Hello
Just right now, I can't find a possibility to attach a text to a curve with upright letters.
Found nothing in help text and nothing here in the forum.
Can someone help me?
Piet
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Hello
Just right now, I can't find a possibility to attach a text to a curve with upright letters.
Found nothing in help text and nothing here in the forum.
Can someone help me?
Piet
I'm not sure what you mean, but, if you are saying that the letters are on the wrong side of the curve?
Then you can righ-click, on the text and select reverse text on curve.
If you mean that you want the letters to follow the curve, but still be upright (vertical) on that curve, then I don't know.
And, I'm not sure that it can be done?
Hello Rik
Sorry - It is the second possibility, that I mean.
Attachment 93112
This was made with another product.
This is the function, I used there.
Attachment 93113
I love Xara, cause it is so fast and it can do marvelous things.
I can't believe, that it can't do this.
Piet
You could use the mold tool. It's not a perfect solution but it works.
Break the letters apart (Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes then Ungroup two times) and arrange the characters manually.
That other product would not rhyme with Doral would it?
Yes it - would.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
Sorry gwpriester - but Your solution just arranges normal letters on the curve, it doesn't stretch the letters on its own.
Take a closer look on the "H", it is deformed according the curve.
Piet
How can we transport that request to the developer team?
You can use this function for words on a cylinder or a bowed surface. It gives them a 3D-look.
Piet
Hi Piet.
Please go to the Dear Xara forum.
Detail your request there and give examples of what you would like.
Ah, OK, I see. I would apply and then edit a Default Envelope with the Mould Tool, though this is not a very elegant way to do this task.Quote:
Sorry gwpriester - but Your solution just arranges normal letters on the curve, it doesn't stretch the letters on its own.
Take a closer look on the "H", it is deformed according the curve.
It's not xara but it trumps xara in terms of functionality and interactive feedback.
http://csswarp.eleqtriq.com/
Of course this highlights the issue of why xara chooses the best way to put text on a line, unless one is prepared to warp the baseline of the text accordingly.
As you attached a screenshot, I'm assuming you have a version of CorelDraw on your system. There's no law against creating your text in CorelDraw and importing it into Xara. (The Xara Police won't mind). The result will be vector. Just go to File/Export and export as CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange Legacy (*.cmx) from the Save As Type drop down Menu.
Bob.
Sadler - That is an awesome link. It reminds of of when Vector Magic first introduced their bitmap to vector product on a free website.
You can modify the script and paste it into a placeholder and it works as you can see in the attached. I highlighted two of the characters.