Re: PostScript Christmas Cards

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From: SANDERS-MALCOLM
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1989 19:18

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In article <5458@cps3xx.UUCP> smithda@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu (J. Daniel Smith) writes:
>Does anyone have PostScript Christmas cards floating around.  Its
>getting close to that time again, and it would be fun to do something
>in PostScript.  Anything else in the Christmas spirit would also be
>fun to see.

As a matter of fact, yes..... well, actually, sort of. The following
fragment of postscript could become a the basis for a Christmas Card.
You have to fool around with the size and maybe include a message  on
the inside.  Also, your taste has to be roughly isomorphic to mine.
You can print the following on a LaserWriter.

======================== cut here =========================================
%!
% Christmas card for those just slightly overwhelmed
% by the season and all its trappings....
% scale to suit your needs and add a message if desired. 
/inch {72 mul} def
gsave
0 1.5 inch translate
8.5 inch 8.5 inch scale % width of a sheet of paper
0 setgray
newpath
.5 .5 .4 0 360 arc closepath
fill
1 setgray 
newpath  
.5 .5 .3  0 360 arc closepath
fill
.5 setgray
newpath
.375 .3 moveto 0 .45 rlineto .1 0 rlineto 0 -.35  rlineto
.225 0 rlineto 0 -.1 rlineto closepath
fill
0 setgray
gsave
.5 .5 translate
-45 rotate 
newpath
-.35 -.05 moveto 0 .1 rlineto .7 0 rlineto 0 -.1 rlineto
closepath 
fill
grestore
grestore
showpage
======================== cut here =========================================
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   __________      |  \  /  |   |  \  /  |         \      ____  ____
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@@@ Malcolm M. Sanders        BITNET:  sanders@yalevms              @@@
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Subject: Re: PostScript Christmas Cards
Summary: Ho! Ho! Ho!
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