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Text along circle
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(10-10-2023, 12:32 AM)Ofnuts Wrote:
(10-09-2023, 08:01 PM)sl60 Wrote: I've been experimenting with this technique and ran into an issue. I want to place text along the circumference of an existing circle (a circular object as opposed to a Gimp-drawn circle). I create the circular text and Gimp places it inside the edge boundary of the object, so I used the Move Tool to position it on the outside edge of the rim. When I did this the text warped a bit. How to avoid this?

Should I have perhaps created a circle drawn by Gimp to layer over the outside rim of the circular object?

Thanks--here is an image of the warped text.

The text didn't warp... When you are inside the edge the curvature radius of the text is shorter/tighter. So when you move the text outside the boundary it appears too curved.

I have two scripts for you:
  • ofn-path-to-shape with a Circumcircle function. This lets you create a circle path from three points you pick on an existing circle.
  • ofn-text-along-path that bends a text along a path, but with many more options than the standard function, in particular to position the text on the path:
    • Laterally: Left, Right, Centered, Justified/Filled
    • Vertically: baseline, top of letters, middle of letters, etc...

The two scripts are here.

Example:

Wow, i shall try this. Are you aware if this works with gimp portable please?
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Messages In This Thread
Text along circle - by sl60 - 10-09-2023, 08:01 PM
RE: Text along circle - by sallyanne - 10-09-2023, 11:58 PM
RE: Text along circle - by Ofnuts - 10-10-2023, 12:32 AM
RE: Text along circle - by PixLab - 10-10-2023, 04:41 AM
RE: Text along circle - by theycallmejayne - 12-08-2023, 02:34 PM
RE: Text along circle - by Ofnuts - 12-08-2023, 02:59 PM
RE: Text along circle - by rich2005 - 12-08-2023, 06:38 PM
RE: Text along circle - by rich2005 - 10-10-2023, 09:15 AM
RE: Text along circle - by theycallmejayne - 12-08-2023, 03:19 PM
RE: Text along circle - by Ofnuts - 12-08-2023, 06:32 PM
RE: Text along circle - by theycallmejayne - 12-09-2023, 09:41 AM
RE: Text along circle - by theycallmejayne - 12-09-2023, 01:33 PM
RE: Text along circle - by rich2005 - 12-09-2023, 02:41 PM

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