Re: [libreoffice-users] Fit Text to Contour

** Reply to message from Jean-Francois Nifenecker
<jean-francois.nifenecker@laposte.net> on Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:20:10 +0100

> Le 10/02/2014 16:59, Cliff Scott a écrit :
>
> > One question remains: Is there a way to put the
> > text on a free form line or only on the shapes the Fontwork Button dialog box
> > has?
>
> Yes, of course. Just draw a line by hand and associate (enter) the text
> you want. While it is selected, call the Fontwork tool. There, do *not*
> use the upper rounded shapes. Instead, use directly one of the four
> tools just below to setup the text along the line you drew.
> You should achieve what you're looking for.

 Jean-Francois 

Tried that and somehow I'm missing something important. I draw a line using
the "Freeform Line" tool from the Draw toolbar. I then use the text tool from
the Draw toolbar to enter text. When I enter the text the Fontwork window
opens. I then choose one of the 4 tools you suggest and the text follows the
contour of the text box. The line is totally ignored. If I select the line
the Fontworks tool is grayed out and unavailable.

This takes me back to the same problem as I had initially, how do I get the
text to be associated with the line. Writer will not let me select both the
text box and the line at the same time. Could you give me a detailed step by
step what works on your system? Thanks.

Cliff

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