Thank you very much. The tutorial I had been trying to follow left out the UNGROUP part of the process. This works great!
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > 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 > > > ___ > 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/20121219/b458ed89/attachment.html>
