Re: Code for multiline footers here

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 10:00 AM 7/23/2002 +0300, mari.voipio@iki.fi wrote:

>%------------------------------------------------------------------
>% The combination of boxes below make it possible to use multiple
>% lines in the footer and also puts the hairline above the text.
>% If you don't know what you are doing, do NOT touch anything but
>% the  content visible in the pdf version!
>%------------------------------------------------------------------
>\setupfootertexts
>      [\vbox{

              ^^

>         \hbox to \textwidth{\hairline}
>         \hbox to \textwidth{

                              ^^

>             \hbox{{\tfxx {\sc Instruction Manual for K-Patents
>             Process Refractometer PR-03-D}}}
>             \hfill
>             \hbox{{\tfxx Document No. INM-3D: Rev. 1/1}}
                                                          ^^

>             }
>         \hbox to \textwidth{
                              ^^

>             \hfill

that's a lot of spurious spaces, better use an explicit one \space or use 
\hfill

try \ruledhbox instead of the \hboxes and you see what i mean

also: the \blank is not needed

Hans
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