Does anyone know of a script that can generate callouts and speech bubbles?

If not, can anyone here write a script for this?

Like this, Comix Text Bubble?

That is pretty good for speech, Odin. I also need something like these:

oK. Thanks.

Graechan & nixnine

Always up for a challenge and if it helps somebody out even better, Thought I would explore the type of speech bubble you proposed, this is my efforts so far.



I don't think it is as random as it should be on the spikes but here is how I created it.

1. open a new image in gimp, I used 512px * 512px, then select the ellipse tool and draw a selection somewhere in the middle of your canvas, Create a new layer and select, fill selection with white then delete selection.



2. Go>Filters>Distort>Polar Coordinates and run with settings shown below.



3. Go>Filters>Distort>Ripple and run with settings shown below, the only critical setting here is the period value, The number you use here must be a value that can evenly divide the width of your image (e.g. 512/32=16), the reason for this is so the sawtooth will match back up correctly in the next step.



4. The last step in this mini tut is to run the polar filter again to get our image back into an ellipse shape. Run with settings shown below.



That my efforts, of course you could alpha select the images and stroke selection to get just a border.

nice job he4rty

If You want simpler way, there are good scripts already for this.

Method 1.
shape paths:
http://registry.gimp.org/node/59

- create a canvas of your choice, for example 1000x1000px
- menu>script-Fu>Shape paths. Star

center X: 500
center Y: 500
outer radius: 400
inner radius 250
number of points: 12
fill path: yes, choose your color

Tweak shape further with transform tools, if needed.
Add stroke using Layer effects. It´s best to add stroke last if You warp/shear/transform the bubble.

Method 2.
Path waves plug-in:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... s/scripts/

- new image
- use ellipse selection tool to create an ellipse
- menu>select>to path
- Go to paths dialog box, right-click the path and choose: decorate/periodic wave/triangle

You might want to run with the default parameters first and then try again.

Right-click the new created path>path to selection.
Go to layers, use bucket fill for the selection.

Method 3. This is the easiest.

Use path tool to create your custom bubble. Takes 3 seconds to make similar to your example.
Right-click the new created path>path to selection.
Go to layers, use bucket fill for the selection.
Add stroke.

How about some "speech bubble brushes", try saying that 10 times really fast.

My path-waves script in "Triangle" mode over an elliptical path (Ellipse select, Select/To path). You can then edit the path to add the pointer before stroking:

I thought I had all of your path related scripts ofnuts, don't know how I missed this one.
Thanks.

The link on Post #7 doesn't open for me alc.
viewtopic.php?p=38318#p38318

Strange, i linked to rods 1st post
opens right to rods zip attachment for me

I was referring to the link to the tutorial posted by Mr. Biggs. Post #7

This is the one I found!

Gimp Tutorial – Photo and Text Merge

I fixed this post, adding a PDF of the tutorial.

ooops I meant thanks tux, I will check it out

I see, i thought you were talking about the post for the speech bubble font, but you were talking about the other link on the post for photo text merge I didn't even try that..
been sick all week, still not thinking right i guess

The only person to have all my path scripts is yours truly

Path-waves is fairly old (summer 2011), you weren't there yet when I published it.