Weird Text Wrap Functionality?

[mmuller]

I may be late to the party but just noticed that text wrapping doesn't respect text frame layering. If you have a layer in the middle of two others - the wrapping is applied to both the layer below (correct imho) and also the layer above (incorrect imho). I have added a video to show what I mean.

[mmuller]

Okay found that you can add the 'Ignore text wraps' toggle from the text wrap menu to get the kind of functionality I expected for the upper most layer. But this breaks instantly if you need to add another wrap on top to get multi layered wrapping on multiple text boxes...

[Aammppaa]

Not sure that this is the best solution, but you can Edit Wrap Outline on your middle Text Frame, such that the top repels text, but the bottom doesn't.

Edit Wrap Outline in on the toolbar next to Show Text Wrap Settings, or Text > Text Wrap > Edit Wrap Outline.

See attached for an example…

 

Affinity Edit Wrap Outline Example.afpub

[mmuller]

@Aammppaa, its a fudge but it works and would be hard to manage when moving items around and changing layers. Out of the box,I would have thought text wrapping should honour the layering of the items and each one should only affect the layers below, not above...

[Aammppaa]

Tend to agree, but am no expert so hope others with more experience will weigh in. 

[mmuller]

30yrs+ of working in Print and Design, this is something that took me by surprise

[Dave Harris]

This was an oversight; it should be fixed in a future beta.

[mmuller]

Great, glad to be of service!

[lacerto]

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