Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. This is one of those things that drive me crazy.
I am still not able to get this right. Here are the exact steps I am taking: 1. Create Shape...Insert shape, open properties - change fill to cyan, fill rule is even-odd. 2. Create Text...Insert text frame above shape, add text, format bold 3. Convert text to Outlines. 4. Select shape and text. 5. Combine polygons. What I end up with is my original blue shape with a WHITE box surrounding my text which is now blue like the shape. Like the example here: http://documentation.scribus.net/index.php/Text_Over_Images I am trying to end up with my blue shape with the text "cut-out" from it showing the level beneath it. Any other ideas as to what I am doing wrong?? On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> wrote: > On 12/18/2012 02:54 PM, Mike Fetherling wrote: > > I saw the example of putting a cutout of text over an image that I can > not > > seam to re-create. I am wondering if the procedure has changed due to > > program revisions/updates. > > > > What I am looking at is located here: > > http://documentation.scribus.net/index.php/Text_Over_Images > > > > Specifically, I am trying to recreate these instructions: > > > > *Create a Text Frame for your text, convert it to outlines by using Item > > > > Convert to Outlines. Move it over a shape, for example a rectangular. > > Select both objects and use Item > Combine Polygons. If you move the new > > object over an image now , the image can be seen through the text.* > > * > > * > > After having tried this a dozen times, I never end up with a cutout of > text > > where I can see through to a lower image. > > > Give a background color to your combined polygon. > The next thing to check is in the Shape tab -- the Fill Rule. You > probably want Even-Odd, rather than Non Zero, if the inside of the text > is not transparent. > > Greg > > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20121218/4b00a845/attachment.html>
