Hi to all Gimp users. I have a question which is how to get text onto a curved path, created by Bezier tool and onto imported jpeg image, so the image is fine for GIMP. I just can't seem to do it and the following are the steps I do. I've also tried to do it onto a transparent layer, then merge down, I've tried anchoring the text onto the imported image. I've been sitting up until 3am in the morning and am ready to tear my hair out. I go to File and open the imported jpeg image to be worked on. It's a curved ebook cover so I wish to text in its title. I create a curved path with Bezier tool from the tool box. I then click the 'A' text symbol in the tool box. Making sure the text box is created above the path. I type in the text knowing I can change the color later. Then I go to the menu on the horizontal bar and I think its the layers tab I click on that then click 'Text Along Path'. I now have the pinkish fuzzy appearance in the now curved text. I get rid of the original source text by going to windows>Dockable Dialogs>Layers and then on the text layer I click on the eye icon and the source text goes away. Then I get rid of the dotted yellow lines around near the original text by 'View'> 'Show Layer Boundary' and the dotted yellow lines disappear. I then go to 'Select' and click on 'From Path' It is here I get the marching ants. I then go to the tool box and select the larger of the two squares so I can choose a color for the text, so it's the foreground color box. I select the color, then go to the 'Edit' tab on the horizontal bar and click 'Fill with FG color'. Gutys you wouldn't beleive it but I get this stripey pinkish/bluish/ whitish striped lines within the text and no even blue color which is the color I selected from the Foreground box. If anyone can help I'll be feeling really grateful. I really enjoy GIMP and have made it my business to try and learn as much as possible about it. Thanks Guys. Janice28.

Hi ramana
Thanks for your help re putting text on curved path in GIMP. You say to add a new layer then select from path and use the bucket tool to give the color. ramana what I need to know is when do I add the new layer. If you look at the steps I took in my initial request for help,would I add the new layer after getting rid of the dotted yellow lines? Meaning after View>>Show Layer Boundary then add a new transparent layer? If I have a new transparent layer, how is the software going to know to select the now curved text when it's under a transperant layer? If you can help thanks. Janice28