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                        <itemizedlist>
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                                <listitem><para>View and edit images</para></listitem>
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                                <listitem><para>Scan and send images</para></listitem>
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                                <listitem><para>Enable the 3D effect cards</para></listitem>
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                        </itemizedlist>
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                </para>
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                        <instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">All the topics in this lesson do not hold same relevance. It is advisable to cover all the topics during the training. However, if you fall short of time then cover only the following topics:</emphasis>
 
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                        <instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">It is advisable to cover all the 
 
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                        topics during the training. However, if you fall short of time then cover only the following topics:</emphasis>
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                        <itemizedlist>
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                        <listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Introducing Graphics Applications</emphasis></para></listitem>
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                        <listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Images with gThumb</emphasis></para></listitem>
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                        <listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">Managing Photos with F-Spot</emphasis></para></listitem>
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                        <listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">The 3D Effects</emphasis></para></listitem>
 
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                        <listitem><para><emphasis role="italic">3D Effects</emphasis></para></listitem>
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                        </itemizedlist>
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                        </para>
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                        <para><emphasis role="italic">Introducing Graphics Applications</emphasis></para><para><emphasis role="italic">Viewing Images with gThumb</emphasis></para><para><emphasis role="italic">Managing Photos with F-Spot</emphasis></para><para><emphasis role="italic">The 3D Effects</emphasis></para><para><emphasis role="italic">Rest of the topics in this lesson are optional.</emphasis></para>
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                        <para><emphasis role="italic">Try and take photographs of the class (students) before this session and then demonstrate
 
