It could be made to re-size narrower within the bounds of a callout, but that's up to Karelia (or CSS code injection).

Sean

I wonder what gives?  Sandvox version?  I'm using 2.2.6.

Sean

I'm using Sandvox 2.5.5b5 under MacOS X 10.7.3.

Note that if a Text Box object is given the Object Placement property "Inline (moves with text)" in the Wrap Inspector, then it can be resized. The Text Box will first be selected with a simple blue rectangle; click outside this rectangle te deselect and then click again in the Text Box; this produces a new blue selection rectangle, this time with square handles that can be used to expand or contract the box.

Here's a Text Box object, with Placement property Callout; note the round handles on the selection box: it can't be resized

Here's the same Text Box object, with Placement property changed to Inline; note the square handles on the (now blue) selection box: it can be resized

I also wrote:
How do I change the shape of a text box?

That's pretty clear, i think.

I don't question "text box", that is clear to me. You're talking about a Text box "object" right?  But macdafydd introduced a "box of text" as something different than a "text box" object, so I questioned the clarity.

"Shape" however, isn't clear.  As macdafydd said, you can't do anything about the "shape", that's always rectangular.  The "width" however, is changeable (or should be)

Sean

Insert a Block Quote, which is a box of text, and place some text in it. Now select it: its width can be changed.

I'm presuming pputnam is talking about a "text box" not a "block quote".

Nevertheless, they are BOTH resizeable for me.  BOTH have square handles for drag sizing, and BOTH have width controls in the inspector.  BOTH work fine in the 2 designs you mentioned.

I wonder what gives?  Sandvox version?  I'm using 2.2.6.

Sean

Hmmm, sounds like more clarity is needed in the question ;-)

pputnam wrote:

... Specifically I am looking for information on text boxes and object placement etc.

Sounds like a Text box "object" to me :-)

What is a "box of text" if it's not an object?  Got an example with non-functional handles?

Sean

I also wrote:
How do I change the shape of a text box?

That's pretty clear, i think.

Insert a Block Quote, which is a box of text, and place some text in it. Now select it: its width can be changed.

Note how these two different objects are highlighted differently when selected: the Text Box includes small cirular "pseudo-handles" that can't be moved, whereas the Block Quote includes small square handles, that can be moved.

Similarly, Titles & Summaries Indexes, which can also be displayed as boxes of text, can be resized.

There are other examples of resizable boxes of texts in Sandvox, but, strangely, the Text Box objects themselves seem not to be resizable.

Sounds like a Text box "object" to me :-)

What is a "box of text" if it's not an object?  Got an example with non-functional handles?

Sean

Perhaps we're talking cross-purposes: by Text Box, I understand the Text Box object and not simply a box of text. The latter can be resized by selecting it; note that the handles on such a box are small squares and not small circles.

It works in Sandvox designs (at least those that I use).

I can horizontally resize text-boxes with either drag-handles, or via inspector metrics.