% This file is public domain. \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{color} \usepackage{flowfram} \usepackage[a4paper,margin=20mm]{geometry} \newlength\leftX \newlength\leftY \newlength\leftH \newlength\leftW \newlength\rightX \newlength\rightY \newlength\rightH \newlength\rightW \setlength{\leftH}{3cm} \setlength{\leftY}{\textheight} \addtolength{\leftY}{-\leftH} \newstaticframe[1]{\textwidth}{\leftH}{0pt}{\leftY}[title] \setlength{\leftH}{13cm} \adjustheight{\leftH} \addtolength{\leftY}{-\leftH} \newstaticframe[1]{\textwidth}{\leftH}{0pt}{\leftY}[L] \setstaticframe*{L}{shape={\parshape=24 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt 0.5\linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth }} \addtolength{\rightY}{\leftY} \addtolength{\rightY}{73mm} \setlength{\rightW}{0.9in} \setlength{\rightH}{1.5in} \setlength{\rightX}{\textwidth} \addtolength{\rightX}{-\rightW} \newstaticframe[1]{\rightW}{\rightH}{\rightX}{\rightY}[egg] \setstaticcontents*{egg}{\includegraphics[scale=0.9]{egg}} \setlength{\rightX}{0.5\textwidth} \addtolength{\rightX}{\columnsep} \setlength{\rightW}{\textwidth} \addtolength{\rightW}{-\rightX} \setlength{\rightY}{\leftY} \addtolength{\rightY}{2.8cm} \setlength{\rightH}{\leftH} \addtolength{\rightH}{-2.8cm} \newstaticframe[1]{\rightW}{\rightH}{\rightX}{\rightY}[right] \setstaticframe*{right}{shape={\parshape=15 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt 0.75\linewidth 0pt 0.65\linewidth 0pt 0.75\linewidth 0pt 0.8\linewidth 0pt 0.8\linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth }} \addtolength{\rightX}{-0.5\columnsep} \newstaticframe[1]{0pt}{\rightH}{\rightX}{\rightY}[Lrule] \setstaticcontents*{Lrule}{\makebox[0pt][l]{% \rule{\columnseprule}{\rightH}\rule{\rightW}{\columnseprule}}} \setlength{\leftH}{2cm} \addtolength{\leftY}{-\leftH} \newstaticframe[1]{\textwidth}{\leftH}{0pt}{\leftY}[midhead] \inserthrule*{static}{L}{static}{midhead} \twocolumninarea{\textwidth}{\leftY}{0pt}{0pt} \newstaticframe[1]{1.6in}{1.6in}{0pt}{0pt}[sheep] \setstaticcontents*{sheep}{\includegraphics[scale=1.2]{sheep}} \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} \setlength{\sdfparindent}{\parindent} \begin{document} \begin{staticcontents*}{title} \begin{center} \bfseries\Huge Fairy Tale Times \end{center} \hfill Issue 2. 7 December 2005. \end{staticcontents*} \begin{staticcontents*}{L} \section{Killer Wolf on the Loose} The authorites are warning of a killer wolf on the loose. He has so far devoured an old grandmother and two pig brothers. He is described as being furry with big eyes and big teeth. On Monday this week he broke into a house, and devoured an old lady. He then disguised himself as the old lady in order to deceive her granddaughter. Luckily for the little girl a woodsman arrived in time to rescue her. Parents are being cautioned not to let their children wander about on their own, and to remind them not to talk to strangers. The next day the wolf struck again, this time targeting two pig brothers who had most incautiously made their dwellings on the cheap using inadequate materials. The wolf also made an attempt on the third pig brother, but was unable to break into his house. Police are appealing to the public for witnesses and remind people to keep their doors securely fastened at all times. ``Always ask to see identification,'' said one police advisor, ``and invest in improving the general security of your property.'' \end{staticcontents*} \begin{staticcontents*}{right} \section{Tragic Wall Accident} An egg person tragically fell from a six foot wall yesterday afternoon and was smash\-ed to pieces. The king's cavalry rushed to the scene, but regretted that they were unable to help him. Humpty Dumpty was believed to be sitting on the wall when he fell. Police have ruled out foul play, but are advising people not to play on high walls, particularly those vulnerable members of the population suffering from eggshell syndrome. \small\em Exclusive interview with one of the King's men on page 6 \end{staticcontents*} \begin{staticcontents*}{midhead} \section{Relief as Missing Sheep Finally Return Home} \end{staticcontents*} There was much celebration yesterday morning when Little Bo Peep's sheep finally returned home. They had been missing for more than a week. ``I just didn't know where to find them,'' the shepherdess stated, ``but I was told to leave them alone and they'd come home.'' \parshape=8 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0.3\linewidth 0.7\linewidth 0.3\linewidth 0.7\linewidth 0.25\linewidth 0.75\linewidth 0.25\linewidth 0.75\linewidth 0pt \linewidth 0pt \linewidth Unusual advice perhaps, but it seems to have worked as they did indeed come home. Eye witnesses reported that their tails were wagging behind them. ``I'm just so happy they've come home,'' Little Bo Peep said in a press conference yesterday afternoon. The sheep themselves made no comment, and police are% \framebreak\parshape=0 still trying to determine what happened to them. The big bad wolf is reportedly helping them with their inquiries. \noindent\hrulefill This is a sample document illustrating the flowfram package. It uses \TeX's \verb|\parshape| command to create irregularly shaped paragraphs. This can be a complicated and somewhat tiresome task, and is generally not recommended. Using the shapepar package provides you with more intricate shapes, but as its documentation says, it is not intended for use in large documents. \hfill Nicola Talbot \end{document}