Re: [Groff] Setting Text Along A Curve

[Robert Thorsby]

On 16/01/15 19:56:33, Ted Harding wrote:
> On 16-Jan-2015 01:48:52 Robert Thorsby wrote:
> > I need to set some text (eg., Lorem Ipsum) along the arc of a curve  
> (eg, a circle). The curve itself need not be visible.
>
> It can certainly be done, in various ways (including pic, and  
> PostScript tricks). However, there can be complications of detail to  
> get it to look nice (e.g. when using fonts which are not  
> constant-width).
>
> At the moment I'm too short of time to write a proper account, but  
> will produce something later this weekend.

Thank you Ted,

I don't particularly care if the solution requires a bit of trial and  
error in order to "get it to look nice" -- I'll regard it as a  
necessary self-flagellation penance for putting text along curves,  
instead of along straight lines where it belongs.

But proportional fonts would be nice. :-)

Why can't they make square CDs? Ooppss, I think you could once get  
rectangular ones. :-)

Cheers and thanks,
Robert