Remove 1 letter from text without moving it.

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Remove 1 letter from text without moving it. - Marten - 01-29-2021

Hey there,

I am pretty new to GIMP so I am not quite sure on how to approach this problem.
What I want is to remove the black letter from the layer without moving the rest of the text. So no spaces Smile

I tried giving it an alpha color but that doesn't seem to be possible.
[Image: kDac5]

Any help would be very much appriciated!

RE: Remove 1 letter from text without moving it. - rich2005 - 01-29-2021

Quote:...without moving the rest of the text. So no spaces

It looks like your text layer has lost its text properties, so just delete the selection shown in your screenshot.
However, (always a however) For a Text Layer as your example:
Mark the position of the 'M' using a guide.
In the text tool, delete the 'O' leaving text CMP
Space the distance between the C and M using the on canvas settings, as: https://i.imgur.com/CkFu2uw.mp4

RE: Remove 1 letter from text without moving it. - Marten - 01-29-2021

(01-29-2021, 07:10 PM)rich2005 Wrote:
Quote:...without moving the rest of the text. So no spaces

It looks like your text layer has lost its text properties, so just delete the selection shown in your screenshot.
However, (always a however) For a Text Layer as your example:
Mark the position of the 'M' using a guide.
In the text tool, delete the 'O' leaving text CMP
Space the distance between the C and M using the on canvas settings, as: https://i.imgur.com/CkFu2uw.mp4

Did not know about those options. That works like a charm!
The selection was just as a highlight Smile

RE: Remove 1 letter from text without moving it. - Ofnuts - 01-30-2021

An even more accurate technique if you still have the text layer

From the text layer: Layer>Text to path
Edit the path with the Path tool, removing the two strokes that make the O
Select>From path
Bucket-fill the selection on a new layer

I also have a script to split the text path into its letter components, with it that would be only a matter of splitting the path, deleting (or making invisible) the path of the letters you don't want, and then merging the paths again.

It is also possible that you don't need to delete the character at all... what is the initial problem?