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Beginners' Questions Text to perspective
  1. #1
    llopez llopez @llopez

    I am trying to apply this tools but always show this message:

    I follow this stepes:

    1. Write the text.

    2. Draw a rectangle with the Bezier tool.

    3. Text to Paht.

    4. Select Text and rectangle.

    5. Go to Extensions - Modify Path - Perspective.

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    Then, the program shows that message (file uploaded).

    I donยดt know what it is happening.

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    Error
  2. #2
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurdenโš–

    Describe your OS & version, the version of Inkscape and the installer you used.

  3. #3
    Polygon Polygon @Polygonโš–๐ŸŒถ
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    Most likely you have a "group" after the text conversion after Object to Path: ungroup and combine then go ahead with 4.

  4. #4
    oblio oblio @oblio

    You could try the Live Path Effect (Path>Path Effects>) 'Perspective/Envelope' assuming you have Inkscape version 0.92.3 or later unless there is some special feature of the Extension that you need to use.

    On-line Inkscape manual (Help>Inkscape Manual) "Chapter 8 Live Path Effects" has good general info about using LPEs and the Perspective/Envelope LPE is pretty self-explanatory.ย  (the manual is not yet updated from version 0.48.5 to show Perspective/Envelope as an available LPE)

    The object to be reshaped (text in your case) must be a single path (use Path>Combine or >Union) and Selected (Selector tool) before you apply Path Effects.ย  Click on the Plus sign (+) under the Path Effects dialog window to open a menu of Path Effects; select Perspective/Envelope.

    To 'capture' your modified text (when you get it shaped the way you want) - convert it to a new path (Path>Object to Path).

  5. #5
    Polygon Polygon @Polygonโš–๐ŸŒถ

    Lotยดs of guess work without knowing the OS and version.

  6. #6
    llopez llopez @llopez

    Thanks PixelPest. It helped me. Doing Objetc to Path - Ungroup - Combine.. It was the solution. By the way, I have the last version.1.0ย 

  7. #7
    Polygon Polygon @Polygonโš–๐ŸŒถ
    llopez

    By the way, I have the last version.1.0ย 

    This is what Iยดve guessed - in former version it was just: type text - object to path - draw 4 point shape - select both - go extension->generate from path->Perspective - done. The Groupie-thingy nowadays drives me nuts.

  8. #8
    Aero Aero @Aeroโ—ป๏ธ

    Adding to this. In current version 1.0.1, the extension stopped working because my default template had no layers.

  9. #9
    Polygon Polygon @Polygonโš–๐ŸŒถ

    Strange enough that it didnยดt work with the "root"-layer. (v1.0.1 (2a5465c, 2020-09-20))