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From: USERARNT@UBCMTSA.BITNET (Bill Arnett)
Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
Subject: re: \hrules in \headline and \footline?
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Date: 14 Mar 91 20:52:40 GMT
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In response to Norman Walsh's query:
 
If I understand you correctly, you want to do something like this:
  \headline={\vbox{\line{\hfill Page \folio}
                   \kern-.5\baselineskip
                   \line{\hrulefill}}}
 
This works just fine for me. (using plain TeX.)
 
"\line" expands to "\hbox to\hsize" which you could use instead
if you wish.
 
Note that "\hrulefill" ends with 2 L's, not one as you
accidentally(??) typed in your question.
 
Bill Arnett.