Re: [Gimp-user] Scaling Font Without Changing Layer Type

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 23/02/17 22:54, AbsurdBlackBear wrote:
> I was wondering if there is a way to scale font in GIMP without changing the
> layer type. For example, I would like to change a font's horizontal size while
> still being able to add more font to that layer. Is there a plugin that would
> allow me to do this?
None I know of. The best thing you can do is have a horizontal guide to 
make sure everything is aligned, and put the parts of text you want to 
stretch in separate text layers. To stretch them, don't use the scale 
tool directly because this will slightly but visibly blur the edges. Use 
Layer>Text to path, scale the path(*), and these use that path as a 
selection that you fill on a new layer. Then hide the source text layer.

(*) Easy technique for this: duplicate the text layer, mark it "linked", 
and mark the path "linked" too. Then scale the duplicate layer, which 
will scale the path due to the links. Then discard the duplicate layer. 
You can also duplicate the path directly but this can be cumbersome 
because you'll be scaling something as big as a the image instead of 
scaling a layer.

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