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To create fills for outline fonts, see [[Creating filled regions]]. | To create fills for outline fonts, see [[Creating filled regions]]. | ||
− | Another method is to use the Hershey Text extension, which is included with the Eggbot software. It makes single-line fonts that draw very efficiently and cleanly. You can read more about using it at [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/hershey-text-an-inkscape-extension-for-engraving-fonts/ Evil Mad Scientist]. | + | Another method is to use the Hershey Text extension, which is included with the Eggbot software. It makes single-line fonts that draw very efficiently and cleanly. You can read more about using it at [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/hershey-text-an-inkscape-extension-for-engraving-fonts/ Evil Mad Scientist]. Note that this page says that the Hershey Text extension is included with Inkscape, but the version included with the Eggbot software is newer. For example, it allows the generation of a test page of all the outline fonts. |
A couple of other text rendering tools are available in the EggBot Extensions: | A couple of other text rendering tools are available in the EggBot Extensions: | ||
* [[Name Poem]] -- Render name poems (acrostics) using fonts suitable for use with the Eggbot | * [[Name Poem]] -- Render name poems (acrostics) using fonts suitable for use with the Eggbot | ||
* [[Spiral Wrapped Text]] -- Gently spiral text around and around an egg | * [[Spiral Wrapped Text]] -- Gently spiral text around and around an egg |