Angel135612 wrote:Kate, Type your text... make sure it is selected, then go to Path>Object to Path. That should convert it to a path (I always check and click on the tool right under the arrow, and see if I get all the nodes, then I know it is a path). Then just select the Path>Outset. Instead of doing it multiple times, you can change how much each step will be (if you know how much larger you want it) by going into the Properties like I stated in my first post.
MaryP wrote:All that one normally needs to do with a font to outset it is to select it and use Ctrl+). If you look at the little dialogue box on the bottom of the Inkscape screen it should change from text to path once you have used Ctrl+) once. If you use Path>Object to Path you will also need to ungroup to get the outset to work. I don't have any ITC fonts but I would be surprised if they worked differently unless for some reason Inkscape blocks them.
MaryP wrote:Sometimes Inkscape can be quirky. For ages I could not make layers by using Shift and Page Up or Down to move them into the correct order. I redownloaded .47 and it then worked a treat. Are you using .47 or .48? I cannot outset in .47 unless I ungroup. A bit strange if you can. As long as it works one way or the other we all will be fine .
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