Text on the outside of a circle

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Text on the outside of a circle

Postby hellocatfood » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:04 pm

I'm already aware of how to put text on a path, but what I'm looking for is an simple/easier way to put it on the outside of a circle and still have it the right way up.

For example, the attachment shows the output that I want (made this in GIMP)

I've followed the tutorial on the Inkscape Wiki and this video tutorial but just wondered if there's a simple 'flip' or 'reverse' button that could do it.

Thanks
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Re: Text on the outside of a circle

Postby prkos » Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:51 am

Have you tried reverting the circle using the Path > Revert option before you put text on it?
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Re: Text on the outside of a circle

Postby hellocatfood » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:44 pm

I'm using a prerelease of 0.47 and can't see the revert option. The closest thing I have is reverse. Is this the correct one to use?
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Re: Text on the outside of a circle

Postby prkos » Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:58 am

Yes, I'm sorry I typed it wrong, it's Path > Reverse
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