Comment 13 for bug 171141

On 2008-October-03 , at 09:41 , Megan wrote:

> 1. GUI for kerning (letter spacing, if you prefer) and baseline
> shifts; make sure these (and line spacing!) are in the text toolbar.

I don't know what you mean by GUI but this is already settable without
resorting to the XML editor: ALT + Arrows in the text will kern and
sub/super script the following letter or selection.

> 5. A way to convert an inline text box to block form (this might be
> possible, I just can't find out how to do it)

Create a rectangle then "text into shape" from the text menu. This
won't be a true flowed text but it will behave the same (and may
actually be more in line with the SVG spec)