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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#26597: text flow around embedded objects does not work correct
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () planescape ! com>
Date:       2001-06-03 9:30:22
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On Saturday 02 June 2001 16:56, David Faure wrote:
> On Saturday 02 June 2001 17:44, tom.gufler@tirol.com wrote:
> > Package: kword
> > Version: 1.1 (post-beta2) (using KDE 2.1.1 )
> > Severity: normal
> > Installed from:    Linux-Mandrake 8.0 i586
> > Compiler:          gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Linux-Mandrake 8.0
> > 2.96-0.48mdk) OS:                Linux 2.4.2-11mdksmp i686
> > OS/Compiler notes:
> >
> > When you insert a picture(non-floating) in a KWord document the text
> > flows only on one side of the Picture. e.g.
> > TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
> >         PPPPPPTTTTTT
> >         PPPPPPTTTTTT
> >         PPPPPPTTTTTT
> > TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
> > should be:
> > TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
> > TTTTTTTTPPPPPPTTTTTT
> > TTTTTTTTPPPPPPTTTTTT
> > TTTTTTTTPPPPPPTTTTTT
> > TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
>
> Well, we discussed this and we came to the conclusion that it's not only
> very hard to do, but also very hard to read.
> You get lines cut in the middle by the frame.
> Or do you mean, filling the left part first, and then jumping to the right
> part ?
>
> In any case I don't see how to implement either of those. We adjust margins
> to avoid the frame, we don't "split the flow", whichever way you want that
> to happen....

As a side note, this is exactly what frames are meant for, to have complete 
control over how your text flows. The way it works now is correct, if you 
want another way to flow your text you have to option to do so by adding some 
frames which define your flow.

David, will you close the bug?

-- 
Thomas Zander

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