[scribus] [timld at btinternet.com: [Contact Us] Text Wrapping Round Images]

[Gregory Pittman]

Oleksandr Moskalenko wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I've just begun using Scribus and its extremely impressive. I've come across  
> a few difficulties however, the biggest annoyances is that text wraps right  
> next to an image when I use justified text. This obviously doesn't look nice  
> and the only way I've got around it is by drawing a rectangle around them  
> that are slightly bigger than the pictures and then group them. This is quite  
> a clunky way of doing it, is there any way to set the distance from the image  
> to the text?
>   
I hope you're using 1.3.3.x, so that this advice will apply.

For text frames:
If you go to the Shape tab of Properties, you can set the distances of 
the text from the various edges of your frame, so you don't need to make 
another one.

For wrap around an image:
Select your image frame. Again go to Shape tab, check Text Flows around 
Frame, check also Use Contour Line. Then click Edit Shape button, check 
Edit Contour Line. There are buttons to enlarge the Contour line either 
by percentage or by a number of units.

If you're dealing with a group of frames, your method is as good as any.

HTH
Greg
Greg