Thank you Christoph, great tip! Best regards,
Staffan On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 8:42 AM, "Christoph Sch?fer" <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote: > > >> Gesendet: Freitag, 13. September 2013 um 13:44 Uhr >> Von: "Staffan Melin (Oscillator)" <staffan.melin at oscillator.se> >> An: scribus at lists.scribus.net >> Betreff: [scribus] Clipping path offset? >> >> Hi, >> >> I have a TIF with a path. I place this image in an image frame and fix >> so the path is a clipping path (Properties > Shape > Image Clip Path). >> Works fine! >> >> But I'd like to have some offset, so the text can flow around the >> image with some distance between the image and the text. >> >> I've tried to edit the shape (with Nodes, Set Shape to Image Clip) and >> expanded the shape, but it seems to calculate the origin coordinates >> and then expand every node from this origin. This doesn't work for my >> irregular image. >> >> One solution is to make the path larger (I create it in GIMP). But can >> Scribus solve this in some other way? >> > > Hi Staffan, > > Scribus only reads clipping paths, but you can't edit them. Since you're > working with GIMP, I suggest exporting the clipping path as an SVG file and > import the SVG into Scribus. You can then adjust the imported SVG to your > liking and let text flow around it. > > > HTH, > > Christoph > > ___ > 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 -- Staffan Melin Oscillator - ord bild form Kryssd?cket 1 SE-413 27 G?TEBORG SVERIGE/SWEDEN www.oscillator.se staffan.melin at oscillator.se +46 (0)70-4876 250
