Mtext Issues

HI,

I have some issues with MTEXT lately:

1. The fonts are not the same in Text and Mtext esp. with respect to the same Verdana font. In Mtext, it is thicker and that's actually what I wanted.

2. I want to know about ways to easily amalgamate two separate mtext or more into one same mtext.

3. Is there a way to hide/display text grips.

4. I am looking for a Verdana/Times New Romans autocad fonts equivant.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Nicolas

1. Don't know.

2. There is an Express tool called Txt2Mtext. You can select several text objects and they will be consolidated into one mtext object. Careful, it adds the text items by their position in the database, i.e. oldest first. This is so handy I added it to my right-click menu.

3. The only way I know to hide text grips is to turn off all grips.

4. Don't know.

2. Txt2Mtxt above only works for Text objects. Combining multiple Mtext objects is probably just best copying (cutting) / pasting from one to the other. Or Explode both Mtext objects, then execute Txt2Mtxt.

4. You can select Times New Roman from the Font Name list in your Text Style Dialog Box.

HI,

 

I have some issues with MTEXT lately:

 

1. The fonts are not the same in Text and Mtext esp. with respect to the same Verdana font. In Mtext, it is thicker and that's actually what I wanted.

 

2. I want to know about ways to easily amalgamate two separate mtext or more into one same mtext.

 

3. Is there a way to hide/display text grips.

 

4. I am looking for a Verdana/Times New Romans autocad fonts equivant.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Regards,

 

Nicolas

1. Sometimes the Mtext is not a Z=0, use properties and type in 0 for the Z. Sometimes the UCS is off slightly, UCS, W, Plan W. Sometimes Mtext has formatting, use properties and check on the text line for format codes.

2. Use mergemtext lisp file.

3. No. Why do you want to, maybe there is a better way.

4. Not aware of any.

MergeMText.LSP

HI,

Thank to all of you for the numerous hints. I will definitely opt for the lisp routine which I do hope will do the job as needed.

I do understand that true type fonts like Times New Romans, Verdana has much to do with big filesize and that was my reason for opting for the autocad fonts but so far I have not found fonts as bold and stylish as the specified fonts. I dislike the standard font through.

I do use the grips and I found them to be great, so great that I wanted to see them position on a mtext a0s soon as the latter is selected Seeing them through would have been quite an advantage instead of having to look for them by waiting for the mouse pointer to have a hold of one of them and then give us a display.

Regards,

Nicolas

Hi,

just working with mmt. It's awesome. I lost a whole day doing those cutting/pasting/erasing today when the whole thing could have been done 5x or more quickly. Thank you for such a wonderful command.

Regards,

Nicolas.