d89mb@efd.lth.se (Magnus Bodin) (05/30/90)
I produce a tiny newsletter using TeX (2.93) and I use to set my pages in 3 or
2 columns. I use simple \vsplit and \vtop methods for accomplishing that. I have
done a few experiments with \parshape ... ... but I think it's a bit awkward
for my purposes. I now want to set a part of a page like this, with a figure
in the center of two columns, perhaps with \vrule (where I've put the |'s) in between.
How am I supposed to do? Must I necessary split both columns in two
paragraphs with no \parskip or \parindent and then use \hangindent and
\hangafter? Or can I use \parshape in a smart way? Or is it any other
intricate way to do it?
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaa the bbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaa figure bbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaa is bbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaa put bbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaa here bbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | bbbbbbbbbbbbb
How am I supposed to do? Must I necessary split both columns in two
paragraphs with no \parskip or \parindent and then use \hangindent and
\hangafter?
It's not so funny to split it like this
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | ccccccccccccc
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | ccccccccccccc
aaaaaaaaaaaaa | ccccccccccccc
bbbbbbbb the dddddddd
bbbbbbbb figure dddddddd
bbbbbbbb is dddddddd
bbbbbbbb put dddddddd
bbbbbbbb here dddddddd
bbbbbbbbbbbbb | ddddddddddddd
bbbbbbbbbbbbb | ddddddddddddd
bbbbbbbbbbbbb | ddddddddddddd
Or can I use \parshape in a smart way? Or is it any other
intricate way to do it?
and if it's easy :-) Can I use figures of different shapes? Circles?
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