On 08/29/2011 12:23 AM, Mike Sleger wrote: > After doing some research on Google as to why I cannot wrap text in my text > frame around an imported SVG (short answer is - you can't), I naturally have > to wonder why not? If all the polygons in an imported SVG are in a group, > and that group has a rectangular extent, why can it not be used for wrapping > text? Also, why are contour lines not available on groups, just frames? It > seems hokey that I should have to ungroup the imported SVG (not good when it > contains dozens of polygons), or superimpose a "dummy" frame over the group, > simply for wrapping text. The naive approach would be simply select the > group, go to the Group tab in PP, and select a text wrap option under Shape > (if it wasn't grayed out). >
I guess I can imagine situations where this would be slightly convenient, but many of the SVGs I have used have such a large bounding box that using that isn't helpful. I don't know why you see creating an empty frame as such an enormous task. It may not be intellectually elegant, but with layout you're simply trying to achieve the desired result in the easiest way. Considering the editing time, I have found that using multiple empty frames is much more efficient for an irregular SVG than if I had one contour line to edit in some complex way. The same thing is true for polygons with a complex shape. Greg
