Today to get word wraparound of a graphic element requires the following steps: ----------------------------------- 1. Put the graphic element on a layer higher than the text layer. 2. Make sure the layer containing the graphic has focus. 3. Make sure the graphic element has focus. 4. Hit the F2 key. 5. On the popup window select "use contour line" 6. In the upper right hand corner select "Edit" 7. On the next popup window select "Edit Contour Line" 8. (Optional) move the corners of the graphic around. 9.Select "End editing" 10. Check to make sure that the text actually flows around the graphic. ------------------------ If your book has multiple graphics this sequence becomes a bore. I recommend that the default value of any graphic frame be to have text on underlying layers flow around the superimposed graphic frame. For those who want to use other configurations steps 2. through 10. would still be available. But for the usual case text wraparound using the contour line would be the default. If there was no underlying text no harm would be done.
For those of us who insert multiple graphic frames, and who may want to move them around etc. for various layout alternatives the default of text wraparound would be a great time saver. No harm would be done for those who want to select different options. There is another option, of interrupting the text frame and starting it again after the graphic frame but that causes other problems. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5" coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com/!
