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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Wrap around text
From:       John Hughes <johughes () shaw ! ca>
Date:       2002-08-16 6:52:52
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On August 16, 2002 01:17 am, Thomas Zander wrote:
> On Friday 16 August 2002 08:08, John Hughes wrote:
> > On August 15, 2002 05:01 pm, David Faure wrote:
> > > On Thursday 15 August 2002 23:48, John Hughes wrote:
> > > > Other DTP packages I've used will wrap on both sides. If I am working
> > > > on an article for a magazine, I might have 3 columns. If I plop a
> > > > round image in the middle of a column, I'd like it to wrap on both
> > > > sides.
> > >
> > > Ah, so you want it to fill in the left, and then the right? As we said,
> > > that's possible, creating frames for that. What isn't possible is to
> > > have each line 'cut' by the image. In fact I'm still not sure which one
> > > you're requesting.
> >
> > If I have a line of text, and plop an image in the middle, the text
> > should stop on the left hand side of the image, and continue on at the
> > right.
>
> Then you only can put the image inline which means exactly one line will
> have this behavior. Use the insert image icon, check 'inline' before
> hitting OK.
>
> In the DTP world the thing you want is generally considered bad taste since
> the text is not getting any more readable by doing so. This is why we have
> chosen to not allow this in KWord.

*nod*

> > > > Also, what about wrapping to shapes that are not square?
> > >
> > > We thought about it and it'll be for 1.3, probably (don't forget to
> > > check if there's a wishlist item for it on bugs.kde.org, I think
> > > there's none). Not possible in 1.2.
> >
> > Won't this be needed if kontour/karbon ever becomes usable, and we begin
> > using it for embedded vector graphics?
>
> As David said, this is on the planning, but not done yet.

Ok. I'm on the list, so you guys can stop cc'ing me ;-)

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