defloat

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ float.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧float

Verb

defloat (third-person singular simple present defloats, present participle defloating, simple past and past participle defloated)

1. (transitive, graphical user interface) To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.
   • 1995, Deke McClelland, Photoshop 3 for Macs for Dummies, →ISBN:

     Watch out for operations that defloat the selection. Deselecting the image defloats it, of course. You also defloat a selection if you clone it by Option-dragging, modify the selection outline by Shiftdragging, or enter the quick mask mode.

   • 1999, Joshua Pruitt, Ramona Pruitt, SAMS Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours, →ISBN, page 68:

     There are two ways you can defloat a selection, or cause it to merge with your image.

   • 2005, Paint Shop Pro 9 For Dummies, →ISBN, page 60:

     To defloat a selection, press Ctrl+Shift+F or choose Selections➪Defloat.

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