% This file is public domain.

% arara: pdflatex
% arara: pdflatex
\documentclass{book}

\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage[
  draft,
%  verbose,
  pages=absolute
 ]{flowfram}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}

\onecolumn

\setflowframe{1}{label=single}

\twocolumnDtop[none]{2in}

\setdynamicframe{1}{label=title}
\setflowframe{2}{label=shortleft}
\setflowframe{3}{label=shortright}

\twocolumn[none]

\setflowframe{4}{label=left}
\setflowframe{5}{label=right}

\newdynamicframe[none]{\typeblockwidth}{\typeblockheight}{0pt}{0pt}[image]

\setdynamicframe*{image}{valign=c}

\makethumbtabs{1in}
\flowframsetup{thumbtab-links=all}
\enablethumbtabs

\title{Sample Document}
\author{A.N. Other}

\begin{document}\raggedright
\pagenumbering{alph}
\maketitle

\frontmatter
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Acknowledgements}

\lipsum[1]

\flowswitchoffnextodd*{single}%
\flowswitchonnextoddonly*{shortleft,shortright}%
\dynamicswitchonnextoddonly*{title}%
\dfchaphead*{title}

\mainmatter
\chapter{Sample}

\flowswitchonnext*{left,right}%
% From this point onwards, automate the switch at the start of
% each chapter
\renewcommand{\ffprechapterhook}{%
  \flowswitchoffnextoddonly*{left,right}%
  \flowswitchonnextoddonly*{shortleft,shortright}%
  \dynamicswitchonnextoddonly*{title}%
}

\lipsum

\lipsum

\chapter[][Another]{Another Sample Chapter}

\lipsum[1-20]

% Switch to single column just for the next page

\flowswitchoffnextonly*{left,right}
\flowswitchonnextonly*{single}

\clearpage

\begin{figure}[p]
\centering
 \includegraphics{image1}
\caption{A Sample Figure}
\label{fig:sample}
\end{figure}

\clearpage

\lipsum[21-30]

\chapter[][Surprise!]{Here's Another Chapter}

\lipsum[1-20]

% Switch off columns for next page only and switch on dynamic frame
% called "image":

\flowswitchoffnextonly*{left,right}
\dynamicswitchonnextonly*{image}

\setdynamiccontents*{image}{%
  \begin{staticfigure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics{image2}
    \caption{Another Sample Figure}
    \label{fig:sample2}
  \end{staticfigure}
}

\lipsum[21-40]

\end{document}