Have a look at;
http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/How_to_fill_a_Scribus_text_with_an_image I did this Create shape, fill with cyan Create Text box, add text, fix size and font to suit Select Text Box Item > Convert to outlines Select Text box Item > Ungroup Then Item > Combine Polygons Then Select both shape and text box Create image frame, insert image and adjust to suit Move image over text, then lower it to the bottom See http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/images/CutoutText.png is what I think you want Owen > 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. -- Owen
