Hi Stephane, On Nov 20, 2007 10:10 AM, Stephane Chauveau <stephane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > I just got an idea about the curve tool: Why not use it as a selection tool? > > Apart from The Gimp, I do not know a lot of image manipulation programs > so the feature might very well be common. > > I see it like that: > > A new tool called the 'curve selection' would be added probably in the > Select menu. > > Like the original curve tool, the 'curve selection' tool would provide > several curves for the different properties of the current layer (see > the list below). > > The value of each curve would not provide a transformation of the > property but an amount of selection (from 0.0 to 1.0) according to the > property. > > The result of the curve selection tool would be a selection mask > obtained by multiplying the values of all curves. > > For most curves, the initial value value would not be the identify > function 'f(x)=x' but 'f(x)=1.0'. > > The following curves could be provided: > - Red , Green and Blue ( default f(x)=1.0 ) > - Hue, Saturation, Value/Lightness/Brightness (default f(x)=1.0) > - Initial Selection Mask ( default f(x)=x ) > - Alpha (default f(x)=1.0) > > With those defaults, the overall default result would be the initial > selection mask. > > Because of it circular nature, the Hue curve may require a specific > treatment. > I don't understand your explanation of how this would work. How about showing some example results? _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
