Text wrap with shapepar (insert image between text)

Question

How do insert image between text and text wrap with shapepar or other package?

Answer 1

Use package cutwin and run the example with xelatex because I use an eps image as vector graphic which has no background. Using a png image with clipping may also be possible.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{cutwin,graphicx,pstricks,lipsum}
\begin{document}

\opencutcenter
\newcommand\Margins{%
0.4\textwidth, 0.4\textwidth,
0.35\textwidth, 0.35\textwidth,
0.32\textwidth, 0.32\textwidth,
0.3\textwidth, 0.3\textwidth,
0.28\textwidth, 0.28\textwidth,
0.26\textwidth, 0.26\textwidth,
0.26\textwidth, 0.26\textwidth,
0.28\textwidth, 0.28\textwidth,
0.3\textwidth, 0.3\textwidth,
0.32\textwidth, 0.32\textwidth,
0.35\textwidth, 0.35\textwidth,
0.4\textwidth, 0.4\textwidth}
\renewcommand\putstuffinpic{%
  \rput(0,-5\normalbaselineskip){%
    \includegraphics[width=0.38\textwidth]{tiger}}}
\begin{shapedcutout}{2}{12}{\Margins}% 2 normal lines, 12 shaped lines
\lipsum[1]
\end{shapedcutout}

\end{document} 

Answer 2

Here is a similar play-by-play of what was described by @KarlOveHufthammer in his excellent answer regarding the coat-of-arms construction using Xfig. I'm running Windows 7 with Cygwin/X, and is therefore also able to use Xfig (version 3.2.5b). I also have transfig (version 3.2.5c-1, also called fig2dev) installed as part of the Cygwin/X distribution setup:

1. Open Xfig and set up a comfortable view/zoom level that is detailed enough. It does not have to be perfect, since LaTeX will resize the paragraph shape as specified using \shapepar to match whatever text you want to put into it.

   

2. Draw the outer shape of the paragraph. In this case I used the rectangle tool to draw a square.

   

3. Once complete, edit the rectangle and add the comment "+" (without the quotes).

   

4. Now draw the interior cut-out shape. In this case I used the circle tool.

   

5. Once complete, edit the rectangle and add the comment "-" (without the quotes).

   

6. Save the image in Xfig format as (say) myshape.fig.

   

   The Xfig file looks like this:

   #FIG 3.2  Produced by xfig version 3.2.5b
   Landscape
   Center
   Inches
   Letter  
   100.00
   Single
   -2
   1200 2
   # -
   1 3 0 1 0 7 50 -1 -1 0.000 1 0.0000 3000 3000 1500 1500 3000 3000 4500 3000
   # +
   2 2 0 1 0 7 50 -1 -1 0.000 0 0 -1 0 0 5
        0 0 6000 0 6000 6000 0 6000 0 0
   

7. Execute:

   fig2dev -L shape -n myshape myshape.fig myshape.shape
   

   The flag -L sets the output language used to shape (that conforms to shapepar). Other languages also exist, but this option should be specified first. The flag -n sets the name to be used within the output file myshape.shape. So, using -L shape -n <name> will create \<name>par. The output myshape.shape from myshape.fig now contains the newly-created macro \myshapepar{<par>} where the paragraph definition in "shape language" is given by \myshapeshape:

   \def\myshapepar#1{\shapepar{\myshapeshape}#1\par}
   \def\myshapeshape{%
   {25.0833}%
   {0.0833333}b{0.0833333}\\%
   {0.0833333}t{0.0833333}{50}\\%
   {12.5833}t{0.0833333}{25}st{25.0833}{25}\\%
   {12.6667}t{0.0833333}{23.3333}t{26.75}{23.3333}\\%
   {13.0833}t{0.0833333}{21.6667}t{28.4167}{21.6667}\\%
   {13.5833}t{0.0833333}{20}t{30.0833}{20}\\%
   {14.4167}t{0.0833333}{18.5}t{31.5833}{18.5}\\%
   {15.4167}t{0.0833333}{17.0833}t{33}{17.0833}\\%
   {16.5833}t{0.0833333}{15.8333}t{34.25}{15.8333}\\%
   {17.8333}t{0.0833333}{14.75}t{35.3333}{14.75}\\%
   {19.3333}t{0.0833333}{13.9167}t{36.1667}{13.9167}\\%
   {20.9167}t{0.0833333}{13.25}t{36.8333}{13.25}\\%
   {22.5}t{0.0833333}{12.75}t{37.3333}{12.75}\\%
   {24.25}t{0.0833333}{12.5}t{37.5833}{12.5}\\%
   {25.9167}t{0.0833333}{12.5}t{37.5833}{12.5}\\%
   {27.6667}t{0.0833333}{12.75}t{37.3333}{12.75}\\%
   {29.25}t{0.0833333}{13.25}t{36.8333}{13.25}\\%
   {30.8333}t{0.0833333}{13.9167}t{36.1667}{13.9167}\\%
   {32.3333}t{0.0833333}{14.75}t{35.3333}{14.75}\\%
   {33.5833}t{0.0833333}{15.8333}t{34.25}{15.8333}\\%
   {34.75}t{0.0833333}{17.0833}t{33}{17.0833}\\%
   {35.75}t{0.0833333}{18.5}t{31.5833}{18.5}\\%
   {36.5833}t{0.0833333}{20}t{30.0833}{20}\\%
   {37.0833}t{0.0833333}{21.6667}t{28.4167}{21.6667}\\%
   {37.5}t{0.0833333}{23.3333}t{26.75}{23.3333}\\%
   {37.5833}t{0.0833333}{25}jt{25.0833}{25}\\%
   {50.0833}t{0.0833333}{50}\\%
   {50.0833}e{50.0833}%
   }
   

8. Create and compile your TeX file:

   \documentclass{article}
   \usepackage{shapepar}% http://ctan.org/pkg/shapepar
   \usepackage{lipsum}% http://ctan.org/pkg/lipsum
   \input{myshape.shape}% Contains \myshapepar{<par>}
   \begin{document}
   \myshapepar{\lipsum*[1-3]}
   \end{document}
   

   

   As mentioned, the size of the shape is not necessary. If you supply \lipsum*[1] instead (a shorter paragraph text), the output resembles:

   

   Also note the use of \lipsum*. \shapepar does not allow the use of \par. Line breaking is achieved using \\.

Image insertion is achieved with an overlay, by moving the image to appropriate position using horizontal/vertical skips or otherwise.