On 01/31/2009 07:09 PM, Mike Dawe wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 01/31/2009 04:57 PM, Mike Dawe wrote: >> >>> I haven't investigated this further yet, but will do shortly. Oops, too >>> late ;-) I've just followed through the "fiddly" instructions at the >>> above link and "introduced" a "Fontwork" menu item into the "Format menu >>> of "Draw". With this "Fontwork" dialog I am now able to place text onto >>> a path in OOo Draw. >>> >>> It's crude but definitely will have some usages. >> >> What is 'crude' about it? > > Only in that it is characterized by it's simplicity - it lacks > sophistication. I do not mean that in a negative sense. Nor do I see it > as a drawback, I only see it as a useful addition, not as something bad > or unworkable. > >>> Tip (once you have a "Fontwork" menu). Write some text onto a Draw page. >>> Open the "Fontwork" dialog. Select the text you typed earlier. Click one >>> of the curve icons near the top of the "Fontwork" dialog. The effect >>> should be immediate. >> >> Perhaps RTFM is crude... > > I prefer to RTM, thanks. >
I'd agree with that regarding RTFM & apologise to you and the list. However I view fontwork no more crude or unsophisticated than MS Office's WordArt. The OP (emf) stated: <quote> When using WP, I used Presentations to create graphics. One particular command I used was Contour, in which you make some text follow the curvature of a circle. I would like to use OOo Drawing for graphics but I see that it does not have this kind of capabilities.. </quote> He was pointed to: 1. Other unrelated graphic programs (Web Kracked) 2. Fontwork (Jean-Baptist and myself) 3. Inkscape/Scribus & eventually Fontwork by you who apparently have never worked with Fontwork previously; yet you determine that fontwork is crude and unsophisticated. So, you've never used fontwork prior to your post. How about you read up on it, give it a spin thoroughly, and *then* provide your opinion whether it is crude and unsophisticated, or not? I've Inkscape up on another window; I enter text, curve the text, and then copy & past that into Draw... hmmm, doen't work well as it only pastes as unformated text - took a bit of doing as I typically only use Inkscape to edit svg's. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong? Are you proposing that the OP import as an SVG or graphic? I'm not trying to be an ass here, but just how do you propose to instruct emf to do this with 'non-crude and unsophisticated' Inkscape application? The guy mentioned that he was using WP (I assume to mean Word Perfect) previously... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
