RE: [XaraXtreme-dev] Text on path indents

[Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, thanks, that makes sense now. Unfortunately, LX does not allow the 
handles to be dragged. I have added a bugzilla entry: 
http://bugzilla.xara.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236

Martin

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          "Gerry Iles" <GerryI@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It actually depends on whether the text story is wrapping.  E.g. if you
> create a wrapping story by dragging the baseline and then typing lots of
> text, when you fit it to a curve you do get the indent blobs.
> 
> Basically, the indent blobs on the path correspond with the end blobs on
> the baseline of a wrapping text story...
> 
> Gerry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Martin Wuerthner
> Sent: 05 July 2006 11:48
> To: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [XaraXtreme-dev] Text on path indents
> 
> In message <5056CBC646CB4047BB26120F4377DB71D71BEE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>           "Gerry Iles" <GerryI@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> There was a recent thread in the main Xtreme forum where someone else
>> was having problems seeing these so there may be a bug that only some
>> people see:
>> 
>> http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=21878
> 
> Ah, now I see - the handles only show up when you *type* text on a
> curve. Up to now, I only used the "Fit text to curve" menu entry.
> Surely, text on curve created that way should display the handles,
> too? The end result of either creation method should be the same.
> 
> Martin
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
>> Behalf Of Martin Wuerthner
>> Sent: 05 July 2006 11:04
>> To: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [XaraXtreme-dev] Text on path indents
>> 
>> I cannot find these handles in my version of Xtreme (2.0f). How do I
>> get them to display? I do not see them when selecting the Text Tool
>> nor when using the Selector. Was it introduced in a later version? Can
>> you send me a small example file with indents applied please?
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> In message <5056CBC646CB4047BB26120F4377DB719BA754@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>           "Charles Moir" <CharlesM@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> In Xtreme there is a small red handle at the insertion point (usually
>>> the left of the text), and you can drag that along the line to adjust
>>> the left indent.
>>> 
>>> Similarly there should be a red handle on the end of the line that
> can
>>> be dragged inwards to move the right margin in.
>>> 
>>> Charles
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:owner-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Wuerthner
>>>> Sent: 04 July 2006 16:19
>>>> To: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [XaraXtreme-dev] Text on path indents
>>>> 
>>>> I see from the code that text on a path can have a left and
>>>> right indent, but I cannot find how I can change that indent
>>>> in a drawing.
>>>> Is there any user interface for this in XaraLX? Maybe in Xtreme?
>>>> 
>>>> Martin