require 'rvg/rvg' Magick::RVG.dpi = 90 TEXT_STYLES = {:writing_mode=>'tb', :glyph_orientation_vertical=>0, :fill=>'red4', :font_weight=>'bold', :font_size=>16} TEXT_STYLES2 = {:writing_mode=>'tb', :glyph_orientation_vertical=>90, :fill=>'green', :font_weight=>'bold', :font_size=>16} rvg = Magick::RVG.new(1.25.in, 7.in).viewbox(0,0,125,700) do |canvas| canvas.background_fill = 'white' canvas.text(40, 15, ":glyph_orientation_vertical=0").styles(TEXT_STYLES) canvas.text(80, 25, ":glyph_orientation_vertical=90").styles(TEXT_STYLES2) canvas.rect(124, 698).styles(:fill=>'none',:stroke=>'blue') end rvg.draw.write('writing_mode01.gif')