Graphics are always ovals so far as the computer goes.
You may be able to fake things if you create and link together a
series of text frames that each hold one or two lines and are placed
on a layer above the graphic, but it'd be fiddly work to get them to
stagger in and out...
Art
On 12/16/06, Steve Rickaby <srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Dear FrameUsers... This is sort of a FrameMaker issue. For a rushed Christmas
> newsletter for my partner's school, I have some GIFs that contain
> 'traditional' seasonal designs, some of which are set in oval frames.
> However, the overall GIF graphics are rectangular, so when inserted in the
> newsletter (FrameMaker), the text runs around a rectangular frame rather than
> the oval graphic itself when the runaround properties are set to 'Run around
> contour'.
>
> I've tried setting an oval mask in Illustrator and exporting as EPS, but
> FrameMaker still insists that the graphic is rectangular. I'm not sufficient
> of an Illustrator expert - or any sort of Illustrator expert, for that matter
> - to know if I'm taking the right approach.
>
> If anyone can tell me how to make a rectangular graphic oval such that
> FrameMaker respects its true outline when flowing text, I'd be most grateful.
> I should probably be doing this job in InDesign, but it's a rush and
> FrameMaker is just so much less fiddly.
>
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