NoOp wrote: > On 01/31/2009 07:09 PM, Mike Dawe wrote: >> NoOp wrote: >>> On 01/31/2009 04:57 PM, Mike Dawe wrote: >>> >>>> I haven't investigated this further yet, but will do shortly. Oops, too >>>> late ;-) I've just followed through the "fiddly" instructions at the >>>> above link and "introduced" a "Fontwork" menu item into the "Format menu >>>> of "Draw". With this "Fontwork" dialog I am now able to place text onto >>>> a path in OOo Draw. >>>> >>>> It's crude but definitely will have some usages. >>> >>> What is 'crude' about it? >> >> Only in that it is characterized by it's simplicity - it lacks >> sophistication. I do not mean that in a negative sense. Nor do I see it >> as a drawback, I only see it as a useful addition, not as something bad >> or unworkable. >> >>>> Tip (once you have a "Fontwork" menu). Write some text onto a Draw page. >>>> Open the "Fontwork" dialog. Select the text you typed earlier. Click one >>>> of the curve icons near the top of the "Fontwork" dialog. The effect >>>> should be immediate. >>> >>> Perhaps RTFM is crude... >> >> I prefer to RTM, thanks. >> > > I'd agree with that regarding RTFM & apologise to you and the list. > However I view fontwork no more crude or unsophisticated than MS > Office's WordArt.
Fontwork compared to MS WordArt is similar. I was not comparing it's lack of sophistication to that of WordArt's lack of sophistication. [...] > So, you've never used fontwork prior to your post. How about you read up > on it, give it a spin thoroughly, and *then* provide your opinion > whether it is crude and unsophisticated, or not? I have now "read up" on it and know how to use the tool well enough to say that it is what it is. It's OK and it is also usable, but _it is_ crude and clunky when compared to what is available to dedicated vector drawing programs. I am not saying that it is a bad thing at all. After all you are getting what you pay for here, so that makes it a very valuable tool, indeed. A couple of good examples made using a more sophisticated tool: <http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.40-CVS-linux-textpath.png> <http://www.inkscape.org/screenshots/gallery/inkscape-0.44-nodesculpting.png> > I've Inkscape up on another window; I enter text, curve the text, and > then copy & past that into Draw... hmmm, doen't work well as it only > pastes as unformated text - took a bit of doing as I typically only use > Inkscape to edit svg's. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong? I would not use Inkscape in this way. You would get better results if you complete your artwork in Inkscape. Select the artwork and Export (the selection) as a bitmap - .png is a good choice for this when importing external graphics into OOo. > Are you proposing that the OP import as an SVG or graphic? I'm not > trying to be an ass here, I did not propose that the OP do that. But there is nothing to stop anyone from using another program to produce something OOo is not so good at and importing it into OOo. That would be a productive thing to do. > but just how do you propose to instruct emf to > do this with 'non-crude and unsophisticated' Inkscape application? The > guy mentioned that he was using WP (I assume to mean Word Perfect) > previously... The link I gave: <http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=13811&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a> was enough to get me started in using the "Fontwork" dialog directly in OOo Draw. I assumed anyone else could do the same (the info I found there was sufficient, IMO). In its own right "Fontwork" is adequate for similar tasks as MS Word's "WordArt". I cannot say that I've used WP's drawing tools, which also might be similar to those found in "Fontwork". But if I want to start placing text onto spiral or star shaped paths etc, then I will look elsewhere to get that job done. Regards -- Mike Dawe --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
