On Monday 14 July 2008 08:36:07 pm John Brown wrote: > Roger wrote: > >> Yes. Definitely. > >> Actually the problem even occurs whilst I am working on a Master > >> Page. Say I'm creating a colored box, with a text box on top of > >> that. If in the middle of entering dimensions into the various > >> fields of the properties palette, I inadvertently click anywhere > >> within the Scribus window (except the properties palette), the > >> selection box with the 'handles' disappears and I can no longer > >> edit anything. > > > > I had that problem with one version of Scribus, I can't remember > > which, but now with 1.3.5 its not a problem. > > If you have 2 or more text boxes or text and shape boxes on the > > same layer overlapping or one on top of another , it is very very > > difficult to select the correct box to edit. > > Sometimes I have to actually move the offending text box or > > colour panel well away from the text I wish to edit. > > > > To circumvent this I have a text layer, a lines and boxes layer, > > a background layer and an image layer, which helps to some > > extent. > > ... > > You can make an object the active object by selecting it in the > Outline window (Windows->Outline) no matter the layer or level. > _________________________________________________________________ > It?s a talkathon ? but it?s not just talk. > http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_JustTalk > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > __________________________________________________ > D O T E A S Y - "Join the web hosting revolution!" > http://www.doteasy.com
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