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Asked: 2026-05-24T15:36:53+00:00

In the iPad application Pages, the user can manually enter text and place images/other

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In the iPad application Pages, the user can manually enter text and place images/other media on the page- making the text flow dynamically around the media. As an example, see this picture. I also believe Apple said they’re not making any use of undocumented APIs, and any developer could theoretically recreate an app like Pages.

How can I recreate this within my app?

It doesn’t seem like the CTFrame class has any mechanism for this kind of wrapping with UIImageViews/UIWebViews/etc., and my knowledge of the Cocoa APIs is a bit limited, so I’m not sure where to look.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The CTFramesetterCreateFrame function has a path argument that you can use to wrap text around objects.

    Basically, you will have to construct a path that contains the total area that is to be filled with text, subtracting the areas that should be left free (your images).

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