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In the Image Size section, set the size of the image to create in pixels or another unit.
Click the unit to select another unit from the list of available units. The ratio between
pixels and a unit is set in Resolution, which appears when the Advanced Options section
is open. A resolution of 72 pixels per inch corresponds to screen display. It is sufficient
for Web page graphics. A higher resolution should be used for images to print. For
most printers, a resolution of 300 pixels per inch results in an acceptable quality.
In Colorspace, select whether the image should be in color (RGB) or Grayscale. Select
the Fill Type for the new image. Foreground Color and Background Color use the
colors selected in the toolbox. White uses a white background in the image. Transparent
creates a clear image. Transparency is represented by a gray checkerboard pattern. Enter
a comment for the new image in Comment.
When the settings meet your needs, press OK. To restore the default settings, press
Reset. Pressing Cancel aborts creation of a new image.
17.3.2 Opening an Existing Image
To open an existing image, select File → Open or press
+
. In the dialog that
Ctrl
O
opens, select the desired file. You can also press
+
and type directly the URI of
Ctrl
L
the desired image. Then click OK to open the selected image or press Cancel to skip
opening an image.
17.3.3 Scanning an Image
Instead of opening an existing image or creating a new one, you can scan one. To scan
directly from the GIMP, make sure that the package xsane is installed. To open the
scanning dialog, select File → Acquire → XSane: scanning device.
Create a preview when the object to scan is smaller than the total scanning area. Press
Acquire preview in the Preview dialog to create a preview. If you want to scan only
part of the area, select the desired rectangular part with the mouse.
In the xsane dialog, select whether to scan a grayscale or color image and the required
scan resolution. The higher the resolution, the better the quality of the scanned image
is. However, this also results in a correspondingly larger file and the scanning process
can take a very long time at higher resolutions. The size of the final image (both in
pixels and bytes) is shown in the lower part of the dialog.
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