Subsections
We now return to the functions contained in the Layers menu shown in
Figure
2.5. The most basic layer operations are
those of creation, deletion, duplication, and organization. These
functions are controlled with the menu entries shown in
Figures
2.5(b) and (c) but are more easily
accessed using the button bar located at the bottom of the Layers dialog.
2.3.1 Creating New Layers
The first entry in the Layers menu is
New Layer . Clicking on this function brings up a dialog that allows
the user to name the new layer and choose its dimensions. The default
dimensions are those of the existing image. Also, the user can choose
whether the created layer is white, the foreground or background
colors, or transparent. The foreground and background colors are
those displayed in the
Active Foreground Color and
Active
Background Color patches in the Toolbox window. The new layer is
inserted just above the active layer, becoming immediately apparent in
the Layers Palette. The
New Layer function is also provided by
the button in the button bar depicting the single sheet of paper.
