17.1 Common Properties

In this section, we introduce the common properties of all the filters to avoid repetition in the individual descriptions.

The Filters menu begins with four generic entries. The first two entries allow you to quickly repeat or reshow the last filter used.

The first entry () repeats the previous filter with exactly the same parameters. This is very convenient if you’re doing something repetitive that requires multiple applications of the same filter. However, it’s important to note that this command also repeats the last plug-in used, which may or may not be from the Filters menu. For example, pressing will repeat Image: Colors ...

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