Text2Path¶ ↑
This library convert text into svg paths. For example:
~~~ruby require 'text2path'
load font from pre-built svg font file¶ ↑
You can make svg font from .ttf or other formats with Batik tools¶ ↑
font = Text2Path::SvgFont.load 'assets/fonts/arial.svg'
Code below converts text to svg output that can be displayed in browsers:¶ ↑
Text2Path.convert( 'Hello, world!', font, font_size: 20 ).to_svg
<?xml version=“1.0” standalone=“no”?>¶ ↑
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN” “www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd”>¶ ↑
<svg xmlns=“www.w3.org/2000/svg” version=“1.1”>¶ ↑
<g>¶ ↑
<path d=“M4.296875 34…” />¶ ↑
<path d=“M4.296875 34…” />¶ ↑
<path d=“M4.296875 34…” />¶ ↑
<path d=“M4.296875 34…” />¶ ↑
</g>¶ ↑
</svg>¶ ↑
This convert text to an array containing a list of Savage::Path instance¶ ↑
Text2Path.convert( 'Hello, world!', font, font_size: 20 ).to_paths
~~~
installation¶ ↑
gem install text2path
or
gem 'text2path'
in your Gemfile
helpful infomation¶ ↑
generating svg font file¶ ↑
You can do it with batik ttf2svg tool
in short: <s>~sh java -jar batik-ttf2svg.jar -autorange “some-font.ttf” -o “some-font.svg” </s>~
License¶ ↑
copy right(s) qhwa 2013 Licensed under the MIT license.
TODO¶ ↑
This project is at its very beginning, features missing:
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support right-to-left text directions
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support vertical orientation
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support more options like font-weight, font-style, kerning.. etc.
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helper to create svg fonts