Re: a new tool

[Giuseppe Bilotta <bourbaki@bigfoot.com>]

Tuesday, March 27, 2001 Hans Hagen wrote:

HH> Hi, 

HH> I uploaded a new beta which has a couple of new features. One is
HH> 'overlays', which is build on top of the noemal layering mechsnism. This
HH> mechanism permits the placement of anything anywhere (also on specific
HH> pages), if needed relative or absolute to the current position, at any
HH> layer or in any background you want. This means that (when i get the specs
HH> sorted out) one can have transpancy and so, but more important is that one
HH> can move data below or on top of running texts; there are quite some
HH> alignment options, and i think that dtp lovers will like it. This feature
HH> will be documented in next version of the metafun manual (draft is ready). 

I gave a look at the draft, and I have two questions:

1) When placing overlays in specific points of specific pages, is it
possible to have the text flow automagically around them, even in odd
situations? Situations like:

+-----------------------------------+
|.................|.................|
|.................|.................|
|.................|.................|
|.........+---------------+.........|
|.........|               |.........|
|.........|               |.........|
|.........|               |.........|
|.........+---------------+.........|
|.................|.................|
|.................|.................|
|.................|.................|
|.................|.................|
|.................|.................|
+-----------------------------------+

(two column document, with picture or other object in the middle of
the page and text flowing around pictue).

2) Is the new OTR implemented, or is the new feature a feature of the
old OTR?

Giuseppe