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I would like to ask again the following question:

TikZ: text along path as node

That question was answered with a solution which was good enough for OP at the time. I would, however like to have an answer to the question as posed originally.

More specifically, I want to have a text following a curved path (for instance using decorations) and then use that text to fit a shape around it. In this example, I would like to draw an ellipse fitting "stuff" and "along path" but I don't know how to refer to "along path" because it has no node name.

\documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{pgf,tikz} \usetikzlibrary{decorations.text,fit,shapes} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \node (A) at (-2,2) {stuff}; \draw[postaction={decorate,decoration={ text along path, text={along path}, % name = (B), <--- this does not work raise = 3 }}] (-1,0) to [out= 90, in=90] (1,0); % \draw[fit=(A)(B), ellipse]{}; <---- I want to be able to do this \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}
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  • You have already done what you want. Please can you explain what you want by a sketch? Commented Jan 20, 2020 at 12:42
  • I want to draw a shape (for instance an ellipse) fitting tightly around the words “stuff” and “along path”. Commented Jan 20, 2020 at 12:52
  • I have edited the question. It should hopefully be more clear now. Commented Jan 20, 2020 at 13:21

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With the text along path decoration, the characters will not be put into a node. The text effects along path decoration, however, does.

The /pgf/decoration/text effects/text along path is used to imitate the placement of the text along path decoration (transform shape, inner xsep=0pt, anchor=base).

With a normal space, the distance between g and p is not the same though. I'm using \ instead ({ } would also work).

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\documentclass{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{decorations.text, fit, shapes.geometric} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \node (A) at (-2,2) {stuff}; \draw[ postaction={ decorate, decoration={ name = text along path, text = {along path}, raise = +3pt}} ] (-1,0) to [out= 90, in=90] (1,0); \end{tikzpicture} \begin{tikzpicture} \node (A) at (-2,2) {stuff}; \draw[ postaction={ decorate, decoration={ name = text effects along path, text = {along\ path}, text effects/character count=\i, text effects/every letter/.style={ shape=rectangle, name=t-\i, /pgf/decoration/text effects/text along path, }, raise = +3pt }, } ] (-1,0) to [out= 90, in=90] (1,0); \node[rectangle, inner sep=+0pt, draw, help lines, fit=(A)(t-1)(t-10)]{}; \node[ellipse, draw, fit=(A)(t-1)(t-10)]{}; \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}

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