>It is possible in Gimp but mightily tedious. Simple regular shapes not >too difficult, get into filling complex shapes, outlines of animals >etc and it becomes a PITA. > >For a simple shape. Have your text prepared and copied in some sort of >text editor or if you want you can type into Gimp. > >1. Use the text editor option to draw an empty text box to encompass >the shape. shot 1 > >2. Paste (or type) the text into the text editor. shot 2 > >3. Go into the on-canvas text tool and pad out with spaces or break >lines with a carriage return (enter key). shot 3 > >Of course the tool to use is something like vector editor Inkscape >which has a text-flow-into-frame tool. https://i.imgur.com/zwusTd6.jpg > >Saved as a svg and imported as a layer into Gimp. >https://i.imgur.com/OjdHjwM.jpg
I guess I'm not understanding some other steps you're taking. Sorry to be such a newbie. To clarify exactly what I'm trying to do here's a PNG image to see what I have. I created this by using the spacebar and breaking lines with enter. Now I need to increase the font size and it throws off everything. With this new text box I'm hoping to create, I assume I can change the text size and font without having to redo all the spacebars, etc. In your example, I checked use text editor and the box popped up and then I moved my mouse to the upper left edge and started drawing a rectangle on the canvas. it doesn't look like your image with the indentations. In pic #1. What did I do wrong? I then needed to use the Zoom tool and change back to the text tool and choose use text editor. I pasted the text in the floating text editor box. I'm confused as to when I need to actually work inside that floating text box and when I need to actually work with the text on the on canvas text box. I've had trouble with the text being way too small at 18, so I had to raise it to 29. I did this on canvas. Do I pad out with spaces and use enter inside the on canvas text box? How does that freeze the borders of that box, so when I increase the font it'll all stay inside? I would appreciate if you could clarify a little more, sorry to be a PITA. Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/977/original/CD_INSIDE.JPG -- GerryPeters (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
