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- From: djg@genrad.com (Deborah J. Graham)
- Subject: Re: Creation of Fixed-Position Graphics Frame
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.132804.8764@genrad.com>
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- References: <1992Jul21.175615.99820@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:28:04 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul21.175615.99820@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> wca0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Konsultant Cody A) writes:
-
- >OK...I am currently laying out an internal newsletter. I would like to create
- >a frame which will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the page, offset
- >1.5" from the bottom of the page and .5" from the right of the page.
- >(WordPerfect can do this...so I'm SURE Ileaf can!).
-
- It depends, are you just trying to place a frame with text above and
- below it, like this:
-
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
- FRAMEFRAMEFRAME
- FRAMEFRAMEFRAME
- FRAMEFRAMEFRAME
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
-
- Or trying to shape the text around the frame, like this:
-
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext FRAMEFRAMEFRAME
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext FRAMEFRAMEFRAME
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext FRAMEFRAMEFRAME
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
- texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
-
- For the first, use an AT ANCHOR frame in a separate component.
-
- For the second, use the Misc->Shape command. Unfortunately, it is
- harder to get text to shape on BOTH sides of the frame (you need to
- use two columns, and then you have trouble since the text doesn't go
- all the way to the right side of the page, but to the end of the
- column, and straddle doesn't let you shape four sides...it's not
- easy).
-
- The Misc->Shape command produces gray bars that you can click on. Then
- select Set and move them to the new location. The changes show up in
- the Profile part of the component Props sheet. But, making changes on
- the profile sheet is the hardest way to shape a component, unless you
- want many lines the exact same width. Misc->Shape has a "snap" feature
- that you can turn off (default is on) called Gravity. This allows all
- the lines to be the same value if they get close enough. You cannot
- specify "close enough" like you can for gravity in a frame.
-
- >I TRIED making the frame placement underlay and overlay in the frame
- >properties sheet, HOWEVER this allows text to be typed under/over the graphics
- >frame. I want the text to go AROUND the frame, while keeping the frame in a
- >fixed position (i.e. I don't want the text to push the frame into the next
- >column, onto the next page, etc.)
-
- This should do it, as long as you only want text to go around the
- frame on one side.
-
- Let me know if you have any other questions.
-
- deb
- founder, GR Interleaf User's Group; writer & editor, GR Interleaf Newsletter
- (djg@genrad.com)
-