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                        the applications using those photographs. This lesson should be very hands on as opposed to just a demonstration.</emphasis></para>
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                        </instructornote>
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                        <sect1>
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                        <title>Introducing Graphics Applications</title>
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                        </para>
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                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Applications Available in Repositories</emphasis></para>
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                        <para>In addition to the default applications, you can search through the repositories and install applications using the Synaptic Package Manager or the Command Line Interface (CLI).</para>
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                        <instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">Thousands of applications are available in the
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                        repositories; this topic covers only a few of them. If students want
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                        more information about a specific application, show them the way to view a
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                        particular application's detail in the Synaptic Package Manager.</emphasis></para></instructornote>
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                        <para>Some of the graphics applications are available on Ubuntu software
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                        repositories:
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                                <itemizedlist>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_001.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Agave:</emphasis>
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                                        A colour scheme designer. After you select a base colour, Agave suggests the
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                                        appropriate complementary colours or shades of the same base colour. You can
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                                        also drag and drop a colour from another application, such as GIMP. Whether
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                                        you are designing a Web page or a pamphlet or painting your house, this
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                                        program enables you to identify the appropriate colour scheme. Visit the Web
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                                        site <ulink url="http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/">http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/</ulink>
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                                        for more information on Agave.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_002.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Blender:</emphasis> An
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                                        open-source 3D content creation suite. You can create 3D models and
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                                        animations, add post-production effects or use it as a graphics editor to
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                                        define interactive behaviour without programming. Blender has a distinctive
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                                        user interface that is implemented entirely in Open GL and designed for speed.
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                                        Python bindings for scripting and import/export features for popular file
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                                        formats such as 3D Studio are available in Blender. Products of Blender may
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                                        be stills, animations, models for games or other third-party engines and
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                                        interactive content in the form of standalone binaries and/or a Web plug-ins.
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://www.blender.org/">http://www.blender.org/</ulink>
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                                        for more information on Blender.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_003.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Dia:</emphasis> A diagram
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                                        editor similar to the Microsoft Windows programme, Visio. Dia offers
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                                        the capability to produce precise and professional-level graphics. You can
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                                        draw entity relationship diagrams, flowcharts and network diagrams and export
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                                        them to various formats, including EPS, SVG, XFIG, WMF and PNG. You can also
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                                        print diagrams spanning multiple pages. Visit the Web site
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                                        <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</ulink> for
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                                        more information.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_004.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Gcolor2: </emphasis>
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                                        A simple colour selector and picker that facilitate quick and easy selection of
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                                        colours. It also enables you to save new colours and delete existing ones.
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/">http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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                                        for more information.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_005.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">GNU paint:</emphasis> 
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                                        A user-friendly painting program for GNOME. It offers easy-to-use
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                                        drawing tools to perform various image-processing operations. Visit the Web
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                                        site <ulink url="http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/">http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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                                        for more information.</para></listitem>
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                                        </itemizedlist>
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                        </para>
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                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Agave:</emphasis>
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                                        A colour scheme designer. After you select a base colour, Agave suggests the
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                                        appropriate complementary colours or shades of the same base colour. You can
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                                        also drag and drop a colour from another application, such as GIMP. Whether
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                                        you are designing a Web page or a pamphlet or painting your house, this
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                                        program enables you to identify the appropriate colour scheme. Visit the Web
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                                        site <ulink url="http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/">http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/</ulink>
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                                        for more information on Agave.</para><para><emphasis role="strong">Blender:</emphasis> An
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                                        open-source 3D content creation suite. You can create 3D models and
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                                        animations, add post-production effects or use it as a graphics editor to
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                                        define interactive behaviour without programming. Blender has a distinctive
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                                        user interface that is implemented entirely in Open GL and designed for speed.
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                                        Python bindings for scripting and import/export features for popular file
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                                        formats such as 3D Studio are available in Blender. Products of Blender may
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                                        be stills, animations, models for games or other third-party engines and
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                                        interactive content in the form of standalone binaries and/or a Web plug-ins.
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://www.blender.org/">http://www.blender.org/</ulink>
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                                        for more information on Blender.</para><para><emphasis role="strong">Dia:</emphasis> A diagram
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                                        editor similar to the Microsoft Windows programme, Visio. Dia offers
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                                        the capability to produce precise and professional-level graphics. You can
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                                        draw entity relationship diagrams, flowcharts and network diagrams and export
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                                        them to various formats, including EPS, SVG, XFIG, WMF and PNG. You can also
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                                        print diagrams spanning multiple pages. Visit the Web site
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                                        <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</ulink> for
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                                        more information.</para><para><emphasis role="strong">Gcolor2: </emphasis>
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                                        A simple colour selector and picker that facilitate quick and easy selection of
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                                        colours. It also enables you to save new colours and delete existing ones.
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/">http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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                                        for more information.</para><para><emphasis role="strong">GNU paint:</emphasis> 
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                                        A user-friendly painting program for GNOME. It offers easy-to-use
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                                        drawing tools to perform various image-processing operations. Visit the Web
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                                        site <ulink url="http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/">http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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                                        for more information.</para>
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                        <para><emphasis role="italic">Thousands of applications are available in the
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                        repositories; this topic covers only a few of them. If students want
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                        more information about a specific application, show them the way to view a
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                        particular application's detail in the Synaptic Package Manager.</emphasis></para>
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                        <para>Some of the graphics applications are available on Ubuntu software
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                        repositories:
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                                <itemizedlist>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_001.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Agave:</emphasis>
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                                        A colour scheme designer. After you select a base colour, Agave suggests the
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                                        appropriate complementary colours or shades of the same base colour. You can
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                                        also drag and drop a colour from another application, such as GIMP. Whether
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                                        you are designing a Web page or a pamphlet or painting your house, this
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                                        program enables you to identify the appropriate colour scheme. Visit the Web
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                                        site <ulink url="http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/">http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/</ulink>
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                                        for more information on Agave.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_002.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Blender:</emphasis> An
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                                        open-source 3D content creation suite. You can create 3D models and
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                                        animations, add post-production effects or use it as a graphics editor to
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                                        define interactive behaviour without programming. Blender has a distinctive
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                                        user interface that is implemented entirely in Open GL and designed for speed.
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                                        Python bindings for scripting and import/export features for popular file
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                                        formats such as 3D Studio are available in Blender. Products of Blender may
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                                        be stills, animations, models for games or other third-party engines and
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                                        interactive content in the form of standalone binaries and/or a Web plug-ins.
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://www.blender.org/">http://www.blender.org/</ulink>
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                                        for more information on Blender.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_003.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Dia:</emphasis> A diagram
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                                        editor similar to the Microsoft Windows programme, Visio. Dia offers
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                                        the capability to produce precise and professional-level graphics. You can
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                                        draw entity relationship diagrams, flowcharts and network diagrams and export
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                                        them to various formats, including EPS, SVG, XFIG, WMF and PNG. You can also
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                                        print diagrams spanning multiple pages. Visit the Web site
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                                        <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</ulink> for
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                                        more information.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_004.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Gcolor2: </emphasis>
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                                        A simple colour selector and picker that facilitate quick and easy selection of
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                                        colours. It also enables you to save new colours and delete existing ones.
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/">http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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                                        for more information.</para></listitem>
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                                        <listitem>
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_005.png" format="PNG" />
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">GNU paint:</emphasis> 
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                                        A user-friendly painting program for GNOME. It offers easy-to-use
 
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                        <instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">Thousands of applications are 
 
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                        available in the repositories; this topic covers only a few of them. If students want
 
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                        more information about a specific application, show them the way to view application details in the Synaptic Package Manager.</emphasis></para>
 
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                        <para>Some of the graphics applications are available in Ubuntu software repositories:
 
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                                <itemizedlist>
 
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_001.png" format="PNG" />
 
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Agave:</emphasis>
 
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                                        A colour scheme designer. After you select a base colour, Agave suggests the
 
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                                        appropriate complementary colours or shades of the same base colour. You can
 
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                                        also drag and drop a colour from another application, such as GIMP. Whether
 
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                                        you are designing a Web page or a pamphlet or painting your house, this
 
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                                        programme enables you to identify the appropriate colour scheme. Visit the Web
 
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                                        site <ulink url="http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/">http://home.gna.org/colorscheme/</ulink>
 
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                                        for more information on Agave.</para></listitem>
 
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                                        <listitem>
 
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_002.png" format="PNG" />
 
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Blender:</emphasis> An
 
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                                        open-source 3D content creation suite. You can create 3D models and
 
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                                        animations, add post-production effects or use it as a graphics editor to
 
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                                        define interactive behaviour without programming. Blender has a distinctive
 
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                                        user interface that is implemented entirely in Open GL and designed for speed.
 
