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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 at the same time

                Ruler: Rulers are shown above and to the left of the image, 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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