GIMP user interface is now available in two modes: multi-window mode (default), and single-window mode (optional, through
→ . But, if you quit GIMP with this option enabled, GIMP will open in single mode next time).In single-window mode, no new window is added: images and dialogs are added in tabs. Please see Single Window Mode.
When you start GIMP without any image open, the image window seems to be absent in single-window mode, while, in multi-window mode, an image window exists, even if no image is open.
We will begin with a brief description of the components that are present by default in an ordinary image window. Some of the components can be removed by using commands in the View menu.
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Despite Single-window Mode, we will we will use “image window” for “image area”. |
Title Bar: The Title Bar in an image window without an image displays “GNU Image Manipulating Program”. An image window with an image displays the image name and its specifications in the title bar according to the settings in Preference Dialog. The Title Bar is provided by the operating system, not by GIMP, so its appearance is likely to vary with the operating system, window manager, and/or theme — in Linux systems, this title bar has a button to display the image window on all your desktops. You also have this button in toolbox window and layer window.
If you have opened a non-xcf image, it is “(imported)” as a .xcf file and its original name appears in the status bar at the bottom of the image window.
When an image is modified, an asterisk appears in front of title.
Image Menu: Directly below the Title Bar appears the Menu bar (unless it has been suppressed). The Image Menu provides access to nearly every operation you can perform on an image. You can also right-click on an image to display a pop-up image menu, [1], or by left-clicking on the little “arrow-head” symbol in the upper left corner, called Menu Button, described just below. Many menu commands are also associated with keyboard shortcuts as shown in the menu. You can define your own custom shortcuts for menu actions, if you enable Use Dynamic Keyboard Shortcuts in the Preferences dialog.
Menu Button: Click the Menu Button to display the Image Menu in a column,(essential in full screen mode). If you like to use keyboard shortcuts, use Shift+F10 to open the menu.
눈금자: 기본 화면에서 눈금자는 이미지의 상단과 왼쪽에 표시되며, 이미지 내의 좌표를 나타내는데 사용됩니다. 기본 수치 단위는 픽셀이지만, 원한다면 아래에 설명되어 있는 단위 설정법을 이용해 다른 타입으로 바꿀 수도 있습니다.
눈금자의 가장 중요한 기능 중에 하나는 안내선을 만드는 것입니다. 안내선은 이미지를 정확한 위치에 배치하거나 선이 정확하게 수평/수직인지 확인하는데 유용합니다. 안내선을 만들려면 눈금자를 클릭한 다음 이미지 내부로 드래그합니다. 안내선을 클릭후 드래그하면 이동이 되고, 이미지 밖으로 드래그하면 삭제됩니다.
In ruler area, the mouse pointer position is marked with two small arrow-heads pointing vertically and horizontally.
퀵마스크 전환: 이미지 창의 왼쪽 하단에 있는 이 버튼은 퀵마스크 모드를 켜거나 끄는데 사용됩니다. 퀵마스크 모드가 켜지면, 버튼이 빨간색 테두리로 둘러 싸입니다. 이는 굉장히 유용한 기능으로 더 자세한 사항은 퀵마스크에서 확인할 수 있습니다.
커서 좌표: 마우스 커서가 이미지 경계안에 있을 경우 창의 왼쪽 아래 구석에 있는 사각형 부분에 현재 커서의 좌표가 표시됩니다. 좌표의 단위는 눈금자와 동일합니다.
단위 메뉴: 이 메뉴는 눈금자나 다른 여러 목적에 사용되는 단위를 바꾸는데 사용됩니다. 기본 단위는 픽셀입니다. 하지만 이 메뉴를 통해 인치나 cm 등 다른 단위로 바꿀 수도 있습니다. 단위를 바꿀 경우 보여지는 비율이 바뀔 수 있으므로 보기 메뉴의 “점대점” 설정을 확인해야 합니다. 이에 대한 자세한 내용은 점대점에 있습니다.
Zoom Button: There are a number of ways to zoom the image in or out, but the Zoom Button is perhaps the simplest. You can directly enter a zoom level in the text box for precise control.
Status Area: The Status Area is at the bottom of the image window. By default, the Status Area displays the original name of the image.xcf file, and the amount of system memory used by the image. Please use → → → to customize the information displayed in the Status Area. During time-consuming operations, the status area temporarily shows the running operation and how complete the operation is.
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Note that the memory used by the image is very different from the image file size. For instance, a 70Kb .PNG image may occupy 246Kb in RAM when displayed. There are two primary reasons the difference in memory usage. First, a .PNG file is compressed format, and the image is reconstituted in RAM in uncompressed form. Second, GIMP uses extra memory, and copies of the image, for use by the Undo command. |
취소 버튼: 플러그인 사용과 같이 복잡하고 시간이 걸리는 작업을 하는 경우, 창의 오른쪽 하단에 취소 버튼이 표시됩니다. 이 취소 버튼을 눌러 작업을 취소 할 수 있습니다.
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몇몇 플러그인은 취소를 해도 응답이 없는 경우가 있는데, 이것은 실행 중단으로 인해 쓸모없어진 이미지 조각들을 삭제하고 있기 때문입니다. |
Navigation Control: This is a small cross-shaped button at the lower right corner of the image display. Click and hold (do not release the mouse button) on the navigation control to display the Navigation Preview. The Navigation Preview has a miniature view of the image with the displayed area outlined. Use the Navigation Preview to quickly pan to a different part of the image—move the mouse while keeping the button pressed. The Navigation Window is often the most convenient way to quickly navigate around a large image with only a small portion displayed. (See Navigation Dialog for other ways to access the Navigation Window). (If your mouse has a middle-button, click-drag with it to pan across the image).
Inactive Padding Area: When the image dimensions are smaller than the image window, this padding area separates the active image display and the inactive padding area, so you're able to distinguish between them. You cannot apply any Filters or Operations in general to the inactive area.
이미지: 이미지 창에서 가장 중요한 부분은 이미지나 캔버스입니다. 이미지는 창의 중앙에 표시되며, 회색의 배경과 구분짓는 노란 점선으로 둘러 싸여집니다. 아래에 설명된 확대 설정에 따라 다양한 방법으로 이미지를 확대하거나 축소할 수 있습니다.
Image Window Resize Toggle: Without enabling this feature, if you change the size of the image window by click-and-dragging border limits, the image size and zoom does not change. If you make the window larger, for example, then you will see more of the image. If this button is pressed, however, the image resizes when the window resizes so that (mostly) the same portion of the image is displayed before and after the window is resized.
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Drag and drop an image into the Toolbox window from a file browser to open the image in its own Image window or tab. Dragging an image file into the Layer dialog adds it to the image as a new layer. |
Image size and image window size can be different. You can make image fit window, and vice versa, using two keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+J: this command keeps the zoom level; it adapts window size to image size. The Shrink Wrap command does the same.
Ctrl+Shift+J: this command modifies the zoom level to adapt the image display to the window.