Re: [tdf-discuss] [GENERAL]Fontwork tool

On 12/29/2010 6:55 PM, Regina Henschel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Tom Hamsher schrieb:
> > On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 7:05 PM, RGB ES<rgb.mldc@gmail.com>  wrote:
> >
> > > No, not the "fontwork gallery" but this tool:
> > > http://s2.subirimagenes.com/imagen/5721292fontwork.png
> > > With this very useful tool you can have text following a curve, or
> > > shadow effects or... many other interesting things. This tool, present
> > > on OOo since ancient times, was "hidden" on 2.0 for reasons I never
> > > understood: you can only access to it by adding a button on a toolbar
> > > (Category: Format; Commands: Fontwork), because there is no menu entry
> > > for it.
> > > Anyone know why this tool was hidden? If there were plans to replace
> > > it, they were never realized...
> > > Cheers
> > > Ricardo
> > >
> > > I can add the button in OOo v3.2.1 but cannot get it to do anything.
>
> (1)
> Draw something, for example a freehand line. Add Text to it (F2). Finish. Click on your object, so 
> that it has green handles.
> Click on the fontwork icon. In the dialog click on the second icon in the the row above the 
> alignments. Watch how nice the text follows the line.
>
> (2)
> Write a line of text with the T tool. Open the fontwork dialog. Click on the element upper left, 
> which shows a half circle. Watch how your text arranges around a half circle.
>
> kind regards
> Regina

This one is really great! Now that I know it's there, I'll certainly have use for it -- thanks!

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