Dumb Gimp Question

Cricket

I have a question for anyone who uses Gimp. How the $%#$ do you use the text tool? Everytime I try, my text is backwards!! I can't figure out how to type something forwards. Any advice?

mikael-aronsson

Not sure what you have problems with, if you activate the text tool, click on the canvas and type text it is "backwards" ? if you are talking about text going from right to left (not mirrored, or are the characters mirrored) the only thing I can think of are:

1: Using a language that is right to left.

2: You have set the character spacing parameter to a bigger negative value in the text tool options

3: If you have the flip canvas set in the view menu it will write text right to left if I remember correct

 

richardandtracy

And if there is no solution that you can find, apply an X scale of -100% to the text after creating it.

And you are in [good?] company finding GIMP to be obscure & difficult to use!

Regards,

Richard

dtrscbrutal

In GIMP, with a text layer active, select the "text tool". In the Tool options window check the "Use editor" box. This should open a new menu. In the new menu insure the "From left to right" icon is checked. Then click "Close". 
 Hopefully that fixes the problem.

Linwelly

dtrscbrutal said:

In GIMP, with a text layer active, select the "text tool". In the Tool options window check the "Use editor" box. This should open a new menu. In the new menu insure the "From left to right" icon is checked. Then click "Close". 
 Hopefully that fixes the problem.

@cricket I believe this is the solution for the problem, if not please make a screenshot of the text tool settings next to the layer of the backwards text so we can see what the problem is

crosswind

Pls post a screenshot or let us know what language are you using for typing in text... I use both Chinese and Japanese... there's no such issue on my side with default settings in the latest GIMP version (2.10.38 rev1)

ed3D

Linwelly said:

dtrscbrutal said:

In GIMP, with a text layer active, select the "text tool". In the Tool options window check the "Use editor" box. This should open a new menu. In the new menu insure the "From left to right" icon is checked. Then click "Close". 
 Hopefully that fixes the problem.

@cricket I believe this is the solution for the problem, if not please make a screenshot of the text tool settings next to the layer of the backwards text so we can see what the problem is

+ 1     And   also   try  Krita  +  Thanx 

Cricket

Sorry, off line the last few days due to the hurricane. I'm at work now, but basically I selected the text tool and typed. If I type the word "text" it will show as "txet". I have "From left to right" selected and it doesn't make a difference. I'll try to take a screen shot when I get home. 

Wolfwood

Check to see if by mistake you have set a negative space for you letters spacing