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Ghost images after using Scale tool - dominiqueglass - 08-17-2024
I'm trying to scale a piece of text. I've created it, found out it's not quite the size I want, and used the Scale tool to change it.
To begin with, I clicked the Text button, typed out a piece of text, then clicked Alpha to Selection, then used the Move tool, then clicked Alpha to Selection again to reselect, then used the Scale tool. When I finish scaling, a ghost image of the text's original position remains, and will not go away - I have to delete the layer to get rid of it every time (and by the way, it's still there on export too).
What's going wrong?
RE: Ghost images after using Scale tool - Ofnuts - 08-17-2024
These are anti-aliasing pixels on the eges of the text. Being partly transparent, they are only partly selected (alpha to selection means selection level=opacity...), so one part is scaled, and another part remains.
If you have a text layer, scale the whole layer without selecting the text first. This will scale the whole thing.
However, scaling text as pixels will make it a bit blurry because pixels will be interpolated. A better/cleaner s solution is to use Layer > Text to path to create a path form the text, then scale the path with the Scale tool (transform tools have a Transform row of icons at the top of the options to apply them to layers/selection/mask/path/image), and then fill the scaled path.
RE: Ghost images after using Scale tool - PixLab - 08-18-2024
(08-17-2024, 10:15 PM)dominiqueglass Wrote: I've created it, found out it's not quite the size I want, and used the Scale tool to change it.
Why?
Why not just change the text size....
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RE: Ghost images after using Scale tool - Tas_mania - 08-18-2024
Quote:Why not just change the text size....
I like to use Justify > centered It's great for making posters. Adjust letter spacing is also good sometimes. Makes the line wider
