Hi all,
The vml-shape-types file is used, when a shape is exported to VML. If I
understand it correctly, then this file is generated from
presetShapeDefinitions.xml and presetTextWarpDefinitions.xml
respectively by preset-definitions-to-shape-types.pl script. The file
itself is located in <installation directory>/share/filter, not in
repository (Why?).
This file does not work for handles in Fontwork shapes. The problem is
the position attribute of a handle:
(A) The reference to the adjustment value is made by a reference to a
formula (@), but it needs to be a reference to the adjustment value
itself (#).
(B) The positions left, right, top, bottom, center are written with
numbers 0, 10800 and 21600. But it need to be topLeft, center, bottomRight.
VML is needed for export of Fontwork shapes with fill other than solid
or gradient, because such fill cannot be expressed with Words "abc
Transform". Therefore I need a way to get correct VML shapetype markup
for Fontwork shapes. There exist 40 types of Fontwork shapes in
presetTextWarpDefinitions.xml. All of them have handles.
There are 8 binary WordArt shapes, where the relationship to the shapes
in presetTextWarpDefinitions.xml is unclear.
I could manually make a file for the markup of the WordArt shapetypes
and use that. I'm not familiar with Perl scripts.
Better ideas or suggestions?
BTW, Word uses VML WordArt, when it opens a doc file with binary WordArt
or opens an odt file with custom-shape with textpath on. And it keeps it
as VML, when converting the file to docx, even if it would be possible
to use "abc Transform". But that is a -not jet fixed- import problem and
not effected by the above mentioned file.
Kine regards,
Regina
