Mick,<br>Greg&#39;s approach is correct.&nbsp; I do have to edit his instructions just a bit, though.&nbsp; <br><br>1. Create the rectangle and set its color<br>2. Create the text and move it into place over the rectangle (use the alignment tool to make it perfectly centered) 
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">use control + shift + a to bring this short cut up quickly.&nbsp; </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">2a. Select just the text box and convert it to a path.&nbsp; You can use the command under the path menu or type ctrl + shift + c.&nbsp; </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span>3. Select both the text box and the rectangle
<br>
4. Use the menu item Path &gt;&gt; Difference (or press Ctrl + -)&nbsp; <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">If you don&#39;t complete step 2a, this won&#39;t work.&nbsp; </span><br><div><span class="gmail_quote"><br>~A<br><br><br>
On 10/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Robert Funnell</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:robert.funnell@...2351...">robert.funnell@...2351...</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Perhaps I&#39;m missing the point - can&#39;t you just make the rectangle<br>transparent by turning off the fill? (In the Fill and Stroke dialogue<br>box, on the Fill tab, click on the X for &#39;No paint&#39;.)<br><br><br>
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, Mick Nelson wrote:<br><br>&gt; For example, picture a &quot;Property Of&quot; t-shirt.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is usually a rectangle in the middle with XXL inside it.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; How do I make the rectangle, have the XXL on the inside such that the color of the shirt shows through?
<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Forgive me if this is simple, but I just started to learn this sort of stuff.<br><br><br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc.
<br>Still grepping through log files to find problems?&nbsp;&nbsp;Stop.<br>Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser.<br>Download your FREE copy of Splunk now &gt;&gt; <a href="http://get.splunk.com/">http://get.splunk.com/
</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Inkscape-user mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net">Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user">
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Like open source illustration? - Visit OpenSourceStyle.com for Tutorial, Tips, Projects, and more.