Comment 5 for bug 261224

Hi

> Do you mean like "Dynamic Word Wrap" in KWrite/Kate?

To be honest, I don't know the other KDE applications at all (I just
didn't find any non-KDE paint program that suits me - kolourpaint is the
best one even without word wrap).

What I mean is the default behaviour of any text box or "text frame" in
e.g. OpenOffice or (just installed it to check) KWord. You create a text
box, type some text, and the text wraps according to the borders of the
box. Whereas in kolourpaint, the text doesn't wrap, but just disappears
behind the right margin when the line is longer than the width of the box.

Of course, if the text box is resized (prior to finalizing, that is),
the text should of course re-wrap to always optimally fit within the box.

My workflow using <Jehova>MS Paint</Jehova) is like this: I identify one
label in my drawing, say, a three line text like

"flexible tubing
  connector for
  gas inlet"

I then use the text tool and open up a text box that exactly covers the
old label. In side the text box, I type the German translation of that
string, which is automatically wrapped as needed. Sometimes my
translation will be longer than the original, so I then experiment with
the size of the text box until everything fits in well. When done, I
click outside the text box window to finalize it. After that, the text
can't be edited/reflowed any more, which is fine for me.

> If so, I hope to implement this this year for KDE 4.

That would be great!

> I don't think there needs to be an option to turn this new proposed
> behaviour off as you will still be able to explicitly specify line
> breaks like in KWrite. Do you agree/disagree?

I'm sure there's someone out there who likes the fact that there isn't
any automatic wrapping at all, and that superfluous text just disappears
behind the right margin. Then again, you could first leave out the
option and see if anybody complains. Surely most tasks I could think of
cound be handled with automatic wrapping enabled and without a need for
switiching to the old behaviour.

Regards
Tobias