Re: Newbie Needs Help, Please! -- another one

On Tue, 27 May 2008 10:06:31 -0700, Michael Soibelman
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> wrote:


>Gimp is NOT a word processor.  Though it doesn't do what a word processor
>does it does allow you to use an italic font.  Just choose a font that
has
>the word 'italic' in its' description and guess what ?  You get italic
>letters......  So for instance choosing 'URW Palladio L Bold Italic'
gives
>italicized letters....

Understand that, but many fonts do not have an italic or bold version.
That is why I raised the issue.

>Also, and here's the good part, there is one better option at least in my
>humble opinion.  Use Inkscape to produce text !!  You can use whatever
font
>is available and you can click the italicize button as well as bold.  You
>can even use color.  Then save as a 'plain svg' file and open it with
Gimp
>as you would with any image file Gimp recognizes.  Im****t and merge paths
>in the open dialog that pops up.  Voila'  Colored, bold, italicized text
>that looks very clean !!

Will check that out. I assume that any source of 'plain svg' files can
be handled that same way.

thanks
JG