Text along circle doesn't work anymore

[martin.girard]

Hi,

I'm trying to wrap text along a circle using GIMP 2.10.38 on Manjaro. I've done it successfully just last week, but tonight it won't work for no apparent reason.

Just in case, I've been following the steps in multiple tutorials like a robot, as in this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-j3nbLDj3M

But when I reach Text Along Path, the text selection shows at the top left corner of the screen instead of around the ellipsis, as in the attached screenshot.

I've also looked at trivial issues like text alignment, box being set to Fixed instead of Dynamic, trailing carriage return, and so on. Nothing works. I've also restarted the application and rebooted the system just in case. Haven't updated anything since I last used the functionality.

Please advise.

[rich2005]

(11-07-2024, 08:50 AM)martin.girard Wrote: ....snip...
But when I reach Text Along Path, the text selection shows at the top left corner of the screen instead of around the ellipsis, as in the attached screenshot.

You have the layers and paths mixed up.
You do not need a Path From Text, just make the text layer active.
Make the circular path active

   

Quote:I've also looked at trivial issues like text alignment, box being set to Fixed instead of Dynamic, trailing carriage return, and so on. Nothing works.  

Not needed, although carriage returns (enter key) either before or after the text will affect the rendered text path position.

If you want to deform a path from text (as shown in your screenshot) there are plugins for that.

[Krikor]

What happens is that you have a path around the page and that path is what is being used to position the text.

   

There are several ways to fix this, ideally remove the path that goes around the page and you should be successful.

[Ofnuts]

(11-07-2024, 08:50 PM)Krikor Wrote: What happens is that you have a path around the page and that path is what is being used to position the text.



There are several ways to fix this, ideally remove the path that goes around the page and you should be successful.

Possibly just avoid a Select > Invert before the Select > To Path.