ofn-text-path-selection

[ofnuts]

When you use a cursive font (or when you squeeze your characters) there is some overlap in the paths of the characters:

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So if you amend the path and try to get a selection from it you get something like this, where the overlap areas are not selected, which isn't what you want:

gc-plain.png (31.96 KiB) Viewed 2476 times

So now there is a script that creates a proper selection:

gc-fixed.png (30.55 KiB) Viewed 2476 times

As usual, ofn-text-path-selection is available on my SourceForge page.

Enjoy.

[Issabella]

Thank you so much Ofnuts, your plug-ins make the results be much easier and perfect.

[level_0]

Thank you ofnuts.

[Pocholo]

Thank you ofnuts, for sharing with us. You put your time and effort to make this wonderful path scripts and it's always appreciated!

[mahvin]

<Begins polishing up a new Golden Wilbur>

Many thanks, Ofnuts!

[Wallace]

Thank you ofnuts.
You never cease to amaze me,
with your always handy path tools.

[Nidhogg]

So this is acts like combine or unite in a vector editor...good work as always thank You ofnuts.
What if the letters overlap themselves?
I used "Ink Free" font and made it bold in the text editor, some corners turned into loops.

[ofnuts]

No time and effort but lots of enjoyment. Learned plenty of things. Development history is sort of documented here.

[ofnuts]

So this is acts like combine or unite in a vector editor...good work as always thank You ofnuts.
What if the letters overlap themselves?
I used "Ink Free" font and made it bold in the text editor, some corners turned into loops.

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Have you got the path for that?

[Nidhogg]

Yes, I used the normal text to path after turning it bold. Attached.

Thank-You.xcf.zip

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[mahvin]

Just a small warning, peeps. Be sure to read the EULA. LOL

[kungfu07]

It's a great script , thank you so much ofnuts.

[ofnuts]

Yes, I used the normal text to path after turning it bold. Attached.

The strokes have loops and the stroke for the O even overlaps itself. The script fixes how the strokes interact with each other, but it doesn't fix the strokes themselves.

[Nidhogg]

Yeah it was just a thing I tried, because that font does not have real bold version.
Thanks again for a cool new .py plug-in.

[teapot]

Thank you very much Ofnuts, your tools are indispensable