pomme27 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 In Affinity Designer, I am using the Artistic Text Tool in Draw Persona to insert text in a circular shape. Is there a control somewhere that will allow me to control the spacing between letters? You will see from the attached image that simply typing the text does not yield consistent spacing between the letters. Any ideas? Test file also attached. Thx Test.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hi, Pomme27 You need to adjust the positioning thru the "Character" panel. See attachment. Once you have the spacing the way you want it, select & turn the text by using the rotation handle (the little circle) so that it is centered in the circle-band. Make sure the rotation point is at the centre point, you can see this by clicking the little rotation centre icon in the menu-bar. Best of luck, C.L. leysin.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 select the text and set tracking. Tony Ennis 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Because the text baselines are curved & (I think) that controls character spacing, as in Test v2.afdesign you will need to adjust the tracking in the Character panel to get more consistent looking results: Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ah, great minds............... Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, dutchshader said: Ah, great minds............... Ours, too! Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Ouch Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R C-R Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 1 hour ago, dutchshader said: Ouch Don't make too much of that. It is one of my standard (& admittedly lame) jokes I compulsively make anytime the "great minds" comment comes up. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V23.0 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Of course i knew that, human minds............ Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomme27 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thank you all. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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