Multiple Text Layers To Path?

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2016 3:58 am **(#1)**

I'm working on an image,
that has many text layers.
I want to do a Text To Path on every text layer,
without having to do each and every Text To Path individually.

Does anyone know of a script that does this? :puzzled

If not.
I was thinking of a script,
which would do the Text To Path function on any visible text layer.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

It could be done.

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gimp-vectors-new-from-text-layer
gimp-image-insert-vectors

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2016 6:46 am **(#3)**

Rod wrote:

It could be done.

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gimp-vectors-new-from-text-layer
gimp-image-insert-vectors

It could?

Do tell... :bowdown

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

Wallace wrote:

Rod wrote:

It could be done.

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gimp-vectors-new-from-text-layer
gimp-image-insert-vectors

It could?

Do tell... :bowdown

Would you want it to select ALL text layers or just certain ones?
I am just wondering if there is a way to select all text layers and using gimp-item-get-selection select the alpha for all layers at once.Then create and add the paths.

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gimp-item-is-text-layer

This procedure returns whether layer or item is a text layer and IF it is select that items alpha (TRUE/FALSE). I think that's possible.

Selecting the items alpha on USER DEFINED text layers only, this may require to have the layers be named a certain way. OR having the user link those they want changed.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:09 am **(#5)**

Rod wrote:

Wallace wrote:

Rod wrote:

It could be done.

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gimp-vectors-new-from-text-layer
gimp-image-insert-vectors

It could?

Do tell... :bowdown

Would you want it to select ALL text layers or just certain ones?
I am just wondering if there is a way to select all text layers and using gimp-item-get-selection select the alpha for all layers at once.Then create and add the paths.

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gimp-item-is-text-layer

This procedure returns whether layer or item is a text layer and IF it is select that items alpha (TRUE/FALSE). I think that's possible.

Selecting the items alpha on USER DEFINED text layers only, this may require to have the layers be named a certain way. OR having the user link those they want changed.

I want to make paths from all the text layers in my project.
Having the visible text layers only create paths.
I thought would make it a bit more practical or useful.
I'm not happy with the way paths are made for selections.
I'm not sure how Text To Path creates it's paths,
but they'er much more accurate.

dinasset · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:12 am **(#6)**

ask FP, he is the specialist on such kind of filters (he did many)

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

This one will create a path from one text layer. I am having issues trying to get linked layers to convert to vector however. This is basically just text to path so kinda useless.

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;;; Description:
;;; Creates paths from all text layers in the image.
;;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Change Log:
;;; Version-1.0
;;;
; Information can be found at GimpChat.com
;
; License: GPLv3
; This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
; (at your option) any later version.
;
; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
; GNU General Public License for more details.
;
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; visit: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

(define   (script-fu-all-text-layers-to-paths image drawable)
   

   
           ;;begin image undo and reset
          (gimp-context-push)
          (gimp-image-undo-group-start image)   
       

           ;;make sure the layer is a TEXT layer       
    (let* ((myTextPath (car (gimp-vectors-new-from-text-layer image drawable))))       
           

           ;;convert text layers to path layers           
          (gimp-image-insert-vectors image myTextPath 0 0)
       
           ;;set all user settings back to before script ran or undo filter
          (gimp-displays-flush)
          (gimp-context-pop)
          (gimp-image-undo-group-end image)
    )    
)   
           ;register menu location and information   
       (script-fu-register "script-fu-all-text-layers-to-paths"
        "<Image>/Rod/All text layers to paths"
        "Creates paths from all text layers"
        "Rod Detmer"
        "Rod Detmer"
        "September 2016"
        "RGB*"
        SF-IMAGE       "Image"            0
        SF-DRAWABLE    "Drawable"         0
       )

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

Still a work in progress i guess.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

Using the above script you can still just arrow up or down in the layers list and hit Ctrl F to redo the filter.
You can't do that with "Text to Path"

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2602

Rod wrote:

Using the above script you can still just arrow up or down in the layers list and hit Ctrl F to redo the filter.
You can't do that with "Text to Path"

Assign a shortcut key

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Konstantin · **Joined:** Sep 20, 2016 **Posts:** 293

Wallace wrote:

I'm not happy with the way paths are made for selections.
I'm not sure how Text To Path creates it's paths,
but they'er much more accurate

Thats because a font is a vector file, while alpha to selection turned into a path is a detour.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:25 am **(#12)**

here ya go Wallace.
available under <Image>/Python-Fu/Visible Text Layers To Paths

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2602

Maybe a make paths visible and merge-visible-paths to round it off.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:55 am **(#14)**

trandoductin wrote:

here ya go Wallace.
available under <Image>/Python-Fu/Visible Text Layers To Paths

You've done it again my man!
You're a Rock Star trandoductin!
:rocknod

Thanks.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

trandoductin wrote:

here ya go Wallace.
available under <Image>/Python-Fu/Visible Text Layers To Paths

Thanks Tran! :bigthup

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023