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Bug 748350 - Add line property to text
Add line property to text
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 102822
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: Tools
git master
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-04-23 05:22 UTC by Alexandro Colorado
Modified: 2015-04-25 22:51 UTC
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Mockup image (28.74 KB, image/png)
2015-04-23 05:33 UTC, Alexandro Colorado 		Details

Description Alexandro Colorado 2015-04-23 05:22:58 UTC 
Surprisingly this bug hasn't been submitted before. I think that the text tool could be greatly enhanced by adding a border property. Making it easy to generate text that has a contour without needing an extra layer. 

Most graphical tools have a contour option including, HTML/CSS border option, Inkscape/SVG border color, OpenDocument Draw on line text, Krita, Scribus, and other graphical tools enjoy this property as well. 

This shouldn't be a too difficult refactoring since most of the text tools include this option, regardless if its word processors (HTML/ODF/TeX).
Comment 1 Alexandro Colorado 2015-04-23 05:33:54 UTC 
Created attachment 302198 [details]
Mockup image

Added a mockup of the tool option containing a Fill and Line options for the text object.
Comment 2 Alexandro Colorado 2015-04-23 08:02:41 UTC 
Reading the source files, I found that the module for gimptext (under libgimp) does include the border property but I am not sure how is it handled. I see is declared as an integer variable but is not apparent where is the property set up withing the application. 
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/tree/libgimp/gimptexttool_pdb.c#n226
Comment 3 Michael Natterer 2015-04-25 22:51:01 UTC 
Thanks for taking the time to report this.
This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 102822 ***