Thank you, Issabella.
The examples of logos of yours posted along this thread are very nice as well.

For information only, in the mentioned script I employ the "gimp-image-attach-parasite" procedure to accomplish the task of filling the image comment of the generated pattern with a summary of its characteristics, consisting in a list of the settings and values used to produce the peculiar crossword grid depicted.

If it can be helpful, I am attaching the actual code snippet of the script featuring the procedure in question:

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;; write a summary of the crossword grid's features in the image comment
(gimp-image-attach-parasite
 image1
 (list* "gimp-comment"
        1
        (string-append "Number of columns:  "
                       (atom->string x1)
                       "\r\nNumber of rows:  "
                       (atom->string y1)
                       "\r\nCell width (in pixels):  "
                       (atom->string cell-width)
                       "\r\nCell height (in pixels):  "
                       (atom->string cell-height)
                       "\r\nColor of lights:  "
                       (color-notations light-color)
                       "\r\nColor of blocks:  "
                       (color-notations block-color)
                       "\r\nColor of borders:  "
                       (color-notations border-color)
                       "\r\nCell border thickness (in pixels):  "
                       (atom->string cell-border-tn)
                       "\r\nGrid border thickness (in pixels):  "
                       (atom->string grid-border-tn)
                       "\r\nBlock margins (in pixels):  "
                       (atom->string block-margins)
                       "\r\nMaximum answer length:  "
                       (atom->string max-ans-length)
                       "\r\nEnsure 180 degree rotational symmetry:  "
                       (if (= ensure-symmetry FALSE) "FALSE" "TRUE")
                       "\r\nAdd clue numbers:  "
                       (if (= add-clue-numbers FALSE)
                           "FALSE"
                           (string-append
                            "TRUE"
                            "\r\n    Size of digit "
                            "(in % of cell height):  "
                            (atom->string digit-size)
                            "\r\n    Text color:  "
                            (color-notations text-color)
                            "\r\n    Font:  "
                            (make-string 1 (integer->char 34))
                            text-font
                            (make-string 1 (integer->char 34))))
                       "\r\nRandom seed:  "
                       (atom->string *crossword-seed*)
                       "\r\nKeep layers separate:  "
                       (if (= separate-layers FALSE) "FALSE" "TRUE")
                       "\r\n")
        ()))


Daria, MareroQ & dinasset.

Nice results, Sallyanne, Graechan, Issabella & Molly.

I hope to have a small tutorial ready soon, with a better description of some of the settings.

Thank you for the code, Gino D. That looks to be a handy feature.

GnuTux, a tutorial for it with settings for each result would be very appreciate. I wish you have enough time for it.

that would be great.

Uh Oh, I put in this new version and now I can't use it because the box is too long for my screen, and there is no scrolling script for macs yet. Boo.

You should be able to use the Alpha to Logo section of the new version on pretty much any screen resolution. The only difference between the two options is that the Create Logo option creates a new image and adds the text you put in the text box. You can just do that part manually and run the script from the Alpha to Logo Menu.

I have copies of all the old versions. If you want the previous version (or any earlier version), let me know and I'll attach.


I do have some new features to add, but that won't affect the tutorial on the extrusion section, which I'll be posting soon.

I did save the old version just in case. I looked up how to compile for mac, hahahahaha. yeah, right, it's never gonna happen here! I had no idea what they were talking about, it was all like a foreign language.

There are several features in the new version that you will most likely want, including more precise gradient fills and the addition of a shrink extrusion feature. Although, you could use the stand alone 3D Extrusion script for even more extrusion options.

I do not understand why this is, but using the same font (comic sans ms bold) in the "Logo-Toolbox" the result is different. (text tool )

I used the default settings, just changing the font and font size (148)

This same problem was found with the Glass Effect Text.

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But with the "Bling Text Logo" and the "Enviro Logo" are equal to the result obtained with the Text Tool.

Not tested other sources.

Akros
just launched Logo Toolbox, but my parameters window looks different from yours:

Dinasset is quite possible that my version of Logo Toolbox is not the most current.

But the question I raised is about the difference between the font obtained by the "Text tool", and obtained by "Logo Toolbox" and the "Glass Effect Text"

Somehow these two scrips seem to select another font, not the real font (comic sans ms bold).

This may be happening (or not) with other fonts.

In the picture posted in my previous post, although I have selected the same font, the result is different.

On top the selected font comic sans ms bold using the "text tool"
On bottom, using these scripts.

Do not know if you'll be able to reproduce the same result with a different version of the script.

Thx Dinasset !

just changing the text (Gimp) and the font size (148) with my version I get this



it seems the font used is correct


edit: my version is 2.1

You may see the differences.
Are visible on the leg of the letter P

The difference you are seeing is due to the way stroking is done in these scripts.

The stroke is created by duplicating the text and placing the dupe layer above the original. On the original layer, the script performs Alpha to Select, shrinks by stroke width, inverts the selection and clears the outer area. The selection is then inverted and inner area of the stroke layer is also cleared.

When you combine both the text layer and the stroke layer, there is no size difference from the original text. You can also set the stroke with to zero to disable the stroke layer entirely.

IMO, this produces a much better stroke than stroking the selection or the path. There is less anti-aliasing on the stroke's outer edge because it uses the original text to create the stroke.

After the solution appears, the question becomes pathetic ...
But now I can clearly understand what was going on.
Doubt clarified.
Thx GnuTux.

Glad to know Gnutux solved your doubts, Akros.
I should have very poor eyes, I didn't (and still I don't) see the difference in the font ...