Thanks rich 2005 and I will look a little later today because I will leave the PC now (because before coming to GC to relax, I spent a lot of time to uninstall Bitdefender total security cleanly before making the update. level from Windows 10 to version 1809 then reinstall Bitdefender and reparamétrer and then image with Macrium reflect, so tired of the PC!)

EDIT:
I just downloaded your video thanks

Could you attach the filter (shapes script by Jon Stipe) I would like to try that one out.
Thanks!

Sure thing Rod, attached. You may want to change the menu entry.

This-is this same that that is a lien for rich2005??:
https://gimper.net/resources/shape-paths.553/

rich2005, I wear my nickname because I am level_0
That's what I have:


and what I would like:


the rotation at -90 ° gives that:


I'll stop for tonight ....

@level_0, the option is in the text-along-path plug-in: reverse stroke, yes.



You can also use ofn-path-edits.py plug-in for the circle before text-along-path
but that'll take more steps. Anyway, like I said they are all valuable plug-ins

Me, I would start with ofn-path-to-shape because it will create a circle with a known beginning and end. If you put thes at 06:00, then you just need to use the "centered" option of the text.

Otherwise, there is a bug in 2.10 (reported, but I don't remember it is fixed and published) where the path from an ellipse selection is counter-clockwise, which invalidates all text-along-path tutorials (that expect that path to be clockwise). A quick fix is to flip the path (or flip the image if it only contains the path).

You will find the either Ofnuts ofn-path-to-shape.py or shape-path.scm create good clean paths. A circle will have just four nodes at quarter points. Why do I use that ancient shape-path.scm, because it is a script-fu and I can load it as-required using Ofnuts collection manager.

Back to your questions about text around a circle. Well known, that I prefer using just Gimp tools, rather than a plugin for text along a path and this does tie in with your other question about dynamic versus fixed text boxes. You really need to be in a dynamic text box.

The basics. Using a path from a circle selection as in (1) Text path is upside down. Flip the circle path, in path mode and horizontal. Just a single click in the canvas (2)




That gets the text path in the correct orientation (3) Now rotate it to the required position.
Text on the bottom of the circle. Flip the circle path this time first horizontal then vertical option. Just a single click in the canvas for each option (4)



That gives text in correct orientation, rotate to position as required (5)
Offset from the circular path. That is where the dynamic text box comes in. With a "Enter" before the text it offsets outside the circle (6). (A "Enter" after the text will offset inside the circle)



As with everything Gimp - just experiment.

Yeeees, vertical path with 3 points. Shapes->On segments->Circles.
Reference: Radius, segments: Overlapping. This is awesome way to create aligned circles.
Then Edit->Break path apart and use text-along-path.

ofn-path-to-shape
ofn-path-edits
ofn-text-along-path

Yes, but usually you make a path from center to 6PM to have the text upright at the top

I must study all your explanations and I will certainly open a topic for each plugin .... thank you all for your availability and your patience.

rich, I had used the flip tool on the text path not on the path of the circle, because a horizontal or vertical symmetry on a circle, for me it is always a circle ...

@level_0

Not sure what you did but a nice result

keep experimenting level_1

I did like on your screenshots

Thank you!