Polytropon wrote:
Dear list,I'm searching for a FreeBSD based means to align text in a circle, adjusted like in a sigulum. I've tried to find an option in OpenOffice, but failed. Can anyone name me a program that can be used to do so? It can even be LaTeX, or a painting program that lets me construct a sigulum, like this: http://www-e.uni-magdeburg.de/ruge/verschiedenes/medien-als-manipulatoren/otto.gif Text at the top should be adjustable with its bottom towards the inner of the circle, text at the circle's bottom hould be adjustable with the bottom to the outer perimeter of the circle so both text is "standing up". A pictural figure should be placable in the inner of the circle. Colours should be applyable. Final output can be everything: Image formats like PNG or JPG, PDF files, Postscript. Suggestions, anyone? =^_^=
Inkscape. Cut'n'paste this into 'file.svg' and view it either in firefox or Inkscape. Took about two minutes to produce... <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) --> <svg xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"; xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"; xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"; xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"; xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"; xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"; xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"; xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"; width="744.09448819" height="1052.3622047" id="svg2" sodipodi:version="0.32" inkscape:version="0.46" sodipodi:docname="drawing.svg" inkscape:output_extension="org.inkscape.output.svg.inkscape"> <defs id="defs4"> <inkscape:perspective sodipodi:type="inkscape:persp3d" inkscape:vp_x="0 : 526.18109 : 1" inkscape:vp_y="0 : 1000 : 0" inkscape:vp_z="744.09448 : 526.18109 : 1" inkscape:persp3d-origin="372.04724 : 350.78739 : 1" id="perspective10" /> </defs> <sodipodi:namedview id="base" pagecolor="#ffffff" bordercolor="#666666" borderopacity="1.0" gridtolerance="10000" guidetolerance="10" objecttolerance="10" inkscape:pageopacity="0.0" inkscape:pageshadow="2" inkscape:zoom="0.66" inkscape:cx="97.727273" inkscape:cy="520" inkscape:document-units="px" inkscape:current-layer="layer1" showgrid="false" inkscape:window-width="1168" inkscape:window-height="938" inkscape:window-x="46" inkscape:window-y="46" /> <metadata id="metadata7"> <rdf:RDF> <cc:Work rdf:about=""> <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format> <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"; /> </cc:Work> </rdf:RDF> </metadata> <g inkscape:label="Layer 1" inkscape:groupmode="layer" id="layer1"> <path sodipodi:type="arc" style="opacity:1;fill:none;fill-opacity:0.53781517000000001;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:0;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0;stroke-opacity:1" id="path2383" sodipodi:cx="372.85715" sodipodi:cy="488.07648" sodipodi:rx="152.85715" sodipodi:ry="152.85715" d="M 525.71429,488.07648 A 152.85715,152.85715 0 1 1 220,488.07648 A 152.85715,152.85715 0 1 1 525.71429,488.07648 z" transform="matrix(-0.5230309,0.8523137,-0.8523137,-0.5230309,975.92793,423.74138)" /> <text xml:space="preserve" style="font-size:72px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-width:1px;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-opacity:1;font-family:Bitstream Vera Sans" id="text2385" transform="matrix(0.9867333,0.1623497,-0.1623497,0.9867333,81.047391,-54.011306)"><textPath xlink:href="#path2383" id="textPath2389"><tspan id="tspan2387">You mean, like this?</tspan></textPath></text> </g> </svg> Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW
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