Sherm wrote:

> I can manipulate the text size (as your other script suggests), but 
> that doesn't really solve my problem. I need to be able to keep the 
> text the same height and squeeze it into tighter horizontal spaces. 
> And, kerning the text together isn't enough, especially if the text 
> is very long.

    Use a non-uniform scale factor on the text element:
        transform="scale(.5, 1)"

    This should work well for text that isn't on a path.
For text on a path I think you are out of luck.  Use the
<desired Length>/text.getComputedLength() as the X scale.

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>>Sherm
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>>Not sure if this is what you are looking for but you can certainly 
> 
> put text
> 
>>on a curve (ie a path). You can just not display the path (remove 
> 
> the
> 
>><use>)and the text will appear curved but still be animated. Or 
> 
> you can
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>>remove the animation and the text will be static but curved.
>> 
>>Hope this helps.
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