On 05/14/2012 08:40 AM, a.l.e wrote: > hi sveinn, >> ?ann m?n 14.ma? 2012 12:03, skrifa?i Gregory Pittman: >>> On 05/14/2012 07:42 AM, Johan Vromans wrote: >>>> "Owen"<rcook at pcug.org.au> writes: >>>> >>>>> Would this give any clues? >>>>> http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/How_to_fill_a_Scribus_text_with_an_image >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Thanks for the suggestion. >>>> >>>> This approach relies on the shapes to be filled with >>>> images. As you can >>>> read in my reply to a.l.e. this is not feasible in my >>>> situation. >>>> >>> Either we're not understanding you, or you're not >>> understanding a.l.e -- his method is the way to go. >>> >>> If you combine shapes, you create something like a doughnut, >>> which in your case will be a doughnut with a puzzle piece >>> shaped hole, which will show any background object through it. >>> >>> So, start with shapes, select both, then Item> Path Tools> >>> Path Operations... Click through the various choices in >>> Operations to get what you want. Then convert your result to >>> an Image frame. >> If you create shapes (polygons, closed lines and Bezier >> curves will do too), select both shapes, then the command is >> 'Item/Combine Polygons'. Then Convert to 'Image Frame'. >> Sample attached. Scribus 1.4.0RC6 >> > > no (i like to say no, today...), "combine polygons" won't do. he has to > use the path operations... > > (in some cases, it can look like combining is enough, but it's not... > tested for you :-) >
Combine Polygons is the old method, which really doesn't work well for many situations. It really ought to be removed. Greg
