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* docs: add user docs for PhotoCraft Adds docs/user/ (published at getartcraft.com/docs/photocraft), the docs check and publish workflows (copied from craft-launcher), and a User docs rule in AGENTS.md. Checker: 0 error(s), 0 warning(s). Source notes per page: - index.md: README (intro, status, Crafting Apps table), website crafting-apps.ts photocraft entry, links.rs (Discord, issues), menus.rs (Help > Report an Issue). - getting-started/index.md: menus.rs and menu_catalog.rs labels, panels.rs (Layers, Properties, History), dialogs.rs (Create button). - getting-started/install.md: README Downloads and Get started sections, gh release view v0.7.0 asset list, craft-launcher catalog.rs (lists PhotoCraft). - guides/open-and-save-files.md: apps/photocraft/src/services.rs (open and save filters), README Formats and PSD sections, docs/file-format-parity.md. - guides/adjust-colors-with-adjustment-layers.md: menu_catalog.rs, panels.rs (footer button, adjustment list), lib.rs (Properties shows new layer). - guides/select-and-mask.md: menu_catalog.rs Select and Layer Mask menus, state.rs tool names, retouch_ui.rs (Select Subject button and message). - guides/add-and-style-text.md: state.rs (Horizontal Type Tool, T), type_tool.rs, menu_catalog.rs Layer Style and Type menus, dialogs.rs. - guides/export-an-image.md: export_dialog.rs (labels, formats, options). - troubleshooting/taskbar-turns-black.md: issues 3550, 3864, 3430, 3144, PR 3308 (git: not an ancestor of v0.7.0), prefs_ui.rs (System title bar). - troubleshooting/text-moves-when-editing.md: issues 3795, 1317, PR 3819 (open). - troubleshooting/get-help.md: menus.rs, links.rs, gpu_status.rs (System Info content). - faq/*: README (status, license badge, offline, formats), LICENSE-MIT and LICENSE-APACHE, docs/file-format-parity.md. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(user): apply final review fixes Part 1: verified = latest release tag policy in docs/user/AGENTS.md; released-pages sentence in root AGENTS.md. Part 4 items 1-9: remove x86 row and TGA resolution, formats, new photocraft-does-not-start page, mask label, taskbar workaround, wording, Affinity read-only, index. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(user): use the standard section title Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(user): describe PhotoCraft 0.7.0 startup behaviour Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(user): tighten PhotoCraft startup wording Drop the unsourced "slower" claim for CPU mode and give the exact Preferences path on Windows and macOS. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs: pin the docs checker to a commit and its SHA-256 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs: drop the docs workflows until the checker is on artcraft-services main Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs: re-verify against 0.8.2 - taskbar and PSD text pages: both fixes ship in 0.8.2; tell users to update and drop the "not in a release yet" wording and workarounds - does not start: 0.8.2 fixes the Intel Iris Pro/Monterey Device(Lost) case; OpenCore Legacy Patcher Macs still have no fix - install: Windows 10 or later, 32-bit Windows builds, RISC-V deb/rpm, Wayland paste and XWayland notice - open and save: Krita and Paint.NET filters, Krita/PCX/FITS formats, save progress, JPEG/WebP encoding kept on Save - export: TGA Resolution, multi-layer Export As and Quick Export - text: Shift-click starts new text over existing type - CLAUDE.md is now a regular file pointing to AGENTS.md - verified: 0.8.2 on every page Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * Drop the root AGENTS.md docs rule; keep the PR to docs/user/ Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(user): drop the stale missing-tools count from the Photoshop FAQ Re-verified the page against v0.9.0. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Fabio Lussi <198260595+itrycodinganditsbad@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: Select part of an image and mask it
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description: Make a selection with the marquee tools or Select Subject, soften its edge, and turn it into a layer mask in PhotoCraft.
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order: 30
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verified: 0.8.2
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Pick a selection tool, drag around the area, then choose **Layer › Layer Mask › Reveal Selection** to show only that area. A mask hides part of a layer without erasing any pixels.
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## Make a selection
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Use one of these:
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- **Elliptical Marquee Tool** or **Rectangular Marquee Tool** for simple shapes. Drag on the canvas.
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- **Quick Selection Tool**, **Magic Wand Tool** or **Lasso Tool** to follow the edges of an object.
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- **Select › Subject** to let PhotoCraft pick the main subject. The **Quick Selection Tool** and **Object Selection Tool** also have a **Select Subject** button in the options bar. If nothing is found, PhotoCraft says "No subject found" and suggests the Object Selection or Lasso tool.
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Smart selection runs on your computer. It needs no account and no cloud.
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## Adjust the selection
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- **Select › Inverse Selection** swaps the selected and unselected areas.
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- **Select › Modify** has **Border…**, **Smooth…**, **Expand…**, **Contract…** and **Feather…**. Feather softens the edge.
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- **Select › Select and Mask…** refines an edge, for example around hair.
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- **Select › Deselect** removes the selection. **Select › Reselect** brings back the last one.
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## Turn the selection into a mask
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1. Click the layer you want to mask in the **Layers** panel.
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2. Choose **Layer › Layer Mask › Reveal Selection** to show only the selected area, or **Hide Selection** to hide it.
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To start with the whole layer visible or hidden and paint the mask yourself, use **Layer › Layer Mask › Reveal All** or **Hide All**.
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## Remove or apply a mask
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- **Layer › Layer Mask › Delete** removes the mask.
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- **Layer › Layer Mask › Apply** applies the mask to the layer's pixels.
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- **Layer › Layer Mask › Disable Layer Mask** (or **Enable Layer Mask**) switches the mask off and on.
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To limit a color adjustment to the selection, see [Adjust colors without changing your pixels](adjust-colors-with-adjustment-layers.md).
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