Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Thu, 12 Apr 2018, Dr Eberhard Lisse wrote: You can also insert rules straight from LyX, without ERT. el, Oh. I didn't look because I had no idea for what I should be looking. Thanks, Rich

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

Rich, I do that with a table with fixed widths, removing all the frames and then addling the frame-line where the person has to sign. It's eminently reusable :-)-O el On 11/04/2018 01:18, Rich Shepard wrote: > Before I re-invent the wheel I want to discover if there are existing > tools to

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

You can also insert rules straight from LyX, without ERT. el On 11/04/2018 02:10, Stephen Buonopane wrote: > On Apr 10, 2018, at 7:49 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: >> >> On Tue, 10 Apr 2018, Rich Shepard wrote: >> >>> Of course, \hspace{} and \vspace{} will place these

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Wed, 11 Apr 2018, Cris Fuhrman wrote: An alternative is to use a table. Chris, There are three items: printed name, signature, and date. The \rule{}{} macro is perfect for this. Spacing on the page using \vspace{} and \hspace{} place each item appropriately. Thanks, Rich

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

Hi Rich, An alternative is to use a table. The labels (Name, Date, etc) are in cells that have no borders, and the other parts are in cells with borders on the bottom. Of course you have to play with widths of columns, but this approach is more form-like and it's easier to perceive (WYSIWYM) in

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Wed, 11 Apr 2018, Steve Litt wrote: Why not use sixteen consecutive underscores? SteveT, Because 1) it doesn't look as good when typeset and b) \rule{}{} allows fine control over length and line width. Rich

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:18:41 -0700 (PDT) Rich Shepard wrote: >Before I re-invent the wheel I want to discover if there are > existing tools to provide for entry of name, signature, and date to > be filled in on a printed copy of the document page. Specifically, >

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Tue, 10 Apr 2018, Stephen Buonopane wrote: Try following command \rule{3in}{0.5pt} Stephen, \rule{} looks vaguely familiar. I might have used it years ago and have forgotten about it. It did not show up in TLC2 when I looked at the contents so I missed it. Thanks, Rich

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Apr 10, 2018, at 7:49 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Apr 2018, Rich Shepard wrote: > >> Of course, \hspace{} and \vspace{} will place these appropriately. What I >> seek is a way to add the solid underline for a defined length and at a >> specified place.

Re: Formatting name/date to be filled by others

On Tue, 10 Apr 2018, Rich Shepard wrote: Of course, \hspace{} and \vspace{} will place these appropriately. What I seek is a way to add the solid underline for a defined length and at a specified place. Would \hfill{} be the appropriate macro? I've used it to place spaces but not baselines.

Formatting name/date to be filled by others

Before I re-invent the wheel I want to discover if there are existing tools to provide for entry of name, signature, and date to be filled in on a printed copy of the document page. Specifically, this is for project proposal acceptance and should look something like this (in fixed-space font):