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7.10.1 Options

#### 7.10.1.18 Working/Special

Special contains many different settings:

The Layer Tool allows to select several layers at once by using a rubber rectangle. A layer will be selected, if its bounds are touched by the rubber rectangle. This behaviour can be modified by activating Rectangle Selection: Only If Completely Inside.

If Color information from active layer is selected, the color picker and the color information in the Picture Info (see chapter 4.23) only reads a color value, if the mouse is over an image layer. If this option isn’t selected, colors are read from all layer types. If used with very complex documents, this option may make PhotoLine a bit slow.

Sample Size allows to control the size of the area used by Picture Info to read color values. Aside fixed values like 1x1 pixel or 3x3 pixel there is the mode Auto. Using this mode PhotoLine calculates the size by itself depending on the current zoom factor of the document. A zoom factor of 100% or larger results in a 1x1 pixel area. On smaller zoom factors a 3x3 pixel or 5x5 pixel area is used.

If Read Colors in HSV Mode is activated, the color picker converts all read colors to HSV. This way it is easier to edit the colors with the color editor (see chapter 3.4).

Usually the Color Picker (see chapter 6.2.18) has a small window showing the read color values. Show color beside the Color Picker allows to turn that window off.

The Layer List (chapter 4.7) automatically activates the document after any action. This behavior allows seamless editing of the document, but prevents controlling the Layer List via keyboard. Users who prefer keyboard control, can activate it with the switch Layer list with keyboard support.