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Article #10324Re: Canvas 3.0
From: Jim McKee
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 01:52
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 01:52
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In article <1992Nov21.174839.29241@wam.umd.edu> lud@wam.umd.edu () writes: > >Could someone please tell me how to curve text in canvas. I have tried unsuccessfully and I would really like to know how to do it. Please tell me if a special type of font is needed and common examples of those fonts.. > >Thanks in advance.. >(lud@wam.umd.edu) 1. Type your text 2. Create an arc, circle or oval large enough for it to wrap around. 3. Select both your text and the object and select "Bind Text" Your text will then be reformed in the shape of the object you've created. Caveat: this works best (only?) with Type 1 Postscript fonts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim McKee \ "The reward is in the journey." jmckee@world.std.com / On the Red Road with my brothers and all my jmckee@silver.lcs.mit.edu \ relations. Ho! Mitakuye Oyasin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!eff!world!jmckee From: jmckee@world.std.com (Jim McKee) Subject: Re: Canvas 3.0 Message-ID: <By3H79.n1s@world.std.com> Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA References: <1992Nov21.174839.29241@wam.umd.edu> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 01:52:20 GMT Lines: 21