# Add Border

Gilles
Caulier

    caulier dot gilles at free.fr

The digiKam image plugin Add Border is a tool for add decorative border around an image.

KDE
Digikam

# Introduction

Keeping the viewer's interest within the confines of the edges of a photograph is not a simple task. One of the simplest ways to hold attention into a picture is to incorporate a decorative frame around an image. This way is a kind of psychological barrier to the straying eye. The Image Add Border Image Editor menu can be used for that.

## Using the Plugin

Four options give you control over the decorative frame rendering:

Type: this option specifies the decorative frame style to apply around the image. Solid style just surround the image with a colored line, Niepce style surround the image with a fine line and a large border (ideal for black and white pictures), Beveled style adds a neat dimension to your image (ideal for create button effect), and Decorative styles adds an ornamental border using patterns.

Width: this option specifies the width in pixels of the border type to apply around the image. The maximum width value is limited to the half size of the current image. Look the preview area to see the result.

First: this option specifies the first color to use with the current Border Type. Look the preview area to see the result.

Second: : this option specifies the second color to use with the current Border Type. Look the preview area to see the result.

Click on the OK button to apply the border around the current image.

## The plugin in action

The Add Border dialog tool in action is available below.

### The Add Border Tool Dialog in Action