razorpig Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 When I try to type text on a path it's backwards, like it's being reflected in a mirror ( see attached ). I have no idea why this is happening and it's driving me crazy. Any help would be very much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Use the "Reverse Text Path" button in the Context Bar then set "Baseline" and the position of the text. razorpig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorpig Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 ....then I get this ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Select the layer Use the Flip Horizontal option. Can also be accessed like this razorpig 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorpig Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 @firstdefence Thanks for that - it's complicated to explain but there's a reason why I did't really want to use this method. It means I have to take several steps backwards and create my design again. Nevermind, I think that's what I'll have to do. Seems crazy that this is the default behaviour for text on a path ( at least in this case ). @G13RL Thanks for your input also - much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 This is what I'm talking about. razorpig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 What did you do just before the text reversed? I can't tell from your recording. razorpig 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 3 hours ago, razorpig said: When I try to type text on a path it's backwards, like it's being reflected in a mirror ( see attached ). I have no idea why this is happening and it's driving me crazy. Any help would be very much appreciated. What is your baseline for the text set to? Without a negative baseline I can't get my text to do what you are seeing. razorpig 1 Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 3 hours ago, razorpig said: text on a path it's backwards, like it's being reflected in a mirror ( see attached ). I have no idea why this is happening Possibly you have its text frame (the curve it's pasted on) mirrored any time before. razorpig 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thomaso Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Lagarto said: (but not if it is flipped manually by dragging). Sure? – In my example the text on path occurred flipped, entirely regardless of the method the curve object got flipped before: manually, by toolbar button or by menu. razorpig 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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razorpig Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Thanks to everyone for their contributions. Really appreciate it. I must have inadvertently flipped the object. Flipping it back sorted it out. @Gear maker Baseline was set to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Lagarto said: you seemed to refer to the same procedure To me the question is not relevant whether text gets flipped together with its curve (text frame) after the text was applied: I would expect it does. – Therefore I did trials with flipped objects only before text gets applied. I used a ellipse shape and did not experience a difference with the flipping method. ... BUT now... I just tried with picture frames and children lock, as a possible option to have an object inside, then flip the picture frame with the nested item as locked children. And then to apply the text. But I got two totally unexpected results (which make me wonder if there a is a bug – any confirm?): 1. If a picture frame, with its nested child locked, gets flipped by button, then the child gets flipped, too. (the lock doesn't work for flipping) 2. same, but if flipped by dragging, then the nested child is not flipped (the lock works for flipping). I also get this experience with rotation: Rotate Button ignores the lock // Transform Panel + drag-rotate respects the lock. <– Is this difference 'by design'? For what purpose? Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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