ofn-text-path-selection

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4752

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:

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

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

Enjoy.

Issabella · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2020 11:59 am **(#2)**

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

level_0 · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2020 12:50 pm **(#3)**

Thank you ofnuts.

Pocholo · **Joined:** Jul 28, 2018 **Posts:** 1196

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

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

<Begins polishing up a new Golden Wilbur>

Many thanks, Ofnuts! :jumpclap

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2020 2:39 pm **(#6)**

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

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2020 2:40 pm **(#7)**

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 · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4752

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

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4752

Nidhogg wrote:

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 · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2020 2:59 pm **(#10)**

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

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mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

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

kungfu07 · **Joined:** Aug 07, 2011 **Posts:** 68

It's a great script :hi5

, thank you so much ofnuts.
:gimp

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4752

Nidhogg wrote:

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 · **Posted:** Fri May 15, 2020 4:24 pm **(#14)**

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 · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 656

Thank you very much Ofnuts, your tools are indispensable :tyspin

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