require 'rvg/rvg' Magick::RVG.dpi = 90 TEXT_STYLES = {:writing_mode=>'lr', :glyph_orientation_horizontal=>0, :fill=>'red4', :font_weight=>'bold', :font_size=>16} TEXT_STYLES2 = {:writing_mode=>'lr', :glyph_orientation_horizontal=>180, :fill=>'green', :font_weight=>'bold', :font_size=>16} rvg = Magick::RVG.new(3.in, 1.in).viewbox(0,0,300,100) do |canvas| canvas.background_fill = 'white' canvas.text(15, 40, ':glyph_orientation_horizontal=0').styles(TEXT_STYLES) canvas.text(15, 80, ':glyph_orientation_horizontal=180').styles(TEXT_STYLES2) canvas.rect(299, 99).styles(:fill=>'none',:stroke=>'blue') end rvg.draw.write('writing_mode02.gif')