Please share with us.
As for outside of the circle instead of inside, try fitting the text around a smaller circle, then putting the circle you want behind the text.
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>Subject : [Inkscape-user] Help required with "put on path" - text orientation within a circle
>Date : Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:43:56 -0500
>From : "Kerr, Bill"
>To :
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>After sending the email, went back and played again, I at least figured
>it out how to get the text orientated for what I required.
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