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?