"ABX" <abx### [at] abxartpl> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:32:33 +0100, "Marc Cuypers" <mc-### [at] pandorabe>
wrote:
> > Text flowing on a curve (or curved plane).  All I can find is text on a
> > straight line.
>
> You are asking about curved texture becouse text object is on straight
line.
> But object is not texture! If you want text{} to be texture you have to
use it
> in object pattern.
>
> Once your texture is created it is just definition for calculating colors
in
> rendering process. This definition can be modified further with
uv_mapping,
> user defined functions applied to coordinates or warps. In case of MegaPOV
> also displace warp can be used
> (http://megapov.inetart.net/manual/patterns.html#displace_warp,
> http://megapov.inetart.net/megademo/dispwarpb.jpg)
I'm sorry, I think I didn't make myself clear. ( I mixed the terms 'texture'
and 'text')
What I need is text flowing on a plane or curve.  The texture of the text is
not that important.

Marc

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