Positioning vector text characters along a curved line
CLI Nuget Pack command
Install-Package VextorTextBlock
https://www.nuget.org/packages/VectorTextBlock
xmlns:vtb="clr-namespace:VectorTextBlock;assembly=VectorTextBlock"
...
<vtb:VectorTextBlock VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="185" Foreground="Blue"
FontSize="54"
FontWeight="Bold"
Text="How to draw text on a path"
ContentAlignment="Left"
AutoScalePath="True"
Stroke="Gray"
StrokeThickness="2"
Fill="Blue"
ShowPath="True"
Shift="12"
Padding="54">
<vtb:VectorTextBlock.TextPath>
<PathGeometry Figures="M 0 50 Q 25 60 50 50 Q 75 40 100 50 M 100 50 Z" />
</vtb:VectorTextBlock.TextPath>
</vtb:VectorTextBlock>
public class VectorTextBlock : ControlVektorTextBlock
| Name | Type | Category | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | string | DependencyPropertyy | null | Text |
| ContentAlignment | HorizontalAlignment | DependencyProperty | Left | Text HorizontalAlignment |
| Fill | Brush | DependencyProperty | null | Fill in Text Gometry object |
| Stroke | Brush | DependencyProperty | null | Stroke in Text Gometry object |
| StrokeThickness | double | DependencyProperty | 0 | Stroke Thickness |
| TextPath | Geometry | DependencyProperty | null | Curve path as Geomery object |
| PathFigure | PathFigure | DependencyProperty | null | Curve path as PathFigure object |
| ShowPath | bool | DependencyProperty | false | Show Curve path, stroke equals Foreground |
| AutoScalePath | bool | DependencyProperty | false | If true the path bounds size is maximaed |
| Shift | double | DependencyProperty | 0 | Horzontal shift the text to the path curve, if value is negative, the text will be under the curve |
| TextTrimming | TextTrimming | DependencyProperty | 0 | Text Trimming |
| TextDecorations | TextDecorationCollection | DependencyProperty | 0 | Text Decorations |
| TextWrapping | TextWrapping | DependencyProperty | 0 | Text TextWrapping |
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