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User can use 'Dynamic Filtering Panel' to add text to the image.User should keep in mind that in Dynamic Filtering the user should drag the mouse over the canvas or the image to apply text to a selected area or click the mouse over the specific position and the text will added to that specific position in the image with the selected filter,features and 'Interface' attributes.Lobster application will automatically calculate the size of the background of the text if the mouse is clicked on the image.If any changes are made to the text and font attributes,then they will be visible only when the user drags the mouse or clicks the mouse on the image.All the text and font attributes will be selected from the Dynamic Filtering Panel.Following snapshot shows the 'Dynamic Filtering Panel' with the fields for entering the text related attributes.
Powerful Text Manipulation is another big feature of the Lobster application which allows the user to add text to the image but in very powerful way.There are two big reasons why adding text in the Lobster application is very powerful. User can use all the filters,features and complete 'Interface' of the Lobster application to add text to the image.Filters,features and 'Interface' can used to create the background of the text or they can be used to insert in the text.
User can choose the 'Add Text' option to open the Preview Dialogbox to add text to the image.User should enter the text and select text attributes like Font,Font Size,Font Style,'Filter',Horizontal / Vertical Text,Case of text,Underline,Strikeout,Outline,Border,etc.Now user should select the 'Apply' button to add text and the text will be added to the image at 0,0 coordinates of the image.If the user wants to add text to another place in the image then click the mouse on that position and select the 'Apply' button to add the image in the new position.
User can use the Dynamic Filtering Panel to add text to the image.User should keep in mind that in Dynamic Filtering the user should drag the mouse over the canvas or the image to apply text to a selected area or click the mouse over the specific position and the text will added to that specific position in the image with the selected filter,features and 'Interface' attributes.
User can choose any shape to crop the text and background of the text depending upon the shape chosen.For e.g :- If the 'Filled Oval' is chosen then the text and background will appear only in the 'Oval' and the edges will be cropped.User will again will be dragging the mouse over the image to draw the selected shape,text,and its background over a specific area.Click the mouse to draw the selected shape,text and its background over a specific position of the image.
Drawing Panel - Text Tool is used by the user to add the text by dragging the mouse on the image canvas.As the user starts dragging the mouse,the text starts to scale and become bigger as the mouse is dragged downwards.Similarly,text scaled down making the text smaller as the mouse is dragged upwards.User should select the text attributes like font name,size,style,filter or color or image from the 'Add Text Tab' of the Dynamic Filtering Panel.
Brush Panel - Multi-Line Text Tool is used by the user to add the multi line text by clicking the mouse on the image canvas.As the user starts clicks the mouse,'Multi Line Text Dialogbox' will appear where the user can enter multiple lines of text or the user can select any one-liner or quote from 'One Liner Panel Tab' where there are hundreds of one liners placed in various categories like 'Birthday','Friendship','Famous People','Funny' etc.As the user clicks the 'One Liner',the selected one-liner is added to the 'Muti-line Text Tab' and user can further add to the text in the 'Muti-line Text Tab'.
