Inkscape-Screencast7 - Funkified Text

[cuteeverything]

Really useful tips, I learned a lot TY !! I also like the song at the start:)

[nathantodayday]

Wtf is wrong with Inkscape, first I can only select one character and not the whole text and now I can't use the intersection... this is BS

[canimus]

Nice video, thanks!

I also experienced the same behavior to have the letters as separate paths. So I had to combine them, and then to apply the Path -> Dynamic Offset.

Thanks.

[noethew]

Very good! Excactly what I was looking for!

[cbecks1]

I can only select one character at a time and not the whole text so can't create the dynamic offset.

What am I doing wrong??

[rfquerin]

If you create the text, then change it to a path (Ctrl-Shift-C) or Path->Object to Path, you should be able to double click the text and all the characters should be part of a single path object. The only way to separate them is to do a Path->Break Apart by accident.

Anyway, if they are separate paths for each character you may be able to create a single path out of them by using Path->Combine. Then do the dynamic offset. Let me know how it goes.

[cbecks1]

Thanks for that, the Path > Combine methods works.

I then used Path > Simplify to show the nodes so they can be edited.

[rfquerin]

Path->Simplify actually will reduce the number of nodes (sometimes you may want that, but it will alter your text slightly). You can get the nodes visible by either double clicking on it or selecting it (single click) and then selecting the node tool on the left toolbar (or hit F2). Glad it worked for you.

[audrey07cute]

@cbecks1 hey it did that for me too but then i tried this and it works mabey it will work for you too, Go to Path and object to path> object ungroup> path and Union. hope it works :)

[diget7]

Thank you Thank You Thank YOU!!! This is the technique I was looking for!

[sinisasokolovic]

awesome :)

[ralais]

Great instructions... I followed along the whole time & had no problems. Thanks!

[amycarolehopkins]

Your tutorials are very helpful. Thanks.

Also, your screencasts are very clear. What program do you use to create them?

[mnuzum]

You say it wasn't terribly useful but it was exactly what I'm looking for. Well, by exactly, I mean that it demonstrates the precise technique I need to create a multi-level border around my text. I really don't want anything nearly as funky as what you did. ;-)

[CamiloSanchez1979]

that was pretty funky, funky.

[derDooFi]

that is one awesome font too! Do you know whether it's free?

[rfquerin]

I think the font was Baekmuk Headline. Although when I search for it, it appears to be a Korean font. (?) I dunno, I think it was part of my ubuntu default install. - sorry for the late reply - didn't see this one.

[paowibird]

this is hip

[lord579]

how do you get the windows to kind be 3D when you drag them off screen?? please reply

[rfquerin]

Both the 'wobbly' windows and the drop shadow under the windows are part of Beryl (a window manager for linux systems). Do a youtube search for 'beryl' or 'compiz fusion' to see some demos.

[pshapiro]

i adore your screencasts. they make me want to fire up inkscape and have some fun. you've given me the confidence to do so.

[heathenxyt]

Ahh. I finally had a chance to watch this. Your screencasts are always great and I look forward to watching them. But seriously...instead of the music that you used for the intro, dontchathink a little David Cassidy or some Wild Cherry

would have been apropos?

[rfquerin]

As much as I like funkified text, I don't have a heck of a lot of funkadelic music in my collection ;) Glad you liked it though.