Re: How to have a box drawn across the page?

[Philippe CASIDY <pcasidy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:42:00 -0400
> From: "Didier PH Martin" <martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: How to have a box drawn across the page?
> 
> Hi Philippe
> 
> 
> Philippe said:
> - ---------------------
> .... comments.....
> <--------- usable page width ------------>
> 
>              ____________
>              | HEADLINE |
>              ------------
> 
> So I have tried several options for the paragraph flow object as for
> the box flow object with no success.
> 
> Didier answer:
> - ---------------------
> If the backend is rtf (is it?) then I did a small test script and I got what

This is the TeX backend for PDF and PostScript output...

> you require. Here is a sample script below (please do not try some
> characteristics like background-color, it won't work - I am playing it with
> on my system - so , they actually exist only on my machine as experimental
> stuff :-) ) - see that the display-area is reversed, the container is the
> box not the paragraph. I am investigating if this is a funny code side
> effect or if this is OK. Anyway, it works with rtf. I got exactly what you
> want (as shown in the picture below) - please tell me if this is for rtf or
> mif (for my records in exchange to helping you. I keep a complete notebook
> of users needs for OpenJade and DSSSL-2 - thanx in advance)

It does not work with TeX backend and I cannot try it with RTF now.

Thanks anyway for your help!

Phil.


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