TextPathAlignment enumeration

WordArt alignment.
Members

Name	Description
STRETCH	Stretch each line of text to fit width.
CENTER	Center text on width.
LEFT	Left justify.
RIGHT	Right justify.
LETTER_JUSTIFY	Spread letters out to fit width.
WORD_JUSTIFY	Spread words out to fit width.
Examples

Shows how to work with WordArt.
def insert_text_paths():
    doc = aw.Document()
    # Insert a WordArt object to display text in a shape that we can re-size and move by using the mouse in Microsoft Word.
    # Provide a "ShapeType" as an argument to set a shape for the WordArt.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'Hello World! This text is bold, and italic.', 'Arial', 480, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.white, aspose.pydrawing.Color.black, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    # Apply the "bold" and "italic" formatting settings to the text using the respective properties.
    shape.text_path.bold = True
    shape.text_path.italic = True
    # Below are various other text formatting-related properties.
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.underline)
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.shadow)
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.strike_through)
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.reverse_rows)
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.x_scale)
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.trim)
    self.assertFalse(shape.text_path.small_caps)
    self.assertEqual(36.0, shape.text_path.size)
    self.assertEqual('Hello World! This text is bold, and italic.', shape.text_path.text)
    self.assertEqual(aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT, shape.shape_type)
    # Use the "on" property to show/hide the text.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'On set to "True"', 'Calibri', 150, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.yellow, aspose.pydrawing.Color.red, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    shape.text_path.on = True
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'On set to "False"', 'Calibri', 150, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.yellow, aspose.pydrawing.Color.purple, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    shape.text_path.on = False
    # Use the "kerning" property to enable/disable kerning spacing between certain characters.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'Kerning: VAV', 'Times New Roman', 90, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.orange, aspose.pydrawing.Color.red, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    shape.text_path.kerning = True
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'No kerning: VAV', 'Times New Roman', 100, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.orange, aspose.pydrawing.Color.red, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    shape.text_path.kerning = False
    # Use the "spacing" property to set the custom spacing between characters on a scale from 0.0 (none) to 1.0 (default).
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'Spacing set to 0.1', 'Calibri', 120, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.blue_violet, aspose.pydrawing.Color.blue, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_CASCADE_DOWN)
    shape.text_path.spacing = 0.1
    # Set the "rotate_letters" property to "True" to rotate each character 90 degrees counterclockwise.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'RotateLetters', 'Calibri', 200, 36, aspose.pydrawing.Color.green_yellow, aspose.pydrawing.Color.green, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_WAVE)
    shape.text_path.rotate_letters = True
    # Set the "same_letter_heights" property to "True" to get the x-height of each character to equal the cap height.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'Same character height for lower and UPPER case', 'Calibri', 300, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.deep_sky_blue, aspose.pydrawing.Color.dodger_blue, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_SLANT_UP)
    shape.text_path.same_letter_heights = True
    # By default, the text's size will always scale to fit the containing shape's size, overriding the text size setting.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'FitShape on', 'Calibri', 160, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.light_blue, aspose.pydrawing.Color.blue, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    self.assertTrue(shape.text_path.fit_shape)
    shape.text_path.size = 24.0
    # If we set the "fit_shape: property to "False", the text will keep the size
    # which the "size" property specifies regardless of the size of the shape.
    # Use the "text_path_alignment" property also to align the text to a side of the shape.
    shape = append_word_art(doc, 'FitShape off', 'Calibri', 160, 24, aspose.pydrawing.Color.light_blue, aspose.pydrawing.Color.blue, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_PLAIN_TEXT)
    shape.text_path.fit_shape = False
    shape.text_path.size = 24.0
    shape.text_path.text_path_alignment = aw.drawing.TextPathAlignment.RIGHT
    doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Shape.insert_text_paths.docx')

def append_word_art(doc: aw.Document, text: str, text_font_family: str, shape_width: float, shape_height: float, word_art_fill: aspose.pydrawing.Color, line: aspose.pydrawing.Color, word_art_shape_type: aw.drawing.ShapeType) -> aw.drawing.Shape:
    """Insert a new paragraph with a WordArt shape inside it."""
    # Create an inline Shape, which will serve as a container for our WordArt.
    # The shape can only be a valid WordArt shape if we assign a WordArt-designated ShapeType to it.
    # These types will have "WordArt object" in the description,
    # and their enumerator constant names will all start with "text".
    shape = aw.drawing.Shape(doc, word_art_shape_type)
    shape.wrap_type = aw.drawing.WrapType.INLINE
    shape.width = shape_width
    shape.height = shape_height
    shape.fill_color = word_art_fill
    shape.stroke_color = line
    shape.text_path.text = text
    shape.text_path.font_family = text_font_family
    para = doc.first_section.body.append_child(aw.Paragraph(doc)).as_paragraph()
    para.append_child(shape)
    return shape
TextPathAlignment enumeration

TextPathAlignment enumeration

Members

Examples

See Also
