r21598 by gpittman - more work on WwText manual page

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Tue Dec 6 19:06:24 UTC 2016


Author: gpittman
Date: Tue Dec  6 19:06:24 2016
New Revision: 21598

URL: http://scribus.net/websvn/listing.php?repname=Scribus&sc=1&rev=21598
Log:
more work on WwText manual page

Added:
    trunk/Scribus/doc/en/images/text_tab17.png   (with props)
    trunk/Scribus/doc/en/images/text_tab18.png   (with props)
Modified:
    trunk/Scribus/doc/en/WwText.html

Modified: trunk/Scribus/doc/en/WwText.html
URL: http://scribus.net/websvn/diff.php?repname=Scribus&rev=21598&path=/trunk/Scribus/doc/en/WwText.html
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--- trunk/Scribus/doc/en/WwText.html	(original)
+++ trunk/Scribus/doc/en/WwText.html	Tue Dec  6 19:06:24 2016
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 <h3>Color & Effects</h3>
 <table cellpadding=3><tr>
-<td><p>Here we choose the colors for text. The top button is the fill or main color for the font is. The middle button applies when you are using the Outline or Shadow feature for text. Since there is now a true Drop Shadow capability in Properties, this may be of less value, except that Drop Shadow can only be applied to an entire frame of text. The lowest button is new, and sets the color of a background for the glyphs.</p>
+<td><p>Here we choose the colors for text. The top button is the fill or main color for the font. The middle button applies when you are using the Outline or Shadow feature for text. Since there is now a true Drop Shadow capability in Properties, this may be of less value, except that Drop Shadow can only be applied to an entire frame of text. The lowest button is new, and sets the color of a background for the glyphs.</p>
 <p>The effects buttons have become a bit more cryptic, but always remember if you hover over them you have the tool tip. From left to right:</p>
 <ol>
 <li>Underline sections of text, including intervening spaces. Hold down the button to make adjustments of <b>Displacement</b> and <b>Linewidth</b>. Defaults are in <i>File > Preferences > Typography</i>.</li>
@@ -193,7 +193,16 @@
       <p> This particular section of Text Properties can make use of alternate character sets which are present in OTF. There has been an intensive effort in bringing this about, and we want to encourage users to file reports of any remaining issues they may find with a particular language.</p>
       <p><i>Note that if you are not using an Open Type Font, you will not have most of these settings available.</i></p></td>
     <td><img src="images/text_tab16.png" ALT="Open Type Font Features" ALIGN="right"></td></tr></table>
-<hr>
+<h3>Path Text Properties</h3>
+<table cellpadding=3 width="80%">
+  <tr><td valign="top"><p>You won't have these settings available if you are not working with Text on Path. You make Text on Path by simultaneously selecting a text frame and a path, such as a Bezier curve. At that point, you have available under <b>Item > Path Tools > Attach Text to Path</b>. After that, Path Text Properties shows these possible settings.</p>
+      <p>Under <b>Type</b>, you have the <b>Default</b>, in which the vertical axis of the glyphs stays perpendicular to the path, <b>Stair Step</b>, (shown) keeps glyphs lined up vertically with no distortion of them, and <b>Skew</b> keeps glyphs vertical, but skews them so that the baseline of the characters follow the path.</p>
+      <p>Below we see the effect of the particular settings you see.</p></td>
+    <td><img src="images/text_tab17.png"></td></tr>
+  <tr><td><img src="images/text_tab18.png"></td></tr>
+  </table>
+
+      <hr>
 <p>See also:
 <ul>
 <li><a href="WwFrames.html">Working with Frames</a></li>




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