[WASTE-list] Wrapping text around objects

[Keith Clarke]

I see in the list archives that some years ago the idea of absolute  
positioning of embedded objects was discussed:


> Subject:

> Re: Wrapping text around objects (was : Where is WASTE 2.0?)

> From:

> Rainer Brockerhoff (rainer at ez-bh.com.br)

> Sent on:

> Monday, December 21, 1998 23:03:46

>

>

> At 19:48 -0200 on 21/12/98, Bill Hayden wrote:

>

> >It seems that glyph-based objects are not well suited to doing  

> this kind

> of

> >thing.  It would be much easier in the long run to NOT use the  

> embedded

> >object handlers, but instead implement floating objects on top of  

> the text

> >view.  This would, of course, require some low level mods to  

> WASTE, but

> >nothing too difficult I think.  Just keep an array of objects, their

> >locations and sizes, and a region to hold the union of their "space".

> Then

> >draw around that region in the line-drawing hook.

>

> As long as your object positions don't depend on the text  

> themselves, that

> should be reasonably easy to do. I'll try to look into it...  

> probably a

> global "View Region", with coordinates relative to the main Rect,  

> would be

> easiest... just intersect with each line before doing the actual line

> layout...

>


did anything ever come of this? I can't see anything in the v3  
headers that looks promising.

I'd find it very useful to be able to flow text over non-rectangular  
regions - even if it were just an L-shaped region.

thanks
Keith Clarke