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Dumb Gimp Question

CricketCricket Posts: 461
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I have a question for anyone who uses Gimp. How the $%#$ do you use the text tool? Everytime I try, my text is backwards!! I can't figure out how to type something forwards. Any advice?

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  • mikael-aronssonmikael-aronsson Posts: 577

    Not sure what you have problems with, if you activate the text tool, click on the canvas and type text it is "backwards" ? if you are talking about text going from right to left (not mirrored, or are the characters mirrored) the only thing I can think of are:

    1: Using a language that is right to left.

    2: You have set the character spacing parameter to a bigger negative value in the text tool options

    3: If you have the flip canvas set in the view menu it will write text right to left if I remember correct

     

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,752

    And if there is no solution that you can find, apply an X scale of -100% to the text after creating it.

    And you are in [good?] company finding GIMP to be obscure & difficult to use!

    Regards,

    Richard

  • dtrscbrutaldtrscbrutal Posts: 518
    edited October 8

    In GIMP, with a text layer active, select the "text tool". In the Tool options window check the "Use editor" box. This should open a new menu. In the new menu insure the "From left to right" icon is checked. Then click "Close". 
     Hopefully that fixes the problem.

    Post edited by dtrscbrutal on
  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 5,956
    edited October 8

    dtrscbrutal said:

    In GIMP, with a text layer active, select the "text tool". In the Tool options window check the "Use editor" box. This should open a new menu. In the new menu insure the "From left to right" icon is checked. Then click "Close". 
     Hopefully that fixes the problem.

    @cricket I believe this is the solution for the problem, if not please make a screenshot of the text tool settings next to the layer of the backwards text so we can see what the problem is

    Post edited by Linwelly on
  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,344
    edited October 8

    Pls post a screenshot or let us know what language are you using for typing in text... I use both Chinese and Japanese... there's no such issue on my side with default settings in the latest GIMP version (2.10.38 rev1)

    Post edited by crosswind on
  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,229

    Linwelly said:

    dtrscbrutal said:

    In GIMP, with a text layer active, select the "text tool". In the Tool options window check the "Use editor" box. This should open a new menu. In the new menu insure the "From left to right" icon is checked. Then click "Close". 
     Hopefully that fixes the problem.

    @cricket I believe this is the solution for the problem, if not please make a screenshot of the text tool settings next to the layer of the backwards text so we can see what the problem is

    + 1     And   also   try  Krita  +  Thanx 

  • CricketCricket Posts: 461

    Sorry, off line the last few days due to the hurricane. I'm at work now, but basically I selected the text tool and typed. If I type the word "text" it will show as "txet". I have "From left to right" selected and it doesn't make a difference. I'll try to take a screen shot when I get home. 

  • WolfwoodWolfwood Posts: 787
    edited October 11

    Check to see if by mistake you have set a negative space for you letters spacing

     

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