gordo Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Not sure if this is a bug or a user issue..sometimes the red flag indicating that there is more text in a text box appears and sometimes it does not. See video that show the red flag appearing with one text box but not another. Text box.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 If you pay attention, the arrow indicator doesn't show up on the second one before you start resizing it either. It only turns red when there is an overflow, but it is always there when the box is selected... in this case it isn't showing up either way because the box is too short - there is no room to display the indicator. This seems like more of a design issue than a bug, because it artificially limits access to that control for a text box that is below a certain height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_K Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Hi gordo The text frame have a display threshold for various elements. If things such as the link handles and the overflow do not have room to be displayed between the frames' transform handles then it will be hidden. If you zoom into your document slightly you should see these appear as there will be more room to display them, crossing the display threshold Thanks Serif Europe Ltd - Check the latest news at www.affinity.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Maybe the handles could turn red to indicate an overflow if there is not room for the normal indicators? Seems like that at least should remain visible when this situation comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordo Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Or the flag flipping to inside the text box. I can see a lot of folks not realizing that text is being cut and only discovering it after the document is printed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 If the text is being cut you should see 2 red dots on the bounding box for the text frame once the text frame is deselected (no matter how small the text frame is). You will also get a warning when trying to print the document saying... "One or more text frames have overflowing text" To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Indeed, I do get those red dots! I do *not* get that warning, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordo Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 No red dots for me. There is an inconsistency in how the text boxes work. Video "Text box 1" shows that sometimes you can make the text box shorter and the box gets shorter but the text doesn't disappear. But sometimes it works properly. Video "Text box 2" shows that sometimes you can make the text box shorter and the box gets shorter and the text does disappear. Note also that the red flag briefly shows but then disappears as the box gets shorter. However, no red dots appear. Text box 1.mov Text box 2.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 You need to have Show Text Flow enabled in the View menu for the red dots to show up. Clicking on the eyeball icon next to the overflow indicator on the right side of the text box toggles clipping of the text vs. allowing it to overflow the container - if you look closely it is crossed out in the second video but not in the first, so this is intended behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordo Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 20 minutes ago, fde101 said: You need to have Show Text Flow enabled in the View menu for the red dots to show up. Clicking on the eyeball icon next to the overflow indicator on the right side of the text box toggles clipping of the text vs. allowing it to overflow the container - if you look closely it is crossed out in the second video but not in the first, so this is intended behavior. Ah, a user bug. I'll have to talk to my developers about it.LOL I've never had that option with other apps so I never looked for it. mac_heibu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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