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In article <1992Nov16.205839.28164@ryn.mro4.dec.com>,
sherwin@mcis2.enet.dec.com (Jim Sherwin) writes:
>In article <13NOV199209530837@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
>orlandini@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov (Mauro Orlandini) writes...
>>       I am wondering if there exists a PostScript program to create
>>       labels for Video Tapes. I know of such a file for audio
>cassettes,
>>       but I am not aware of something for videos.
>
>	I pulled this from this news group about 18 months ago.
>
><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  cut here ... dont forget to delete the tailer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>%!PS-Adobe-1
>%%Creator: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>
>%%Title: video-tape.ps
>%%CreationDate: 1-mar-91
>%%
>%%  PostScript code to generate VHS video cassette labels.  Version 2.0.
>%%  Copyright (c) 1991 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>.  Comments welcome.
>%%
>%%  Permission granted for non-commercial use and distribution so long as
>%%  this notice of copyright remains intact.
>%%
>%%  There are examples of how to use this code at the end of this file.
>%%
>%%  I find that rubber cement works best for attaching these labels to
>%%  video cassettes.  A water-based glue or epoxy will cause the paper
>%%  to warp eventually.
>%%
>%%EndComments

I have found that, while it wastes about half the page, using the
Avery adhesive label sheets (the uncut 8.5x11 adhesive sheets) works
extremely well for printing these labels; they adhere well and are a
lot less trouble than trying to apply glue by hand to paper labels.


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