layer Mask
The Show Layer Mask command lets you see the layer mask better by turning the image invisible. When you click on the menu
entry, a check is displayed next to it and the layer mask’s thumbnail in the Layers Dialog is shown with a green border. The layer
itself is not modified; you can turn it visible again later.
entry, a check is displayed next to it and the layer mask’s thumbnail in the Layers Dialog is shown with a green border. The layer
itself is not modified; you can turn it visible again later.
14.10.35.1
Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through Layer → Mask → Show Layer Mask,
• or by holding down the Alt key (Ctrl-Alt on some systems) and single-clicking on the layer mask’s thumbnail in the Layers
Dialog.
• You can undo this action by unchecking the menu entry in the Layer → Mask submenu or by Alt-clicking (or Ctrl-Alt-clicking)
again on the layer mask’s thumbnail.
14.10.36
Mask to Selection
The Mask to Selection command converts the layer mask of the active layer into a selection, which replaces the selection that is
already active in the image. White areas of the layer mask are selected, black areas are not selected, and gray areas are converted
into feathered selections. The layer mask itself is not modified by this command.
already active in the image. White areas of the layer mask are selected, black areas are not selected, and gray areas are converted
into feathered selections. The layer mask itself is not modified by this command.
14.10.36.1
Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through Layer → Mask → Mask to Selection,
• or from the pop-up menu you get by right-clicking on the active layer in the Layers Dialog.