Skip navigation
MarieMeyer
MarieMeyer
Currently Being Moderated

How to knock out overlap between two outlined text boxes

Feb 5, 2013 11:25 AM

I need two text boxes, one on top of the other. They are both outlined. How can I knock out the portions of the frames that overlap? Note I'm only interested in changing the appearance, not the reality - I want to continue to have two seperate text frames. I achieved the look I want in the attached example by making a small white rectangle and placing it over the area where I did not want the horizontal line(s) to show. Obviously, that is a kludge. Is there a more elegant, correct solution?overlap.jpg

281 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: Peter Spier, Feb 5, 2013 12:09 PM
 
Replies
  • Peter Spier
    Currently Being Moderated
    1. Peter Spier,
    Feb 5, 2013 11:30 AM   in reply to MarieMeyer
    Report

    What's the srong reason for requiring two frames?

     

    You could remove the outlines, then group and paste into a new outlined frame.

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • MarieMeyer
    Currently Being Moderated
    2. MarieMeyer,
    Feb 5, 2013 11:37 AM   in reply to Peter Spier
    Report

    Hi Peter,

     

    There is some scripting and formatting involved that I fear might go wrong if the two boxes are joined.

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • Peter Spier
    Currently Being Moderated
    3. Peter Spier,
    Feb 5, 2013 11:41 AM   in reply to MarieMeyer
    Report

    How about the group and pase into suggestion? Will that work?

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • MarieMeyer
    Currently Being Moderated
    4. MarieMeyer,
    Feb 5, 2013 11:43 AM   in reply to Peter Spier
    Report

    Do you mean my kludge?

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • Peter Spier
    Currently Being Moderated
    5. Peter Spier,
    Feb 5, 2013 11:48 AM   in reply to MarieMeyer
    Report

    No, my slightly more elegant kludge. Two text frames grouped, then pasted into a larger stroked frame (that you can make by using the pathfinder).

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • MarieMeyer
    Currently Being Moderated
    6. MarieMeyer,
    Feb 5, 2013 12:04 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
    Report

    Yes, I think that will work. Can a frame such as that (or any frame, for that matter) that contains some scripting be made conditional, so that if the script delivers some text the stroke shows up, but if the frame turns out to be empty the stroke disappears?

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • Peter Spier
    Currently Being Moderated
    7. Peter Spier,
    Feb 5, 2013 12:09 PM   in reply to MarieMeyer
    Report

    Only if you figure out how to script that too. ID's conditions apply only to text, not to the frames containing the text.

     
    |
    Mark as:
Actions

More Like This

  • Retrieving data ...

Bookmarked By (0)

Answers + Points = Status

  • 10 points awarded for Correct Answers
  • 5 points awarded for Helpful Answers
  • 10,000+ points
  • 1,001-10,000 points
  • 501-1,000 points
  • 5-500 points