On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:23:02 -0600 Mike Sleger <chappa-ai at q.com> 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). > > Mike > > You can always overlay your svg rectangle with a transparent rectangle or graphics frame of similar dimensions. Takes about 10 seconds. -- John Culleton Wexford Press "Create Book Covers with Scribus" http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
