Re: Wrap text WITHIN a graphic: How?

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From: Ralph Gonzalez
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:24

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Ladd.Morse@p804.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Ladd Morse) writes:
> 
>  GF> She occasionally has a need to create text in a large oval shape.  The
>  GF> problem is, most software that does text wrapping assumes you want to
>  GF> go AROUND an object.  She wants to draw an oval and have the text wrap
>  GF> WITHIN the oval.

>This can be done quite easily with FreeHand.

I haven't tried this, but can you make two graphics, representing
the area to the left and right of the oval, and wrap the text around
them to "fill in" the oval? For example, make graphics in a draw 
program like this:

***** *****
***     ***
*         *
*         *
***     ***
***** *****

^^^^  ^^^^
Left  Right

-Ralph
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Ralph Gonzalez, Computer Science, Rutgers Univ., Camden, NJ
Phone: (609) 757-6122; Internet: rgonzal@elbereth.rutgers.edu
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