[Scribus] Clear space around image

Craig Bradney cbradney
Thu Dec 28 00:35:35 CET 2006


On Wednesday 27 December 2006 23:56, Roger wrote:
> I am trying to figure
>
> >> out how to set a border around the image so the text isn't butted up
> >> against the image when it does avoid writing on or behind the image. I
> >> can increase the whitespace around the image in GIMP but this is quite
> >> cumbersome.
>
>   I place an empty image box where I want the text to flow around, size,
> edit and shape it to suit. In fact I use a lot of empty image boxes to
> position text in a text box Then place a new image box inside the first
> image box and put the image in the sceond box, then when its all ok group
> them.
> it means 2 image boxes but what the heck.
> Roger


Why not increase the contour line of the image frame and wrap around it 
instead of the frame itself? See shape tab of properties palette.

Craig



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