On Thursday 01 December 2005 09:36 am, Frank Chambers wrote:
> I give up.
>
> I very much want to use OO exclusively. I have been working with draw.
> I want to place text on top of a bit map and then export the entire
> image as a jpeg for inclusion in a presentation. I have tried:
>
> Saving the drawing in OO format and inserting into the presentation as
> an object. This is an exercise in futility as the size is too large and
> attempts a reduction lead to a disconnection between the text position,
> which happen to label specific points on the bitmap and the bit map.
>
> Inserting the text directly on the bitmap. If all I wanted was text
> centered in the drawing this would work. All attempts at repositioning
> were futile. Once, after a crash, I was able to put text where I wanted
> but then it was right back to I can place it anywhere I want as long as
> it is dead center in the page. It cannot be moved from there.
>
> Creating a separate text layer and placing the text approximately where
> I want it, adding the bitmap on its own layer as I can not, with the
> send to background on the bitmap get the text to appear, and positioning
> after the fact. This gives me what I want though with difficulty since
> the text needs to be white on the black background of the bit map and is
> hard to see (impossible) on its own layer unless I give it a different
> color background which then shows when the text is visible over the bitmap.
>
> When I save this as jpeg the text does not show in the image. When I
> move the text to the same layer as the bitmap it shows on the screen but
> does not export so the text is still not visible in my presentation.
>
> What now? I have eventually been able to get Write to do what i need in
> other cases though the level of effort has been substantially greater
> than the same process in Word. I believe that significant work needs to
> be done on the usability before this is ready for prime time.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
>
> Frank
Have you tried grouping the text box and the bitmap?
Dan
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