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It renders a Cartesian grid in the active layer, on top of the existing contents. The width, spacing, offsets, and colors of the grid
lines can all be set by the user. By default, the lines are with the GIMP’s foreground color. (Note: this plugin was used to create
demonstration images for many of the other plugins.)
Tip
If you set the grid line widths to 0, then only the intersections will be drawn, as plus-marks.
15.13.8.2 Options
Figure 15.262: ‘Grid’ filter options
There are separate options for controlling the horizontal grid lines, vertical grid lines, and intersections. By default, the horizontal
and vertical settings are locked together, so that all changes are applied symmetrically. If you want to change just one of them,
click on the ‘chain’ symbol below it to unlock them. The results of changing the Intersection parameters are rather complex.
Besides, for some options, you can select the unit of measurement thanks to a drop-down list.
Width Sets the widths of the horizontal or vertical grid lines, or of the symbols drawn at their intersections.
Spacing Sets the distance between grid lines. The Intersection parameter clears the space between the intersection point and the
end of the arms of the intersection crosses.
Offset Sets the offset for grid lines with respect to the upper left corner. For intersections, sets the length of the arms of the
intersection crosses.
Color Selectors These allow you to set the colors of the grid lines and intersection marks.