Re: (dsssl) rules in header -- spacing

[Ian Castle <ian.castle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

See if adding 

layer: 0

to the "rule" characteristics makes any difference. Also make sure that
you have jadetex 3.12 as this has some fixes in this area.

On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 21:08, Curtis Michael Brune wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question regarding the spacing of a horizontal "rule" in
> headers.  I am using the tex backend to create PDF files.
> 
> I am using the following in my stylesheet to create a header with the
> text "My Message" with a rule drawn underneath.
> 
> (define (page-center-header gi)
>   (make sequence
>     (literal "My Message")
>     (make rule
>       orientation: 'escapement
>       length: %text-width%
>       line-thickness: 0.1pt
>    )))
> 
> This works OK, but the gap between the baseline of the text and the rule
> is to big -- I would like the rule to appear closer to the text.
> 
> In exaggerated ASCII art this is what I get:
> 
>                    My Message
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> What I would like is the rule to be closer to the text, like this:
> 
>                    My Message
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Are there any parameters I can give either to the (make sequence) or
> the (make rule) that will decrease the space between the line of text
> and the rule?
> 
> Cheers,
> Curt
> 
> -- 
> 
> Curt Brune       
> Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
> GLAST -- Flight Software Group
> curt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 650-926-4028
> 
> 
> 
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