center text onto path?

1.create a path
2.type your text
3.select your text and path
4.Text menu>Put on path
5.edit your path to change the arching

Thank You Rico,

    I found that part but could not get the arch effect I was looking for. I am a newbie at this program. I created an oval and attached the text. Now the oval is attached and solid.

----- Original Message -----
From: RIco <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 19:50
Subject: Re: [Question #55921]: Arching text
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> Your question #55921 on Inkscape changed:
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> 1.create a path
> 2.type your text
> 3.select your text and path
> 4.Text menu>Put on path
> 5.edit your path to change the arching
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once you have the text as you like, you can convert it to a path (Path Menu>Object to path) and get rid of the oval. Once you convert it to a path you will not be able to edit the text any more.

Gotcha. I have just switched from a friends recommendation from Windows to Linnux. I am having to relearn some programs. Blek. I might be switchin back.

----- Original Message -----
From: RIco <email address hidden>
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009 19:13
Subject: Re: [Question #55921]: Arching text
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> Your question #55921 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/55921
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> RIco proposed the following answer:
> once you have the text as you like, you can convert it to a path (Path
> Menu>Object to path) and get rid of the oval. Once you convert
> it to a
> path you will not be able to edit the text any more.
>
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you can also simply change de colour of your path or oval to make it invisible so everything remains editable

Yes...Is there a magic eraser type thing like in photoshop, where you can import an image and click away unwanted parts. Then brightness/contrast it as with line art.

----- Original Message -----
From: RIco <email address hidden>
Date: Friday, January 2, 2009 23:00
Subject: Re: [Question #55921]: Arching text
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> Your question #55921 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/55921
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> RIco proposed the following answer:
> you can also simply change de colour of your path or oval to
> make it
> invisible so everything remains editable
>
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Yeah the eraser! That's what I'm looking for! Or even a paint brush which I don't see either like on MS paint with choice of width then you could select same color as back ground or white if none and erase like that. I missing something I know.

eraser tool is now available in the development version, check out inkscape.org website to find a ready made package for your os or instructions on how to compile.

I appreciate the info Rico, but I have switched back to Freehand and Photoshop. Just did not find the inkscape user friendly .

----- Original Message -----
From: RIco <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 20:00
Subject: Re: [Question #55921]: Arching text
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> Your question #55921 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/55921
>
> RIco proposed the following answer:
> eraser tool is now available in the development version, check out
> inkscape.org website to find a ready made package for your os or
> instructions on how to compile.
>
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I'm curious Harleywood - you pay £360 for a commercial package first and then try the Free Open Source Software (FOSS)? What's lacking in Freehand that made you want to switch? Was it the £560 cost of Illustrator?

The thing about MS Paint and Photoshop is that they're both raster editors (for photos and the like) whilst Inkscape is a vector drawing program. The Gimp is more akin to Photoshop. But if you have Photoshop you can run it via Wine or under a virtualisation environment like virtualbox.

HTH.

It was several things that bothered me. There was no easy/ time efficient way to edit anything I imported . The arching effects, the blends, seemed to me was taking too many steps for the desired results. In freehand things were quick and simple, easy to control. I'm sure inkscape and gimp are great to some, but to me, caused me headaches and lost money. I am in the screenprinting environment and you know the saying ,Time is money. And, most customers who supplied art/ideas was long enduring to give them the'yre desired effects. Thanks for all the help's help.

----- Original Message -----
From: pbhj <email address hidden>
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 15:08
Subject: Re: [Question #55921]: Arching text
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> Your question #55921 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/55921
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> Status: Open => Needs information
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> pbhj requested for more information:
> I'm curious Harleywood - you pay £360 for a commercial package
> first and
> then try the Free Open Source Software (FOSS)? What's lacking in
> Freehand that made you want to switch? Was it the £560 cost of
> Illustrator?
>
> The thing about MS Paint and Photoshop is that they're both raster
> editors (for photos and the like) whilst Inkscape is a vector drawing
> program. The Gimp is more akin to Photoshop. But if you have Photoshop
> you can run it via Wine or under a virtualisation environment like
> virtualbox.
>
> HTH.
>
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If your main concern is about time=money you shouldn't be using software that is being developed and didn't reach the 1.0 stage. And I don't think it's fair to blame a program that cost you nothing because you lost money.
If you have a proved successful workflow using a proprietary application you should, imho, stick to it for production work and experiment with other software (free software or other proprietary packages) in non-critical jobs until you're sure if it fits to your production workflow.
I was in your position a couple of years ago and made the switch just once I was sure that I could have an acceptable workflow using free applications. It took me a while to get used to the differences and the lack of some features but it proved to be usable and productive.
I recommend you to keep trying, but don't experiment with your customers' work! ;-)