lacene Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hello all, new member and Paint.Net user here. I am trying to edit some text I have created. I have an image that I want to add some text to, so I created a new layer, typed the text into that layer. I downloaded Pyrochild's plugin pack from here (thanks, Pyro!). From the instructions I have found in other threads, I am supposed to use the magic wand, hit shift and select which will select all the letters instead of just one, then go to "Effects>Object>Outline Object". When I do this, I get the dialog box with the settings for adding an outline to the text. As I adjust the setting slidebar for thickness, I see a very faint line run across the text letters, and a loading screen at the bottom pops up for a split-second, then goes away. Almost as if changes are being added to the text, which I would expect. But the text never makes any change - there's no outline border. Is this normal? Will the outline show up after I save the text layer? Thanks for any help, and sorry for such a noobish question lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 There is no need to select the text if its on it's own transparent layer. Just run the effect on the layer. Pyrochild's cleverness means the plugin will automatically find the opaque/transparent edges and apply the effect at the transition. This 'feature' is common to all the tools found in the Effects > Object sub menu. An OBJECT in this context refers to an island of pixels in a transparent sea Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacene Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Thank you, Ego Eram Reputo! That did the trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Glad I could help. Welcome to the forum! Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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