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14.8.4.2
Contents of the ‘Zoom’ submenu
The various ‘Zoom’ submenu commands are described below, along with their default keyboard shortcuts, if any.
Zoom Out (Shortcut: -) Each time ‘Zoom Out’ is used, the zoom factor is decreased by about 30%. There is a minimum zoom
level of 0.39%.
Zoom In (Shortcut: +) Each time ‘Zoom In’ is used, the zoom factor is increased by about 30%. The maximum possible zoom
level is 25600%.
Note
The keyboard shortcut for ‘Zoom In’ has been somewhat controversial because this is a very common operation
and on English keyboards, the
The keyboard shortcut for ‘Zoom In’ has been somewhat controversial because this is a very common operation
and on English keyboards, the
Shift key must be pressed to use it. (This is not the case for European keyboards.)
If you would like to have a different keyboard shortcut, you can create a dynamic shortcut for it; see the help
section for
section for
for instructions.
Fit Image in Window (Shortcut: Shift-Ctrl-E). This command zooms the image to be as large as possible, while still keeping it
completely within the window. There will usually be padding on two sides of the image, but not on all four sides.
Fit Image to Window This command zooms the image as large as possible without requiring any padding to be shown. This
means that the image fits the window perfectly in one dimension, but usually extends beyond the window borders in the
other dimension.
other dimension.
A:B (X%) With these commands, you can select one of the pre-set zoom levels. Each of the menu labels gives a ratio, as well
as a percentage value. The 100% zoom level has a simple keyboard shortcut: 1.
Other This command brings up a dialog which allows you to choose any zoom level you would like, within the range of 1:256
(0.39%) to 256:1 (25600%).
Tip
When you are working at the pixel level, you can use the
When you are working at the pixel level, you can use the
command. This allows you to see what is happening
to the image at its normal size at the same time.
14.8.5
Shrink Wrap
The Shrink Wrap command resizes the window so that it is exactly the same size as the image at the current zoom factor. If the
image doesn’t completely fit on the screen, the image window is enlarged so that the largest possible part of the image is shown.
Please note that GIMP will do this automatically if you set the ‘Resize window on zoom’ and ‘Resize window on image size
change’ options in the
image doesn’t completely fit on the screen, the image window is enlarged so that the largest possible part of the image is shown.
Please note that GIMP will do this automatically if you set the ‘Resize window on zoom’ and ‘Resize window on image size
change’ options in the
page of the Preferences dialog.
Note
Please note also that the behavior described here is not performed by GIMP itself, but by the ‘window manager’, a
part of the operating system of your computer. For that reason, the functionality described may be different on your
computer, or in the worst case, might not be available at all.
Please note also that the behavior described here is not performed by GIMP itself, but by the ‘window manager’, a
part of the operating system of your computer. For that reason, the functionality described may be different on your
computer, or in the worst case, might not be available at all.
14.8.5.1
Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through View → Shrink Wrap,
• or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-E.