[solved] Curved Text !

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[solved] Curved Text !

Postby Yass » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:24 am

Hi everyone

Is there a way (otherwise plugin or something) to get a curved text in Inkscape ?

Thanks.

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Re: Curved Text !

Postby Simarilius » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:51 am

You can make text follow a path, use Text>put on path

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Re: Curved Text !

Postby Yass » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:53 am

Thanks, I have seen that, but really I can't find how to use this function ! :|

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Re: Curved Text !

Postby prkos » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:38 am

make a text object
make a path (it can be open or closed)
Select both the Text object and the path
choose Text > Put on Path
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Re: Curved Text !

Postby Yass » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:05 pm

Thanks prkos,

I passed about 3 days trying without no results, now I know I'm kind of stupid :mrgreen:

Thanks again

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Re: Curved Text !

Postby prkos » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:46 pm

we arent born with knowledge already in our heads, we have to learn :)

heres a great place where you have lots of things explained in detail http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php
just hand over the chocolate and nobody gets hurt

Inkscape Manual on Floss
Inkscape FAQ
very comprehensive Inkscape guide
Inkscape 0.48 Illustrator's Cookbook - 109 recipes to learn and explore Inkscape - with SVG examples to download

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Re: Curved Text !

Postby Yass » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:43 pm

Ok thankos ;)


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