0016052: complex text frames (from combined polygons) show strange artefacts.

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0016052	Scribus	Story Editor / Text Frames	public	2020-02-17 18:23	2020-02-20 15:49

Reporter	utnik	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	confirmed	Resolution	open
Product Version	1.5.6.svn

Summary	0016052: complex text frames (from combined polygons) show strange artefacts.
Description	text frames with 'holes' (like converted letters with counters) can't be fully filled with text. some areas won't accept any text. (see screenshot.) the same frames don't show any such problem when converted to (and used as) image frames.
Steps To Reproduce	- draw two different shapes (i.e. a bigger and a smaller rectangle) - select both of them and combine them with 'item' → 'path tools' → 'path operations' → 'subtract' (you'll get a complex frame with a hole in it.) - convert the object into a text frame and fill it with text there are some areas without text. (strange path connections between the two original shapes.) the same problem appears when you convert text (or just one letter with a counter, like A, B, D, R…) to outlines and then to a text frame. the counters (holes in the frame) don't behave as they should.
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utnik 2020-02-17 18:23 updater	complex_text_frame.png (142,384 bytes) complex_text_frame.png (142,384 bytes)

utnik 2020-02-17 18:40 updater ~0047399	the same behavior in scribus 1.4.8 and with 'complex' shapes created with inkscape and imported as .svg files.

PeterBenedek 2020-02-17 20:08 developer ~0047400	I can reproduce in Linux Mint 19.x and Scribus 1.5.6svn

jghali 2020-02-20 14:22 administrator ~0047416	I see where the problem is. Unfortunately at this point it looks like fixing this issue will need some quite extensive modifications.

utnik 2020-02-20 15:49 updater ~0047417	in this case, the way to go is (for the time being) to split the polygons and let the text in the outer one flow around the smaller (inner) shapes. not that problematic, but not as elegant as if the problem could be entirely solved…

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2020-02-17 18:23	utnik	New Issue
2020-02-17 18:23	utnik	File Added: complex_text_frame.png
2020-02-17 18:40	utnik	Note Added: 0047399
2020-02-17 20:08	PeterBenedek	Note Added: 0047400
2020-02-19 15:31	JLuc	Status	new => confirmed
2020-02-20 14:22	jghali	Note Added: 0047416
2020-02-20 15:49	utnik	Note Added: 0047417