Txt Exclusion Paths

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc

Wrap text around shapes, build multi-column or magazine layouts, and embed tables in attributed strings using NSTextContainer.exclusionPaths, linked NSTextContainer arrays, NSTextTable, NSTextTableBlock, NSTextList, and custom NSTextContainer subclasses. Covers TextKit 1 and TextKit 2 differences, the text container coordinate system, the lineFragmentRect override, and the UIKit fallback for tables via NSTextAttachmentViewProvider. Use when text needs to flow around an image, when an article needs side-by-side columns or paginated text flow, when an editor needs an in-text table, or when the question involves non-rectangular text regions. Use whenever the user mentions text wrapping, columns, or magazine layout, even if they do not name exclusion paths. Do NOT use for simple line wrapping, hyphenation, or paragraph spacing — see txt-line-breaking. Do NOT use for embedding interactive views inline — see txt-attachments.

What this skill does

Txt Exclusion Paths is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/txt-exclusion-paths/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when text needs to flow around an image, when an article needs side-by-side columns or paginated text flow, when an editor needs an in-text table, or when the question involves non-rectangular text regions. Use whenever the user mentions text wrapping, columns, or magazine layout, even if they do not name exclusion paths.

Who uses this skill

The Txt Exclusion Paths skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/txt-exclusion-paths
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/txt-exclusion-paths/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/txt-exclusion-paths/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/txt-exclusion-paths/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/txt-exclusion-paths/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\txt-exclusion-paths\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.