[Scribus] Lazy question

[John R. Culleton]

On Wednesday 01 February 2006 05:28 pm, Louis Desjardins wrote:
> John R. Culleton a ?crit :
> > I supose this is buried in the docs somewhere but allow me a lazy
> > man's question:
> >
> > Is there a reasonably convenient way to shape text aganst a curved
> > or irregular graphic? Something like this:
> > xxxxxx
> > xxxxx
> > xxxx
> > xxx
> > xxxx
> > xxxxx
> > xxxxxxx
> > etc.
> >
> > I see both book covers and cocktail table book interiors with this
> > feature.
>
> The lazy answer is yes. :)
>
> You might want to know how to do it, don't you?!
>
> In the Properties palette under Shape tab you have a check box "Text
> flows around frame". There is no way to actually set the text a bit off
> the shape so you might need to use 2 irregular graphics : one with a
> none color for pushing the text, and one filled as you wish to show the
> graphic itself.
>
> HTH
>
> Louis

Outstanding replies! I will print them out and put them in my
(overcrowded) Scribus binder. Merci and thanks to one and all. 

-- 
John Culleton