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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# make-ps-header - make a PostScript header page on stdout
+# Installed in /usr/local/libexec/make-ps-header
+#
+
+#
+# These are PostScript units (72 to the inch). Modify for A4 or
+# whatever size paper you are using:
+#
+page_width=612
+page_height=792
+border=72
+
+#
+# Check arguments
+#
+if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
+ echo "Usage: `basename $0` <user> <host> <job>" 1>&2
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+#
+# Save these, mostly for readability in the PostScript, below.
+#
+user=$1
+host=$2
+job=$3
+date=`date`
+
+#
+# Send the PostScript code to stdout.
+#
+exec cat <<EOF
+%!PS
+
+%
+% Make sure we do not interfere with user's job that will follow
+%
+save
+
+%
+% Make a thick, unpleasant border around the edge of the paper.
+%
+$border $border moveto
+$page_width $border 2 mul sub 0 rlineto
+0 $page_height $border 2 mul sub rlineto
+currentscreen 3 -1 roll pop 100 3 1 roll setscreen
+$border 2 mul $page_width sub 0 rlineto closepath
+0.8 setgray 10 setlinewidth stroke 0 setgray
+
+%
+% Display user's login name, nice and large and prominent
+%
+/Helvetica-Bold findfont 64 scalefont setfont
+$page_width ($user) stringwidth pop sub 2 div $page_height 200 sub moveto
+($user) show
+
+%
+% Now show the boring particulars
+%
+/Helvetica findfont 14 scalefont setfont
+/y 200 def
+[ (Job:) (Host:) (Date:) ] {
+ 200 y moveto show /y y 18 sub def
+} forall
+
+/Helvetica-Bold findfont 14 scalefont setfont
+/y 200 def
+[ ($job) ($host) ($date) ] {
+ 270 y moveto show /y y 18 sub def
+} forall
+
+%
+% That is it
+%
+restore
+showpage
+EOF