script text wrapped around circle has holes

[wespotts]

I'm trying to create an image with some script (Allura) text wrapped around a circle path.  When I select path to selection, then fill the selection, the text ends up with "holes" or "gaps" in it where some of the characters overlap.  I think I've figured out how to edit the path generated by "text along path" to eliminate the holes, but it's very tedious.  I'm trying to create an image to engrave on a wood platter I turned as a decoration for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, so I'm working against a short deadline. Can anyone give me any recommendations for a quick method to fill the holes?

Thanks,
Wes

[PixLab]

Did you tried to fill the path directly instead, in the menu Edit ➤ Fill Path...
You might also want to take a look at the Ofnuts' ofn-text-along-path script https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa...s/scripts/ (read the manual)

[Ofnuts]

There is a script to fix this. See https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-ofn-te...-selection

[rich2005]

(07-11-2022, 07:29 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: There is  a script to fix this. See https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-ofn-te...-selection

@wespotts, Ofnuts always economical with words, the plugin is ofn-text-path-selection.py about 7 down the list at the moment from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa...s/scripts/

Unzip and read the blurb. 

Are you using Linux or Windows Gimp ? Some Linux no longer supports Gimp python, but Windows is ok.

Not a bad font, I have seen worse script: Goes like this 30 second animation: https://i.imgur.com/Ov7qspL.mp4