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                                        Python bindings for scripting and import/export features for popular file
 
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                                        formats such as 3D Studio are available in Blender. Products of Blender may
 
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                                        be stills, animations, models for games or other third-party engines and
 
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                                        interactive content in the form of standalone binaries and/or a Web plug-ins.
 
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://www.blender.org/">http://www.blender.org/</ulink>
 
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                                        for more information on Blender.</para></listitem>
 
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                                        <listitem>
 
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_003.png" format="PNG" />
 
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Dia:</emphasis> A diagram
 
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                                        editor similar to the Microsoft Windows programme, Visio. Dia offers
 
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                                        the capability to produce precise and professional-level graphics. You can
 
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                                        draw entity relationship diagrams, flowcharts and network diagrams and export
 
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                                        them to various formats, including EPS, SVG, XFIG, WMF and PNG. You can also
 
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                                        print diagrams spanning multiple pages. Visit the Web site
 
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                                        <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/Dia">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</ulink> for
 
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                                        more information.</para></listitem>
 
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                                        <listitem>
 
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_004.png" format="PNG" />
 
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Gcolor2: </emphasis>
 
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                                        A simple colour selector and picker that facilitate quick and easy selection of
 
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                                        colours. It also enables you to save new colours and delete existing ones.
 
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                                        Visit the Web site <ulink url="http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/">http://gcolor2.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
 
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                                        for more information.</para></listitem>
 
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                                        <listitem>
 
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                                        <imagedata fileref="images/Lesson08_images_005.png" format="PNG" />
 
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">GNU paint:</emphasis> 
 
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                                        A user-friendly painting programme for GNOME. It offers easy-to-use
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                                        drawing tools to perform various image-processing operations. Visit the Web
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                                        site <ulink url="http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/">http://gpaint.sourceforge.net/</ulink>
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                                        for more information.</para></listitem>
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                        <para>In addition, several third-party applications, such as Picasa, a free software
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                        download from Google, are compatible with Ubuntu.</para>
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                        <para>Picasa enables you to locate and organise all the photos on your
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                        computer, edit and add effects to your photos and share your photos through e-mail and print and                                post images on the Web. You can download Picasa from the following Web site                             <ulink url="http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html">
 
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                        computer, edit and add effects to your photos and share your photos through e-mail and print and post images on the Web. You can download Picasa from the following Web site                            <ulink url="http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html">
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                        http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html</ulink>.</para>
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                        <para>The following section outlines the features of these graphics applications and how to
 
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                        <para>The following section outlines the features of some of these graphics applications and how to
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                        use them.</para>
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                                                fullscreen mode.</para>
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                                                <instructornote><title>Instructor Notes:</title><para><emphasis role="italic">If time permits, provide a brief description of the catalogues, comment and category options in the gThumb window toolbar. These options will help users better organise their images.</emphasis></para>
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                                        <para><emphasis role="strong">Running Slide Shows</emphasis></para>
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                                <para>You can create slide shows to save clicking through your photos. A slide show is a display of a series of chosen
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                        <title>The GIMP</title>
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                        <para>GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is the default graphic application in
 
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                        <para>GNU Image Manipulation Programme (GIMP) is the default graphic application in
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                        Ubuntu, licensed under the GNU General Public License. It is an open-source
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                        multi-platform photo manipulation tool, available in many languages. You can use
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                        GIMP to perform tasks such as re-touch photos, compose and author images, re-size
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                                        <tip><title>Nice to Know:</title>
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                                        while you use the application. If you do not want to see the tips, clear
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                                        the <emphasis role="strong">Show tip next time GIMP starts</emphasis> check
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                                        box.</para></tip>
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                                <title>Organising Photos</title>
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                                were saved on the computer. You can view photographs for a specific date and time
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                                by clicking the corresponding year on the timeline slider or moving the slider
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                                along the timeline. For example, assume that there are 100 images in the right
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                                <title>Installing Inkscape</title>
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                                <para>There are two ways to install Inkscape. You can install this application
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                                from the repositories by using Synaptic Package Manager or from the Command Line
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                                Interface (CLI). Synaptic Package Manager provides is more user-friendly.</para>
 
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                                installing the application from the repositories.</para></note>
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                        Ubuntu, if however, the computer fails to detect the scanner, you need to check compatibility.</para>
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                                <title>Checking Scanner Compatibility</title>
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