>On 10/13/2012 10:55 AM, lost_shinigami wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am a new user and this is my second day using GIMP. I am doing this >> (http://newbiedm.com/2008/11/22/newbiedm-tutorial-counters-tokens-or-pogs/) >> tutorial using GIMP in stead of photoshop. >> >> The first day went slow because I usually don't use editing software like >> GIMP, but today I encountered some difficulties I can't seem to solve. >> >> My problem: >> >> After I created a curved path, I make a text and let it follow the curved >> path I just created. This goes well, but I want my text filled. To do this I >> try to select my text using the 'path to selection' option I get after right >> clicking the text-path in the toolbox. After I did this I get an outline of >> the text, but it isn't a moving kind of selection (with Moving I mean the >> moving outlines). The outline of the selection is static. Since I have the >> static outlines, i am unable to fill the text using the bucket feature (it >> gives a circle with a line through it). >> >> I succeeded in filling the text-paths of two other images so I am wondering >> what I am doing wrong. I watched multiple tutorial video's on the making of >> a curved text and I am doing everything just fine. The only difference is >> that they have a moving outline and my outline is static. What could be the >> cause of this? If more information is needed, I'll gladly give it. I am >> using GIMP 2.8.2 >>
>Check your Layers. I think that what is happening is this; >- you create the curve path somewhere in the image >- you create the text anywhere, possibly far from the curve (because you >don't want it in the way) >- your invoke "text to path" so you get a text path where your put the >guide curve >- your invoke "path so selection" to create a selection from that path >- but your active layer is still the "Text" layer you created with the >text tool, far form the curve, and therefore outside of the selection, >and this is why the dotted selection outline is static. In other words >there is no pixel in your active layer which is also inside the >selection so nothing can happen. >- the fix: create a new layer to receive the fill, or select your actual >target layer. Thanks! It worked like a charm! -- lost_shinigami (via gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
