From:	SMTP%"RELAY-INFO-VAX@CRVAX.SRI.COM" 25-JUN-1993 11:00:20.59
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Subj:	re: postscript for gray bar overlay?

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 11:09 GMT
From: "Brian A McMillan (44) 5057 5388" <MCMILLAN@COLLOQUIUM.CO.UK>
To: INFO-VAX <INFO-VAX@KL.SRI.COM>
Subject: re: postscript for gray bar overlay?

You might like to play with this, if you like it and know a little PostScript
try the following exercises in your own time:

1. Do it the right way round
2. Add those little numbers down the side
3. Real stripes are usually a series of closely spaced lines, use lines
4. The real thing is green rather than grey (this might be quite expensive)
5. Add the sprocket holes

$ create stripes.ps
%!
/realshowpage/showpage load def
/stripes 
{20 10 moveto 0.85 setgray 42 {560 0 rlineto 0 11.5 rlineto -560 0 rlineto 
currentpoint closepath fill moveto 0 11.5 rmoveto} repeat 0 setgray}def
/showpage {realshowpage stripes} bind def
stripes
$ stop/que/next (your queue)
$ lib/text/insert (your cps postscript library) stripes.ps
$ start/que (your queue)
$ print /que=(your queue)/setup=stripes (your file)

Of course *real* men use *real* stripey paper from *real* printers :^)

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