lorenzodetomasi Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hi, is it possible to rotate or flip single glyphs (letters/characters) in text, without converting it to paths? It would be a very useful feature in logo design or typographic design. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I don´t find any hints in the Text Style panel - but I think there´s no need to convert text to path just for mirroring/rotating: Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I think you cannot rotate character within text line. It has to be separate object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderklar Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I am looking for the very same option, but can't find it. Alternatively I would convert the character to a path, manipulate it outside the text line and then... I would like to add it as a mere vector object to the text line, but that does not seem to work either. Does anyone have an idea for this? I would like to get this result I had done in Adobe Illustrator before: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I guess the only option is to reverse a second curve and add the arrow there with adjusted Baseline for the glyph: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderklar Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Thank you very much for you fast reply and creative work-around! I just tried it and I think for now I can work with that. For the future of Designer an option to rotate individual characters would be a nice-to-have feature – but the other option: to add vector (or pixel) objects to a line or frame of text is an essential function, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Same here - and I just found a perfect place for it: go dig it. Artem M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderklar Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 PixelPestPerfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Ah, kinda like CorelDraw can do...and always has. And here also lifted off the baseline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 hour ago, PixelPest said: Same here - and I just found a perfect place for it: go dig it. I suppose you are on Mac, the Windows version does not offer this possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, MikeW said: Ah, kinda like CorelDraw can do...and always has. And here also lifted off the baseline. Even DrawPlus allowed the rotation and movement of one or more letters without vectorization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, reglico said: I suppose you are on Mac, the Windows version does not offer this possibility. This is just a mock-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 17 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Ceci est juste une maquette . Excellent, I walked hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Yes - in other words: fake news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I'd like to rotate text partially but not only single glyph. When it's in vertical text format, it's called "Tate Chu Yoko" in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 What might work for you is this via copy&paste: Cheers ashf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, PixelPest said: What might work for you is this via copy&paste: I see, interesting. so it's like inline object? Would be nicer if I could do with text style like Adobe. Especially, when I handle long text that contains many of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Sure it´s just a crutch for rotating glyphs - but the ability pasting any graphic element (and groups) into text is gold I missed so badly from Freehand! ashf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, PixelPest said: Sure it´s just a crutch for rotating glyphs - but the ability pasting any graphic element (and groups) into text is gold I missed so badly from Freehand! Sure this is unique feature that Adobe/Corel doesn't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, ashf said: Sure this is unique feature that Adobe/Corel doesn't have. Unless I am misunderstanding the issue, are you sure CD cannot rotate one or more glyphs in a text stream? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 12:12 PM, MikeW said: Unless I am misunderstanding the issue, are you sure CD cannot rotate one or more glyphs in a text stream? PixelPest and I are talking about inline objects and not glyph rotation. Though Adobe's "Tate Chu Yoko" feature can style rotated text(not single glyph) in a text object but it's only 90 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 12:12 PM, MikeW said: Unless I am misunderstanding the issue, are you sure CD cannot rotate one or more glyphs in a text stream? What I need is partial text rotation and not glyph rotation for each(at same position) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I just can do it via copy&paste like shown in the GIF: make "12" an extra text and copy/cut&paste it at the certain point. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashf Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 2:04 PM, PixelPest said: I just can do it via copy&paste like shown in the GIF: make "12" an extra text and copy/cut&paste it at the certain point. Yes I learned from your previous post. but there will be hundreds of Tate Chu Yoko style in the content if I create a book/magazine/newspaper, so it will be difficult to handle them. There're crazy complex layout rules called "JIS X 4051" in Japan.https://www.w3.org/TR/jlreq/ All of Adobe software has Tate Chu Yoko as built-in style.https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/formatting-cjk-characters.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I´m sorry - but I can´t help you any further. You definitely need Japanese text handling inside Affinity apps and I can´t tell if there are any plans for that. As much I love and use Japanese woodworking tools (Dozuki, Kataba, Ryoba, Kanna etc) the "Requirements for Japanese Text Layout" are something special as I´m from the other side of this planet. All the best and with kindest regards. ashf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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