[Scribus] 2 Questions From A Newbie

[Christoph Schäfer]

Hi Landon,

Am Montag, 30. Januar 2006 18:19 schrieb Louis Desjardins:
> Redefined Horizons a ?crit :
> > I have to simple Scribus questions. I am a new user of Scribus and
> > Linux, so please bear with me. :]
>
> First of all, welcome to Scribus!
>
> > [1] Is there a way to wrap text along a line that is not at cardinal
> > directions? Is there a way to draw a shape like an irregular polygon
> > and then fit text within this shape?
>
> You can turn a shape into a text frame or an image frame. CTRL-click on
> it will get you a contextual menu. There you can Convert to > Text or
> Image frame. Once this is done, using the same contextual menu you can
> now Get Text (+ other options).

In addition to what Louis wrote, you can also edit the shape of a text frame 
directly through the properties palette:

Select text frame > right click > properties palette > shape > edit shape.

>
> > [2] Is there a way to align text vertically in the text box that contains
> > it?
>
> There is no automatic way (feature not implemented yet). But can
> determine the space between the text frame and the text in the
> Properties palette > Shape > Distance to text.
>
> HTH
>
> Louis
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Landon

Cheers,

Christoph