Difference between revisions of "Text-Handling in GIMP"
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| − | Text handling in GIMP | + | '''Text handling in GIMP''' |
| − | + | *Text in GIMP is always part of the composition - (unless it is an annotation) | |
| − | + | *There is no such thing as paging in gimp | |
| − | + | *Text in gimp has form and symbolic meaning, but meta levels of information in text are not supported | |
| + | Users get: | ||
| + | *Complete control over typography and the layout of text on the canvas | ||
| + | *unicode supported localisation of text tools | ||
| + | *text editing for ever | ||
| + | *super-fast workflow, when they are experienced | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Functionality == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Internationalization === | ||
| + | * full support of all Unicode content | ||
| + | * support for all OpenType features | ||
| + | * multiple writing systems in the same text-box | ||
| + | * right to left and top-down textflow | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Corrections === | ||
| + | *the text content is always accessible and editable | ||
| + | *all applied effects are kept | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Quick plain text === | ||
| + | *the full-functionality text-tool is not obligatory | ||
| + | *simple annotations are supported | ||
| + | *can be inserted in an easy way | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Effects === | ||
| + | *stroke text | ||
| + | *fill text | ||
| + | *all effects and filter can be applied on the text itself (see "Corrections") | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Layout === | ||
| + | *full control to the user on every level | ||
| + | *all this is done in the context of the overall work: | ||
| + | **the canvas | ||
| + | **the applied effects | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Positioning ==== | ||
| + | *freely positionable on the canvas | ||
| + | *text boxes of any shape | ||
| + | *(rectangular) box fixed or dynamic | ||
| + | *text overflow from box to box | ||
| + | *text along path | ||
| + | *transformation tools | ||
| + | *combinations of above functions | ||
| + | *?grid (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_%28page_layout%29 ) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Typography ==== | ||
| + | *fine grained-control | ||
| + | *presets can be saved | ||
| + | *manual access (M) to open type (OT) features: Glyph palette | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Character level''' | ||
| + | *Font family | ||
| + | *Font variant | ||
| + | *size | ||
| + | *Color | ||
| + | *Hinting | ||
| + | *Kerning (M+OT) | ||
| + | *faux bold+italics | ||
| + | *underline | ||
| + | *through-line | ||
| + | *baseline shift | ||
| + | *language | ||
| + | + [[OpenType features]] | ||
| − | + | *?glyph scaling (vertical and horizontal) | |
| + | |||
| + | '''line and paragraph level''' | ||
| + | *leading (Line Spacing) | ||
| + | *tracking | ||
| + | *Indent | ||
| + | *justification | ||
| + | *inter-paragraph spacing | ||
| + | *text-flow | ||
| − | + | <!-- | |
| − | + | == What's NOT in it == | |
| − | + | This section cannot cover everything. Its purpose is to "draw the line". | |
| − | + | *paging | |
| + | *multi-columns | ||
| + | *??text overflow (box to box) | ||
| + | *footnotes | ||
| + | *field functions | ||
| + | *meta text (apart from Comment/Exif data) | ||
| + | *automatic creation of content (TOC, tables,…) | ||
| − | + | --> | |
Revision as of 14:25, 6 February 2012
Contents
Vision
Text handling in GIMP
- Text in GIMP is always part of the composition - (unless it is an annotation)
- There is no such thing as paging in gimp
- Text in gimp has form and symbolic meaning, but meta levels of information in text are not supported
Users get:
- Complete control over typography and the layout of text on the canvas
- unicode supported localisation of text tools
- text editing for ever
- super-fast workflow, when they are experienced
Functionality
Internationalization
- full support of all Unicode content
- support for all OpenType features
- multiple writing systems in the same text-box
- right to left and top-down textflow
Corrections
- the text content is always accessible and editable
- all applied effects are kept
Quick plain text
- the full-functionality text-tool is not obligatory
- simple annotations are supported
- can be inserted in an easy way
Effects
- stroke text
- fill text
- all effects and filter can be applied on the text itself (see "Corrections")
Layout
- full control to the user on every level
- all this is done in the context of the overall work:
- the canvas
- the applied effects
Positioning
- freely positionable on the canvas
- text boxes of any shape
- (rectangular) box fixed or dynamic
- text overflow from box to box
- text along path
- transformation tools
- combinations of above functions
- ?grid (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_%28page_layout%29 )
Typography
- fine grained-control
- presets can be saved
- manual access (M) to open type (OT) features: Glyph palette
Character level
- Font family
- Font variant
- size
- Color
- Hinting
- Kerning (M+OT)
- faux bold+italics
- underline
- through-line
- baseline shift
- language
- ?glyph scaling (vertical and horizontal)
line and paragraph level
- leading (Line Spacing)
- tracking
- Indent
- justification
- inter-paragraph spacing
- text-flow
