> Yes. Definitely. > Actually the problem even occurs whilst I am working on a Master Page. Say > I'm creating a colored > box, with a text box on top of that. If in the middle of entering dimensions > into the various > fields of the properties palette, I inadvertently click anywhere within the > Scribus window > (except the properties palette), the selection box with the 'handles' > disappears and I can no > longer edit anything.
I had that problem with one version of Scribus, I can't remember which, but now with 1.3.5 its not a problem. If you have 2 or more text boxes or text and shape boxes on the same layer overlapping or one on top of another , it is very very difficult to select the correct box to edit. Sometimes I have to actually move the offending text box or colour panel well away from the text I wish to edit. To circumvent this I have a text layer, a lines and boxes layer, a background layer and an image layer, which helps to some extent. --- One can inadvertently place a text box on the incorrect layer (usually background or lines and boxes) then it becomes very difficult to find and access when after a time one can't remember that it's not on the text layer. I feel that you may be experiencing this problem. --- Text box within a text box, used to add a heading or push text, One of these will always be difficult to access depending on whether it has been raised or lowered within that layer. --- Scribus used to default to placing a full page text box on the new page, I think on the default background layer. Maybe you have this huge invisible text box covering everything. This too makes it difficult to access other text boxes and defaults to selecting the full page. When you click on the scribus window page does it show a large box around the periphery of the page, if so put that selection on the background layer or alternatively fill it with a dark colour (green or purple) and watch to see what else if anything disappears to the background. I frequently use this simple test to check which level a text box is on and relocate it to the appropriate level then remove the fill. Put the boxes you wish to keep on a text layer then delete the background box. Roger
