Text along path

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:07 am **(#21)**

ofnuts wrote:

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.

I have fog and all my other python filters work fine. I'm using Windows XP.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

In you plug-in folder, right click on your text along path and click properties, click permissions tab and where it says execute put a tick beside allow executing file as a program. Not sure if you have to do that in windows but in Linux you do.

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:25 am **(#23)**

I tried properties and had to unblock a security measure but still can't find this menu.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

erisian, when you right click on your path and create a path with your circle or rectangle tool, right click it and on the bottom of the drop down do you see this:

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:23 am **(#25)**

No I don't- sorry Molly!

RobA · **Joined:** Jul 14, 2010 **Posts:** 697

ofnuts wrote:

lylejk wrote:

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.

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?

Use something like:

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pdb.gimp_fonts_get_list("sans")[1][0]

...which will return the text name of the first font with "sans" in it.

-Rob A>

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

RobA wrote:

ofnuts wrote:

lylejk wrote:

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.

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?

Use something like:

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pdb.gimp_fonts_get_list("sans")[1][0]

...which will return the text name of the first font with "sans" in it.

-Rob A>

Good idea...

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

molly wrote:

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

Hmm. No path produced? No error message (have the message console?)?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

nope, tried it again and nothing happens. all the plug-ins are in and everything shows in the path dialog, this is a real bummer.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Molly are you using 2.7 or 2.6 ?

pogogogo · **Joined:** Apr 22, 2010 **Posts:** 123

The script works for me only with python 2.6.No matter what version of Gimp :noiseblower

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

pogogogo wrote:

The script works for me only with python 2.6.No matter what version of Gimp

What does it say on python 2.7?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I am using Gimp-2.6.12 in Linux Fedora 16

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

Is there anyone using Windows that can make the script work?

Otherwise can one try to change line 28 to:

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debug=False

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

molly wrote:

I am using Gimp-2.6.12 in Linux Fedora 16

Can you start Gimp from a terminal session, and see if you get any messages in the terminal session when the script runs?

I can try but I never did that before so someone will have to tell me how to do it. I have only been using Fedora a couple of months so still learning.

pogogogo · **Joined:** Apr 22, 2010 **Posts:** 123

ofnuts wrote:

What does it say on python 2.7?

The same error in xubuntu GIMP 2.6.12 and 2.8-RC1
Gimp 2.8 on Windows 7 with python 2.7 is the same problem.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

pogogogo wrote:

ofnuts wrote:

What does it say on python 2.7?

The same error in xubuntu GIMP 2.6.12 and 2.8-RC1
Gimp 2.8 on Windows 7 with python 2.7 is the same problem.

Since you are on Linux, can you try same after starting Gimp from a terminal session? Messages in the terminal may be a bit more complete and may help pinpointing the problem.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

RobA wrote:

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pdb.gimp_fonts_get_list("sans")[1][0]

...which will return the text name of the first font with "sans" in it.

Doesn't seem to work in this case, the PDB (or wire_read channel) isn't initialized yet at registration time.

pogogogo · **Joined:** Apr 22, 2010 **Posts:** 123

I have a message.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4734

pogogogo wrote:

I have a message.

Very strange. The second message come from the destructor of the Text object. So the text object has been created. But the workimage is created in its initializer, so it should be there. Unless the problem is indeed when creating this image. Can you try to change the line:

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self.workImage=gimp.Image(fontSize*4, fontSize*4, RGB)

to

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self.workImage=gimp.Image(int(fontSize*4),int(fontSize*4), RGB)

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