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Thu Dec 15, 2016 6:37 am
GIMP Version: 2.8.12
Operating System: Linux
GIMP Experience: Basic Level
List any relevant plug-ins or scripts:
ofn-path-edits
I can get text to follow a path but I can not specify the exact place it needs to start from and niether can I move it to this point. For example, in the following image: http : // prnt.sc / djpie7
I want the phrase to start where the yellow arrow is pointing, not at the bottom of the bulb. How do I do this?
PS because I am a new user I could not post the image and so I entered the URL with spaces in it.
Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:24 am
You will have to break the path, so duplicate it first and work with the copy.
1. Use the path tool in edit mode and add a node at the start point. Check that the path tool has a little plus like this:
http://imgur.com/uh1b2Uf2. Still in path edit mode, hold down both ctrl + shift, move to the path between nodes, check that the tool has a little minus sign against it like this:
http://imgur.com/fRdQ1e53. The path should break like this:
http://imgur.com/1K8Iglk4. Apply text-along-path.
http://imgur.com/jctOVvjSuggest spacing your text out a little and maybe working with a larger image.
Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:29 am
abasel wrote:GIMP Version: 2.8.12
Operating System: Linux
GIMP Experience: Basic Level
List any relevant plug-ins or scripts:
ofn-path-edits
I can get text to follow a path but I can not specify the exact place it needs to start from and niether can I move it to this point. For example, in the following image: http : // prnt.sc / djpie7
I want the phrase to start where the yellow arrow is pointing, not at the bottom of the bulb. How do I do this?
PS because I am a new user I could not post the image and so I entered the URL with spaces in it.
Won't creating the path STARTING at the yellow arrow point location work?
Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:29 am
Time to add a plug for my
text-along-path script which will:
-allow you to center the text on the path
-avoid letter distortions (see the "H" of "THINK")
However, whether you use the script or the standard functionality, things don't look too good when the curvature radius is less that 5 times the height of the letters.
Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:53 pm
rich2005 wrote:You will have to break the path, so duplicate it first and work with the copy.
Thanks this works great but I am having a few issues
I have the following path. The note I added was the top one.
http: //imgur. com/5dozGeH
When I select "Text along path" the following happens
http: //imgur. com/X7vLu88
The text does not start from the top and go down clockwise as it should.
The end of the word seems to bunch in the top left-hand corner of the screen.
Where am I going wrong?
Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:12 pm
abasel wrote:rich2005 wrote:You will have to break the path, so duplicate it first and work with the copy.
Thanks this works great but I am having a few issues
I have the following path. The note I added was the top one.
http: //imgur. com/5dozGeH
When I select "Text along path" the following happens
http: //imgur. com/X7vLu88
The text does not start from the top and go down clockwise as it should.
The end of the word seems to bunch in the top left-hand corner of the screen.
Where am I going wrong?
It seems that you path is much too small for the desired text.
I believe that if you put out the path nodes in a similar way to the image below,
it should be good to go.
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/2101_Capture_o.PNG)
However,
you may need to adjust the starting and finishing nodes,
as needed to fix the desired text size.
...
Here is my example.
In this first image.
The path for the text to follow,
using Text Along Path.
Is not long enough to fit the desired text size.
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/2101_Capture_9.PNG)
In this second image.
I slightly adjusted the path for the text to follow.
Making the path for the text to follow a bit longer.
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/2101_Captur8.PNG)
Take note on how the text is centered,
on the path that it is following.
You may need to adjust the text spacing as well.
So that the text is not crammed together,
once the text has completed following the desired path.
Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:11 am
The text does not start from the top and go down clockwise as it should.
Was that answered? That is governed by the direction of the path. You could redraw the path in the opposite direction or there are plug-ins to reverse the direction of the path.
http://imgur.com/yie7NV0I was looking for ofnuts script and see the combined tool, top of the list new from about 5 days ago.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-p ... s/scripts/ ofn-path-edits.zip
Unzip it, the
ofn-path-edits.py file is already set to executable for linux, pop it into your Gimp profile ~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins
Some documentation in the zip as well, keep that for reference.
The end of the word seems to bunch in the top left-hand corner of the screen.
As in other post, the text is too long for the path. A choice, redo the path a bit longer or more obvious, reduce the size of the font.
Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:25 am
Hi all, yes thanks, both messages helped. I have not got it sorted.
Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:18 pm
Ofnuts,
Does this still work? I loaded this into 2 different Gimp 2.8 programs, one on Windows, one on Linux and it doesn't work. I put the .py script into the plugins folder. Restarted my machine, but I don't get any extra options when I right click in the paths tab.
Am I missing something?
Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:23 am
Yes AFAIK. On Linux you have to make it executable (and of course on both machines it goes in the "plug-ins" subdirectory, not the "scripts" ones).
Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:03 am
Ofnuts "Text along path" filter works for me still. =)
GIMP-2.8.20 64 bit Windows.
![Image](http://nebula.wsimg.com/c7ce4ac33042b01a37af142f2ce3bc44?AccessKeyId=260CCA7CB97DC40DCC70&disposition=0&alloworigin=1)
Right click paths layer - Tools>Text along path
Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:38 am
Yeah, I got it working. Human error.
Thanks for doing this. This tool is awesome!
Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:53 am
dennisdz wrote:Yeah, I got it working. Human error.
Thanks for doing this. This tool is awesome!
Check out the rest of Ofnuts path scripts. They are all pretty amazing. =)
Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:00 pm
With Ofnuts path scripts I hardly ever use Illustrator any more. I use guides for alignment and centering for mirroring.
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