TdB Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I created a curve on a black background (using the pen tool), on which to write some white text. But the curve shows up too. I tried setting the stroke at 0, and also making it black (to match the background), but it still shows. I can't delete it because the text then collapses (off of the curve). What am I missing? See attached image. The undesired white line shows up under "my" and "California". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPC Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 TdB, I suspect that you need to activate the text frame menu which may be off by default -- otherwise the stroke and color options reference the text not the curve. Go to the top menu [View] >> [Studio] >> [Text Frame]. In the example attached I've made the curve dashed yellow but it can now be made invisible by either zero width or color black to match the background as you have tried. Regards, CPC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 @TdB: It would also help if you tell us which Affinity application you're using. Both Publisher and Designer have Path Text, but the capabilities are somewhat different as Designer does not provide the Text Frame studio panel. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 9 hours ago, TdB said: I tried setting the stroke at 0, and also making it black (to match the background), but it still shows. Possibly you altered the stroke of the text, not of its base line. To set the line width and color you can use the Text Frame panel, cause the line became the text frame for the text on its path: Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TdB Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Sorry I forgot to say that I'm using Affinity Publisher. I'm putting the text on top of an image I downloaded from another site and the black banner on which I am putting "California" is not equal in width from one end to the other. So I'm centering the text on the banner (vertically); in other words, the arc for the text is not symmetrical. That's why I used a path instead of a text frame. Is it possible to make a nonsymmetrical arc using the text frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 4 hours ago, TdB said: I used a path instead of a text frame. Is it possible to make a nonsymmetrical arc using the text frame? If you started with your path (arc), and used Layer > Convert to Text Frame (or clicked on it with the Frame Text Tool) then you have Path Text using a Text Frame. Just use the Text Frame panel to adjust it, as @thomaso suggested. If, on the other hand, you're using Artistic Text the answer might be different. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 4 hours ago, TdB said: Sorry I forgot to say that I'm using Affinity Publisher. (...) That's why I used a path instead of a text frame. Is it possible to make a nonsymmetrical arc using the text frame? My sample is from AfPublisher, too. Also I just have drawn a line with the Pen Tool, then switched to Artistic Text Tool, hovered over the curve, got an according cursor change and started typing. THAT action made the curve become the text frame for the artistic text. Now, when you select the text with the Move Tool, you can set its properties in the text frame panel. In that case the curve becomes the stroke of such a frame. The shape, form or symmetry of the curve is irrelevant. 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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TdB Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 O.K. Thank you all for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_rose Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Hi all, I too am having this problem and cannot make it work. I draw a circle and then I select text tool and type the words on the line as shown in the attached screenshot. I can now not have any effect on the properties of the circle. I understand that it may have turned into a text frame but I cannot bring up a text frame palette since it is not an option under VIEW> studio. Can anyone help? Quote I like turtles! Windows 11 Sony A7iii Sony A7riii Sony A7Rii Sony RX10 Mkiii Canon G5x Mavic Mini drone A partridge A pear tree (occupied) www.philrosephoto.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phil_rose Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Right but I want to add the text while I can see what I'm doing. Thanks. Quote I like turtles! Windows 11 Sony A7iii Sony A7riii Sony A7Rii Sony RX10 Mkiii Canon G5x Mavic Mini drone A partridge A pear tree (occupied) www.philrosephoto.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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