GIMP tools - BDA

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Edit Mode allows you selecting a mode to work on a path:
o Design – the path design mode is on. Every time you click on the image, you
either start or continue creating a path;
o Edit – the path edit mode is on. With this mode you can work only on nodes.
When you click on a point, a handle appears linked to the control point by a
segment. You can modify the form of the path by dragging the handle.
If you click the mouse pointer
which can also be edited.
between nodes, a new node is created
To close a path in this mode, click the mouse pointer on the first point
of the path and then on the last point of the path. In this way you create an
additional segment between these points, linking them together. To remove
a node, while pressing the Shift+Ctrl key combination click the mouse
pointer on the node you want to remove;
o Move – a mode where a path can be moved to another place in the image.
The path cannot be edited in this mode.
Polygonal allows you creating a polygonal path (with sharp corners).
The Selection from Path button automatically creates a selection, the form of
which corresponds to the form of the path. This tool may be used to select a
certain area in the image because it is more precise than the Free Select Tool.
Note!
When you create a path and press the Selection from Path button, the path does not
disappear, but the area surrounded by the path is selected. You can modify the path.