I'm not entirely sure what is meant by text boxes in current state of
software, but, while it is not directly convenient, and NWP user
interface for graphics is still not up to speed with its
capabilities, what about creating a vector-mapped chunk of text and
insert it as a graphic. Then it can be made to flow in the text,
move with paragraph, or anchor to page, and text can be made to flow
around it.
Would this be a viable or useful work-around until Nisus folks get
around to making such a feature directly editable? (it should be
relatively trivial, it would seem.)
I heard talk earlier of LinkBack. that should make something like
this much easier. but I see no evidence that anything viable is
going on in this arena. Someone please jump in and correct me if I'm
wrong, but it seems LinkBack died for some reason-- which I still
don't understand, and still lament.
Ben Andrus
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On 2010 Mar 16, Tue, at 10:27 am, Žorvaršur Davķšsson wrote:
> On 15.03.2010, at 18:59, Erik Richard Sųrensen wrote:
>
>>
>> Brian Ferguson wrote:
>>> Yes, Erik meant using Column and Section tools.
>>> Perhaps not ideal but quite simple.
>
>> Yes, it is what I mean. I also know that it isn't the optimal
>> solution. - Maybe I the the time I'm gonna make a documentional
>> file for some broadcasts I'll try the use of tables instead to see
>> if this is easier and will give the same or a better stylish
>> effect.:-)
>
> The good thing with tables is that you can create a table with 1
> column and 1 row only and that column can be dragged with the mouse
> to the left and to the right within one line AND to some extent
> up and down just as if it were a text box. But it has limitation:
> You can't combine free text and a table on the same line; if one
> needs something like that, one must split the table into more than
> one column.
>
> I haven't yet discovered the trick how to use Columns and Section
> Tools to simulate text boxes. The problem I encounter is that the
> "boxes" you simulate that way have a "pipeline", i.e. you have to
> fill one box (= column) with text before the text can flow to the
> next one.
>
> Send me a screen-shot off list when you have time.
>
>
> Žorvaršur
> OS X 10.4.11
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