diff --git a/reference_manual/main_menu/select_menu.rst b/reference_manual/main_menu/select_menu.rst index 0a9f40151..4e6d87549 100644 --- a/reference_manual/main_menu/select_menu.rst +++ b/reference_manual/main_menu/select_menu.rst @@ -1,69 +1,80 @@ .. meta:: :description: The select menu in Krita. .. metadata-placeholder :authors: - Wolthera van Hövell tot Westerflier - Scott Petrovic :license: GNU free documentation license 1.3 or later. .. index:: Selection .. _select_menu: =========== Select Menu =========== .. glossary:: Select All Selects the whole layer. Deselect Deselects everything(except for active Selection Mask) Reselect Reselects the previously deselected selection. Invert Selection Inverts the selection. Convert raster selection to vector selection. - -- + This converts a raster selection to a vector selection. Any layers of transparency there might have been are removed. Convert Shapes to Vector Selection Convert vector shape to vector selection Convert to shape Converts vector selection to vector shape. Display Selection Display the selection. If turned off selections will be invisible. Show Global Selection Mask. Shows the global selection as a selection mask in the layers docker. This is necessary to be able to select it for painting on. Scale Scale the selection Select from Colour Range Select from a certain color range. Select Opaque - Select all opaque(non-transparent) pixels in the current active layer. If there's already a selection, this will add the new selection to the old one, allowing you to select the opaque pixels of multiple layers into one selection. Semi-transparent(or semi-opaque) pixels will be semi-selected. + Select all opaque(non-transparent) pixels in the current active layer. Semi-transparent(or semi-opaque) pixels will be semi-selected. Has the following subactions: + + .. versionadded:: 4.2 + + Select Opaque (Replace) + Replaces the current selection with a selection of the layer transparency. + Select Opaque (Add) + Adds a selection of the layer transparency to the current selection. + Select Opaque (Subtract) + Removes a selection of the layer transparency from the current selection. + Select Opaque (Intersect) + Intersects the current selection with a selection of the layer transparency. The new selection is where there is an overlap between the two. Feather Selection Feathering in design means to soften sharp borders. So this adds a soft border to the existing selection. Grow Selection Make the selection a few pixels bigger. Shrink Selection Make the selection a few pixels smaller. Border Selection Take the current selection and remove the insides so you only have a border selected. Smooth Make the selection a little smoother. This removes jiggle.