This tool attempts to improve on the "Text along path" button in Gimp's Text tool. The improvements are:

• Character shapes are not distorted: while Gimp's tool works by remapping the text path control points using the guide path, this script rotates and moves each character path without distortion.
• Text can left-justified, right-justified, centered, or filled on the path.
• The vertical position with respect to the guide path can be specified
• The path of individual characters can be obtained
• Some more frivolous options may appeal to the artist or the ransom note writer.

Download is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... s/scripts/
User's guide is here: http://gimp-path-tools.sourceforge.net/tools.shtml

As usual, comments and bug reports are welcome (but RTFM first).

wow that looks like a great script ofnuts...thank you and I will be sure to RTFM

Getting an error and it might be the way I'm trying to use it ofnuts. I created a circular path and then ran your python script and I get these error messages.

I've read the user's guide and I still don't know how to use this.

I get this error in Gimp-2.7.6
Integer arg expected-got float.
These settings

Gimp-2.6.12 - it works excellent - same settings
Thanks Ofnuts!

After you posted, I decided to try again, and it didn't crash. Very strange. Thanks Ofnuts for a cool new tool.

Here is a rectangle example.

Thank you! This works well

You get this one if you don't enter a font name. I have to make that default to a font which is valid everywhere (ie Windows/OSX/Linux). Suggestions?

Works for me in 2.7(*)... Might be an elusive problem with a number that remains an integer in most cases.

(*) For the time being I'm stuck on 2.7.2. Later releases introduce dependencies hard to satisfy on my Linux version.

I have Python correctly installed and I have this script in my plugins folder but I can't find it in any menu. I've read the user's guide and I still don't know how to use this. Please explain.

1) create a Path using the path editor
2) Open the Paths list
3) Right click on your path
4) Go to Tools/Text along path (at the bottom)
5) Fill least text and font paramaters

Ofnuts - I'm not getting the menu for some reason.

Mine doesn't even say "Tools". Am I right-clicking on the wrong thing?

in your path dialog, right click on your path and the tools is at the very bottom.

If you have Python (Filters/Render/Clouds/Fog should be there) and the plugin is installed properly it shoud show up. If you are on OSX or Linux, don't forget to make it executable.

Makes sense now; I did decide to change the font when I rendered it the second time. I'll keep that in mind next time I use it. I only assumed that you used a default font. I would choose any san serif font (like blocky text for the text around a circle) as a default.

Sorry ofnuts, I forgot all about changing the permissions in Fedora. I keep thinking I am still using Windows. I can see it now. Thank you

This is what I did and when I click OK, it doesn't work. no errors, no nothing. I also tried it with no's instead of yes's to the box