test/SVG/toap01.xml

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG April 1999//EN" 
  "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/svg-19990412.dtd">
<svg width="4in" height="3in">
  <desc>Simple text on a path
  </desc>
  <path id="MyPath" style="visibility: hidden"
        d="M 100 100 C 125 125 175 125 200 100" />
  <text><textpath href="#MyPath"/>Text on path</text>
</svg>