Text on path Error

Summary:

... (Error in the Text on Path Option)

Steps to reproduce:

• Open Inkscape
• Draw a Rectangle
• Type a Text an put it above the rectangle
• Select the text and then the rectangle
• Clic on menu Text, option: Put on Path
• ...

What happened?

The text disappears. ...

What should have happened?

The text have to follow the border of the shape, in this case the rectangle. ...

Sample attachments:

Version info

Inkscape 1.4.3rc (9500139, 2025-12-13)

                      Compile  (Run)
    GLib version:     2.64.6
    GTK version:      3.24.20 (3.24.20)
    glibmm version:   2.64.2
    gtkmm version:    3.24.2
    libxml2 version:  2.9.10
    libxslt version:  1.1.34
    Cairo version:    1.16.0 (1.16.0)
    Pango version:    1.44.7 (1.44.7)
    HarfBuzz version: 2.6.4 (2.6.4)

    OS version:       Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS![TEXT_ON_PATH_ERROR.SVG](/uploads/e264b6d834b30b1dcf063af4c873a941/TEXT_ON_PATH_ERROR.SVG){width=464 height=600}