Font cut off when I convert from SVG to PNG

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:56 pm

I'm exporting a svg file with only text to png and some characters are being chopped off??

From the command line I do "inkscape -z -f 'sample-text.svg' -w 2770 -h 1180 -e 'sample-text.png'

I've tried to increase image size etc but it does this with quite a few of the font's I'm using?

Any suggestions?

Thanks

ragstian · Postby **ragstian** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:03 am

Hi.

Convert the text to paths in Inkscape.

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:15 am

Text is already a path - check the attached svg file. Also we use command line in batch mode?

Lazur · Postby **Lazur** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:52 am

The text is on a path, but not converted to path in the sample svg.
(I don't have the great vibes font used in the test.)

Ctrl+Shift+C on screen to convert object to path -~~oh wait, have no idea about command line call for that, maybe it's not even possible~~.

ragstian · Postby **ragstian** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:57 am

Hi.

Text is already a path - check the attached svg file. Also we use command line in batch mode?

Interesting, when I open the attached SVG file the text is not a path, but its ON a path
Select the text and inspect the object properties ( Shift Ctrl O ) to see.
Rotated text is always problematic in Inkscape as the kerning is not adjusted as it's rotated.
Insert a space at the end of the text to avoid the "clipping".

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:19 am

Just tried the "text-to-path" but doesn't seem to do the trick, I suspect it's the arc'd path that causes it. I followed these steps:

inkscape jm2.svg --export-plain-svg=jm2b.svg --export-text-to-path

when I look at jm2b.svg the text is still plain text??

I don't have the GUI so cannot test if it does the same there??

Here's a copy of the file : http://95.168.192.183/jm2.svg

hulf2012 · Postby **hulf2012** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:04 am

Hello
I haven't see the file, because I'm pretty sure that I don't have the font

Here is a list of the verbs that Inkscape use in command line (I think it's not the last version):
http://how-to.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_use ... t_of_verbs

The verb you have to use is this:

Code: Select all

ObjectToPath: Convert selected object to path

Object to path command:
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... om-Objects

Just in case, About verbs:
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL ... dLine.html

By the way, what operative system are you using for?... and which version of Inkscape ??

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:16 am

I'm using Debian 3.2.60-1+deb7u3 and Inkscape 0.48.3.1 r9886 (Dec 29 2012)

Janne · Postby **Janne** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:56 am

If the text was converted to path it would not matter that I don't have the font that's been used.

What is the dot in the upper left corner?
Outline mode shows exactly the same...

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:35 am

great vibes: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/great-vibes (it's free)

hulf2012 · Postby **hulf2012** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:29 am

johanndm wrote:great vibes: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/great-vibes (it's free)

great ...But ...Do you managed to convert the text to paths with "Object to paths command", or using the GUI < but you don't have gui? >?

also:

-z, --without-gui

Do not use X server. Doesn't seem to play well with --verb.

Try with the text converted to paths first. The letters are converted to groups, but that shouldn't matter when exported to png.

Maybe installing the last inkscape 0.91, the result could be different... mmm but there is for ubuntu ppa... i don't know if debian can use that system

tylerdurden · Postby **tylerdurden** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:38 am

Janne wrote:What is the dot in the upper left corner?

That dot is the text anchor.

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:16 am

Ok I have managed to get a work around for this.

First step is exporting to PDF using:
inkscape -z -f sample-text.svg --export-text-to-path --export-pdf=sample-text..pdf

This converts the text to paths - it seems --export-text-to-path only works for PDF, PS and EPS

Then I convert the PDF to PNG and use it in the rest of the composite image build we need.

Hopefully this is fixed in inkscape 0.91 :-)

Thanks for all the suggestions and pointers!

hulf2012 · Postby **hulf2012** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:26 am

johanndm wrote:Ok I have managed to get a work around for this.

First step is exporting to PDF using:
inkscape -z -f sample-text.svg --export-text-to-path --export-pdf=sample-text..pdf

This converts the text to paths - it seems --export-text-to-path only works for PDF, PS and EPS

Then I convert the PDF to PNG and use it in the rest of the composite image build we need.

Hopefully this is fixed in inkscape 0.91

Thanks for all the suggestions and pointers!

Glad you solve your problem, but...

Did you eeeever try converting the text to paths with the ObjectToPath command (or shift+ Ctrl + C, with the GUI????)

Honestly, from user to user, Your solution doesn't seem ... "elegant"... but it's Ok, it's ok... "no importa que el gato sea blanco o sea negro, lo importante es que caze ratones"...

Greetings

johanndm · Postby **johanndm** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:43 pm

We use 100% command line - so cannot tell if the GUI part works. We use Inkscape on a backend server to a web (html/javascript) product designer to merge and convert various parts of the design.

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