It is! (When I apply the mask I don't actually see the bitmap)
I even tryed selecting all the stuff in a different order.. no way!
:(
Lucio
...Yes, I did try it. And it worked fine. . .Do you have the z-order correct? The bitmap must be below the grouped .text/rectangle. . .-Rob A> . . . .On 6/23/08, loscotec@...844... <loscotec@...844...> wrote: .> Thanks Rob, but.. did you try it? Is it working for you? It doesn't for me. .> Neither in home computer, nor in the one I have got where I work.. .> .> As far as i use some text, grouped or not with some background, the bitmap .> just disappears completely when masking it. I tryied many combinations, .> white text black background, black text white background, with gradients et .> cetera.. nothing working .. :( .> .> Lucio .> .> .> .Draw a black rectangle the same size as the bitmap. .> .Put your text on top of this, in white. .> . .> .Group the black rectangle and the white text. .> . .> .Select the image and the group, then Object->Mask->Set .> . .> .This will give you the bitmap with the text "cut out" from it. .> . .> .(You will have to release the mask to be able to edit the text in the .> .group). .> . .> .-Rob A> .> . .> .On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 9:05 AM, loscotec@...2544...: .> . .> .> Hello everybody! .> .> .> .> Does anybody know how to use text as object-mask? .> .> .> .> I need to cut a text in a picture so that the text would actually be .> .> transparent! .> .> .> .> The goal is easily achieved converting text in path, and grouping it with .> a .> .> background, and then using it as a mask for the picture. But in this way .> I'm .> .> loosing the chance to change what is written in a second moment. .> .> .> .> Reading some references, I saw that text objects should work as any other .> .> objects about masking, but they they don't. .> .> .> .> What am I missing? .> .> .> .> Lucio .> . .> .> .. Caminante no hay .> camino, solo se hace .> camino al andar .. .> .> .> --- o .> meglio --- .> .> .. Caminante el .> destino no es al .> final de el viaje, .> pero en todo el .> andar .. .> .> .> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- .> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. .> It's the best place to buy or sell services for .> just about anything Open Source. .> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php .> _______________________________________________ .> Inkscape-user mailing list .> Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net .> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user .> . .------------------------------------------------------------------------- .Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. .It's the best place to buy or sell services for .just about anything Open Source. .http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ._______________________________________________ .Inkscape-user mailing list .Inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net .https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-user .
.. Caminante no hay camino, solo se hace camino al andar ..
--- o meglio ---
.. Caminante el destino no es al final de el viaje, pero en todo el andar ..