HowTo Disable texts to paths for EMF output from CLI
Issue is NOT Moved, ignore the status in title
Summary:
How do I disable convert texts to paths in my command line argument. Please let me know what is the CLI command I need to give.
Details:
Hi, I used the inkscape CLI command
inkscape.exe", "--file", "source.svg", "--export-emf", "result.emf"
where I gave the svg filename to be converted to emf and the emf file name for conversion. Since I was not giving conversion text to paths in my CLI I presumed it was disabled. But it was not, and hence i was not able to edit the text when i import that emf in PowerPoint. Also, the option is enabled by default in UI as well, and has to be disabled manually:
How do I disable convert texts to paths in my command line argument. Please let me know what is the CLI command I need to give.
I tested in 0.92 inkscape version and it did not work with the above CLI options.
Regards-Geetha
Search results:
-
how to get cli options for inkscape 🡭 > wiki/Using_the_Command_Line 🡭
but couldnt get how to add that option (of disabling convert to paths) in the command. -
doc/inkscape-man > Ctrl + F >
text> 2nd or 13th
It touches on smth similar i think. but these say how to enable that, and not how to disable. - same goes for these manuals: tavmjong.free.fr/CommandLine (Inkscape > Guide - Web > 25th chapter for version 0.92/.93)
Issue without this (original report):
Steps to reproduce:
- I convert an svg file into emf by using the below CLI option inkscape.exe", "--file", "source.svg", "--export-emf", "result.emf".
- Now I go to microsoft powerpoint (2010 version) and I say insert picture and select this emf. The picture of a bar graph with heading and legends get inserted.
- Now I want to change the heading of the inserted file in pptx. I do a ungroup of the entire object.
Reduced Steps:
(given 🡭 by @jhofinger , addition 🡭 by @yashpalgoyal1304 )
What happened?
The issue is each letter of the heading gets selected separately and I am not able to group a set of words and change it like we do in a text box. Even when each letter is getting selected separately still not able to change anything. Not able to change the heading by grouping the letters in a text box and changing it.
What should have happened?
I should be able to select group of words in the heading as text box and be able to change the word. For example if the heading is "Hello World", I should be able to select Hello separately and change is as say "Better World". Even legends I am not ale to do. In the picture I am able to select a box change color etc..
Version Info:
Inkscape Version:
- Inkscape 0.92.2
- Inkscape 1.0 (b51213c273, 2020-08-10) Pango version: 1.40.14
Operating System:
NAME="CentOS Linux"
VERSION="7 (Core)"
ID="centos"
ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="7"
PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 7 (Core)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:7"
HOME_URL="https://www.centos.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.centos.org/"
CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT="CentOS-7"
CENTOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION="7"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="centos"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="7"

