Fontworks, how to change font

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#1

Hi.
Trying to imitate a layout from MS word (words around a circle) in writer.

I can enter the words, get the shape, colour, etc. but in writer can't change the font.
If I do the same in draw the properties side bar has Character where I can change the font.
In writer the sidebar does not have Character.
LO 5.1.4.2
Am I missing something, help appreciated.
Steve

#2

Hi Steve,

Double click on the Fontworks object to access the underlying text.
Select/highlight (eg. Shift + Home keys) the displayed text and choose
the required font from the style drop-down or that sidebar thing.
Click outside of the Fontworks object to finish.
Note: Fontworks is converting normal fonts into vector shapes, so some
results may not always be pleasing.

Hope this helps.

Dave

#3

Thanks Dave, but that didn't work. The highlighted text changes (and stays changed) but the changes don't go show in the fontwork text. LO 5.1 and 5.2, OSX, Win and Linux.
steve

#4

I just tried Dave's method, and it worked flawlessly (LO 5.2.6.2 on Mac
OSX).

#5

Hi Steve,

That's odd. I don't have access to OSX, but the method described has
always worked for me going back several versions on both Linux & Win.
According to Jomali's post it also works on OSX.

I have tried a number of configuration settings to to try and make it
fail, but it continued to work as described

I don't know if it will help you track down the issue, but am cc'ing you
with an attached Writer document containing 2 Fontwork graphics. The top
one uses the "Comic Sans MS" font and the lower one uses the "Liberation
Sans" font. When you open it both Fontwork objects should display as per
their underlying font shapes. If not, I can only guess that something?
is adrift in your configuration settings.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

Regards
Dave

#6

Question - If Fontworks creates a vector file image, why can't you just use your favorite vector graphics package to create a "fancy" looking text graphics?

That is what I do. I use to use Fontworks, but ended up using packages like Inkscape and Corel Draw. It was just plain easier for me to use. I have been using Corel Draw - on and off - long before LibreOffice came out.

I tend to use whatever package I know how to use, instead of trying to learn packages like Draw. I take the easiest way of doing things, and using the packages that are easiest for me to use.

#7

Thanks Dave and Jomali.

I just tried Dave's method, and it worked flawlessly (LO 5.2.6.2 on Mac OSX).

            Hi.
            Trying to imitate a layout from MS word (words around a
            circle) in
            writer.

            I can enter the words, get the shape, colour, etc. but in
            writer can't
            change the font.
            If I do the same in draw the properties side bar has
            Character where I
            can change the font.
            In writer the sidebar does not have Character.
            LO 5.1.4.2
            Am I missing something, help appreciated.
            Steve

        Hi Steve,

        Double click on the Fontworks object to access the underlying
        text.
        Select/highlight (eg. Shift + Home keys) the displayed text
        and choose
        the required font from the style drop-down or that sidebar thing.
        Click outside of the Fontworks object to finish.
        Note: Fontworks is converting normal fonts into vector shapes,
        so some
        results may not always be pleasing.

        Hope this helps.

        Dave

    Thanks Dave, but that didn't work. The highlighted text changes
    (and stays changed) but the changes don't go show in the fontwork
    text. LO 5.1 and 5.2, OSX, Win and Linux.

I have it worked out now, Dave your examples helped.
What I was doing was double clicking, "highlighting the text" and changing font in the top left font drop down. The highlighted text changed but not the fontwork.
When I double clicked Daves example I found the properties panel on the right showed a Character setting that facilitated changing font, this worked. This character setting is displayed in draw without double clicking (just by clicking on the fontworks).

Investigating further I found when you double click on the fontwork, the text to edit has a space at the end. You must select this space and the text characters for the font setting from the top left font list to take effect.

Thanks again for your help,
Steve

#8

I would have done it in Inkscape, but wanted a simple way to show my kids.
Sorted now to their satisfaction.
Steve