Re: [Gimp-user] Text to path not working, text cut off
On 01/29/2013 10:07 PM, AllForGimpbut wrote: I've tried this a number of times and it was successful. This time nothing I try is successful. Problem: want some text along a circular path and the result of text to path is ALWAYS text is truncated at the 19th character. GIMP 2.8.2 on Ubuntu 12.11 Process 1. create a new background 2. make a circular selection 3. issue select / to path command 4. issue select / none command 5. create my text, 35 characters long on one line 6. issue text / along path command The text ALWAYS starts at the 12 o'clock position and is ALWAYS cut off at the 19th character! Any solutions anyone? On the original circle the text cuts off at the 4 o'clock position. If I make the circle larger the text is still cut off at the 19th character but: - It starts at 12 o'clock and is cut off at 2 o'clock If I make the circle smaller the text is still cut off at the 19th character but: - It starts at 12 o'clock and is cut off at 6 o'clock All the circles are large enough for all the text to print around their circumference. Really frustrated by this. The problem with a closed circle is that you can't really tell where it starts. You can force its starting point by removing a (very) small segment (can be sub-pixel) from it with the path editor: add two very close points to the curve (Ctrl-click on the circle where you want the points) then remove the segment in between (Ctrl-Shift-click on segment). When using text-along-path around a circle, you can position the produced path text using the Rotate tool (with Transform: path in the tool options) and rotate it around the center of the circle. Otherwise I have a script that does the job slightly differently and give more options to position your text (and isn't affected by the aforementioned bug); http://gimp-path-tools.sourceforge.net/tools.shtml#text-along-path ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Text to path not working, text cut off
On 01/30/2013 08:44 PM, AllForGimpbut wrote: 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. [...] 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 Yay! I love it when a plan comes together. In a perfect world, there would be a full time developer on the GIMP and the Inkscape projects whose whole job would be to enhance the inter-operation of these tools... Maybe if I accidentally get rich I will fund that. :o) Steve ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Text to path not working, text cut off
On 29.01.2013 22:07, AllForGimpbut wrote: I've tried this a number of times and it was successful. This time nothing I try is successful. Problem: want some text along a circular path and the result of text to path is ALWAYS text is truncated at the 19th character. GIMP 2.8.2 on Ubuntu 12.11 This is most likely https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676413 -- Regards, Michael ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
