Difference between revisions of "Text functionality in GIMP"
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* support for all OpenType features | * support for all OpenType features | ||
* multiple writing systems in the same text-box | * multiple writing systems in the same text-box | ||
| − | + | * right to left and top-down textflow | |
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== Corrections == | == Corrections == | ||
*the text content is always accessible and editable | *the text content is always accessible and editable | ||
| − | *all applied effects are kept | + | *all applied effects are kept |
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| + | == 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 == | == Layout == | ||
| − | full control to the user | + | *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 === | === Positioning === | ||
*freely positionable on the canvas | *freely positionable on the canvas | ||
*text boxes of any shape | *text boxes of any shape | ||
| − | *(rectangular | + | *(rectangular) box fixed or dynamic |
| + | *text overflow from box to box | ||
*text along path | *text along path | ||
| − | *? | + | *transformation tools |
| + | *combinations of above functions | ||
| + | *?grid (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_%28page_layout%29 ) | ||
=== Typography === | === Typography === | ||
| + | *fine grained-control | ||
*presets can be saved | *presets can be saved | ||
*manual access (M) to open type (OT) features: Glyph palette | *manual access (M) to open type (OT) features: Glyph palette | ||
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==== Character level ==== | ==== Character level ==== | ||
*Font family | *Font family | ||
| − | *Font | + | *Font variant |
*size | *size | ||
*Color | *Color | ||
*Hinting | *Hinting | ||
*Kerning (M+OT) | *Kerning (M+OT) | ||
| − | *faux bold | + | *faux bold+italics |
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*underline | *underline | ||
*through-line | *through-line | ||
*baseline shift | *baseline shift | ||
*language | *language | ||
| + | + [[OpenType features]] | ||
| − | + | *?glyph scaling (vertical and horizontal) | |
| − | ==== line level ==== | + | ==== line and paragraph level ==== |
*leading (Line Spacing) | *leading (Line Spacing) | ||
*tracking | *tracking | ||
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| − | |||
*Indent | *Indent | ||
| − | * | + | *justification |
*inter-paragraph spacing | *inter-paragraph spacing | ||
*text-flow | *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,…) | ||
| − | + | --> | |
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 6 February 2012
Contents
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
