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GUM v.1.0.0


Default short cuts and dynamic keybinding

Gimp has a ton of accelerator keys which can help you to quicker and easier image manipulation. Gimp also has a fantastic feature in the possibility to reassign short cuts keys on the fly.

Dynamic Key bindings

Gimp has a very nice way of dealing with short cuts or hotkeys. If you don't like a default short cut or if your favorite command hasn't been assigned to a default hotkey, then just bring up the menu holding the command, for example <Image>/File/Preference and press an alternative key, like Ctrl-U. The preference dialog will now pop up when you press Ctrl-U. (remember not to have caps lock on). If Ctrl-U was occupied by e.g <Image>/ File /Print before you did the reassignment, then this short cut has been erased. All of this happened on the fly. You will actually see the reassignment take place and there is no need to restart Gimp. (in some other operating systems you'll get messages like ""$$" has discovered that the mouse cursor has changed position, please restart "$$" so it can be updated")

This can also be done by editing your personal menu rc file in your personal gimp directory. This makes it possible to share your short cuts with your friends. If you are a former Photoshop user, you can for example re-bind your keys so Gimp will use the same hotkeys as Photoshop.

As authors of this book we suggest that you stick to the default short cuts. Otherwise it may be difficult to follow our instructions (you may run in to some problems when we write Ctrl-N to get a new image, and you quit Gimp because you have reassigned the short cut).

If you want to remove your personal short cuts just type rm .gimp/menurc in an xterm shell.

The next pages display a Quick Reference to the default keybindings in Gimp. It's a good idea to print this page, and keep it beside your computer.

Conventions

Default short cuts in Gimp.




























Selection tools


Ctrl + {1} - Ctrl + Shift +Ctrl

Subtract circle/square from selection starting from centre

{1}

Draw selection


{1} + {3} - {1}

Cancel selection





Shift + Ctrl + {1} - Shift - Ctrl + Shift

Circle/square union of selection

On existing selections


Shift + {1} - Shift

Add to selection


Shift + Ctrl + {1} - Shift - Ctrl + Ctrl

Ellipse/rectangle union of selection starting from centre

Ctrl + {1} - Ctrl

Subtract from selection


Shift + Ctrl + {1} - Shift - Ctrl

Union of selection


Shift + Ctrl + {1} - Shift - Ctrl + Shift + Ctrl

Circle/square union of selection starting from centre

Alt + {1}

Move selection







Rectangular and ellipse

Short cut:R/E


Bezier

B


{1} (inside bezier)

Convert to selection

{1} + Shift

Circle/square only


{1}

Move both control handles

{1} + Ctrl

Start from centre


{1} + Shift + Ctrl

Start circle/square from centre


Shift + {1}

Move one control handle

Shift + {1} - Shift + Shift

Add circle/square to selection


Ctrl + {1}

Move control point




Shift + {1} - Shift + Ctrl

Add rect/ellipse to selection starting from centre


Remaining selection tools


Fuzzy select

Z


Free

F

Shift + {1} - Shift + Shift + Ctrl

Add circle/square to selection starting from centre


Intelligent scissors

I







Ctrl + {1} - Ctrl + Shift

Subtract circle/square from selection




Ctrl + {1} - Ctrl + Ctrl

Subtract ellipse/square from selection starting from centre




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Move tool

M


Transform tool

Shift + T

{1}

Move current layer

Rotation mode


{1} + Shift

Move current even if 100% transparent

{1}

Rotate with 1\xb0 increments

Ctrl + [arrow key]

Move layer 1 pixel

Ctrl + {1}

Rotate with 15\xfb increments

Shift + [arrow key]

Move layer 25 pixels



Alt + [arrow key]

Move selection 1 pixel

Scaling mode


{1}

Free scaling

Alt + Shift + [arrow key]

Move selection 25 pixels

Shift + {1}

Scale in X direction only



Ctrl + {1}

Scale in Y direction only

Magnify Tool

Shift + M

{1} or =

Zoom in

Shift + Ctrl + {1}

Scale with fixed ratio

Shift + {1} or -

Zoom out

{2}

Pan image





Crop tool

Shift + C

Shearing mode


{1}

Make crop selection

{1}

Free shearing

{1} + {3} -{1}

Cancel crop



{1} inside crop

Perform crop

Perspective mode




{1}

Move point

Text tool

T




{1}

Set top left of text


All





{1} + {3} - {3}

Preview

Color picker tool

O




{1}

Get color




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Bucket fill tool

Shift + M


Paint tools

With no selection


Blend tool

L

{1}

Fill with FG color

Pencil tool

Shift + P

Shift + {1}

Fill with BG color

Airbrush tool

A



{1}

Paint

With selection


Alt + {1}

Quick draw

{1}

Fill selection with FG color

Shift +/- {1} + distance +/- {1}

Line draw

Shift + {1}

Fill selection with BG color



Eraser tool

Shift + E



{1}

Set to BG and Clear

Colorpicker tool

O

Alt + {1}

Quick erase

{1}

Set active color with cursor

Shift +/- {1} + distance +/- {1}

Line erase

X

Swap BG FG color



Clone tool

C

D

Set default colors

{1}

Clone



Ctrl + {1}

Set clone source point

Blend tool

L

{1} + drag - {1}

Set start => end of gradient

Alt + {1}

Quick clone

Shift +/- {1} + distance +/-! {1}

Line clone

{1} + {2} - {1}

Cancel gradient










Convolver Tool

V




{1}

Blur/Sharpen with brush

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Tools


Layers & Channels dialog

Rect Select

R

Layers ops menu


Ellipse Select

E

New layer

Ctrl + N

Fuzzy Select

Z

Raise layer

Ctrl + F

Bezier Select

B

Lower layer

Ctrl + B

Intelligent Scissors

I

Duplicate layer

Ctrl + C

Move

M

Delete layer

Ctrl + X

Magnify

Shift + M

Scale layer

Ctrl + S

Crop

Shift + C

Resize layer

Ctrl + R

Transform

Shift + T

Merge visible layers

Ctrl + M

Flip

Shift + F

Text

T

{1}

Select layer (visible and anchor)

Color Picker

O

Bucket Fill

Shift + B

Shift + {1}

View current layer only

Blend

L

Paintbrush

P

Alt + {1}

Green layer mask

View layer mask (or remove green mask)

Pencil

Shift + P

Eraser

Shift + E

Alt + {1}

Green layer mask

View layer mask (or remove green mask)

Airbrush

A

Clone

C

Alt + {1}

Green layer mask

View layer mask (or remove green mask)

Convolve

V







Channels ops menu



New channel

Ctrl + N



Raise channel

Ctrl + F



Lower channel

Ctrl + B



Duplicate channel

Ctrl + C



Delete channel

Ctrl + X



Channel to selection

Ctrl + S









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Gradient Editor dialog: Ops menu


Selection operands

Left endpoint color

L

Flip segments

F

Load from Left neighbor's right endpoint

Ctrl + L

Replicate segment

M

Blend endpoints' colors

B

Load from Right endpoint

Alt + L

Blend endpoints' opacity

Ctrl + B

Load from FG color

Ctrl +







Right endpoint color

R



Load from Right neighbor's right endpoint

Ctrl + R



Load from Left endpoint

Alt + R



Load from FG color

Alt + F





Segments




Split segment at midpoint

S





Split segment uniformly

U





Delete segment

D




Re-centre segment's midpoint

C





Re-distribute handles in segment

Ctrl + C















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