>nothing I try >"text to path" >Ouch. That one looks like a genuine bug, all right. > >It looks like your best options might include: > >* Export your image, finished except for the circular text, as a PNG >file. Import this file into Inkscape and do the text there. > >* Create your text circle in Inkscape, export it as a PNG file and >import that to the GIMP. > >* Hybrid: Export your unfinished image as PNG. Import this file >into Inkscape, resume work there and finish the text circle. Export >just the text circle as a PNG, and add it as a layer to the GIMP >image in progress. > >If you really need that text as a path in the GIMP, Inkscape can >solve that: Make a circle and scale it to equal the inside diameter >of your planned text circle. Type in your text, select it and the >circle at the same time, and do Text > Text to path. Tweak the text >as necessary - font, size, kerning - with the text editor tool. >Select both text and circle to rotate the text if needed. > >To export the text as a path, select (only) the text and do Path > >Object to path, then Path > Combine. Save the file as a "plain" SVG. > >To import the text circle to the GIMP, right click on the Paths >dialog where path thumbnails normally appear. In the context menu, >select Import Path and open the SVG file. You should get two paths: > The circle and the text. > >:o) > >Steve
Thanks for your help Steve. Did my curved text in Inkscape. Imported the png to GIMP made the non text parts transparent and got what I needed -- AllForGimpbut (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
