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                         COMPONENTS OF GIMP WINDOW

                  Now, learn the various components of GIMP window.

                      Menu bar: It contains different menus such as File, Edit, Select, Image, etc. for doing various tasks.

                      Toolbox: It contains various tools that are used to create, edit and enhance an image.


                      Foreground/Background colors:  The  color  areas show  GIMP's  current  foreground  and
                     background colours. Clicking on either one of them will open a color selector dialog box that
                     allows changing to a different color. Clicking on the double-headed arrow exchanges the two
                     colors, and clicking on the small symbol in the lower left corner resets them to black and
                     white.

                      Tool options: This shows options for the currently selected tool.
                      Image window: Each image in GIMP is displayed in a separate window. Many images can be
                     opened in the GIMP at the same time.

                      Ruler: Rulers are shown above and to the left of the Image window, indicating coordinates within
                     the image.
                      Layers palette: It is used to set order of visibility of the objects.

                      Brushes/Patterns/Fonts tab: This contains tabs that show the options for managing brushes,
                     patterns and fonts. Brushes tab is used for all tools that allow you to paint on the image, like
                     erasing and smudging. Patterns tab is is used in filling selected areas of an image. Fonts tab is
                     used for Text tool whenever there is a requirement of change in font.

                                                                         Ruler


                     Menu bar
                                                                                                           Brushes/
                                                                                                           Pattern/Fonts
                       Toolbox                                                                             tabs


                   Foreground/
                   Background
                      color
                                                                Image window


                         Tools                                                                               Layers
                        options                                                                             palette







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                      Workspace is the place where you create and edit an image.






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