The buttons at the bottom of the Paths dialog all correspond to entries in the Paths menu (accessed by right-clicking on a path list entry), but some of them have extra options obtainable by holding down modifier keys while you press the button.
See New Path. Holding down the Shift key brings up a dialog that allows you to assign a name to the new (empty) path.
See Raise Path.
See Lower Path.
See Duplicate Path.
Converts the path into a selection; see Path to Selection for a full explanation. You can use modifier keys to set the way the new selection interacts with the existing selection:
Modifiers | Action | |
---|---|---|
None | Replace existing selection | |
Shift | Add to selection | |
Ctrl | Subtract from selection | |
Shift-Ctrl | Intersect with selection. | Intersecter avec la sélection. |
Holding down the Shift key brings up the Advanced Options dialog, which probably is only useful to GIMP developers. See Selection to Path.
See Stroke Path.
Delete Path deletes the current selected path.