% Copyright 2007 TeX Users Group.
% You may freely use, modify and/or distribute this file.

% Some examples of drawing colored text on colored background

\def\colorpush{\special{color push}}% push current color
\def\colorpop{\special{color pop}}%   revert to pushed color

\def\textclr{\special{color rgb 0 1 0}}% switch to textclr (green)
\def\boxclr{\special{color rgb 1 0 1}}%  switch to boxclr  (magenta)

\newcount\height
\newcount\width
\newcount\depth
            
% Draw text on a rule  *just large enough*  for the text 

\def\textonrule#1{%
% put text in a box so we can measured width, height, and depth
\setbox0=\hbox{#1}\height=\ht0\width=\wd0\depth=\dp0%
% \showbox0 % debugging output
\colorpush\boxclr% color of the background rule
\rlap{\vrule width\width sp height\height sp depth\depth sp}%
\textclr% color of the superimposed text
\box0\colorpop}

% Draw text centered on a rule of  *specified size*
% First arg is text, second is width, third is height

\def\textonbox#1#2#3{%
\rlap{\colorpush\boxclr\vrule width #2 height #3}
% \textclr\hbox to #2{\hss #1 \hss}\colorpop}
\textclr\vbox to #3{\vss\hbox to #2{\hss #1 \hss}\vss}\colorpop}

% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\noindent Watch this \textonrule{green on magenta} and...

\vskip .1in

\noindent Watch this \textonrule{Green On MaGenta} and...

\vskip .1in

\indent \textonbox{IBM PC}{1in}{0.5in}

\vskip .1in

\indent \textonbox{BOXED BUT TOO WIDE}{1in}{0.5in}

\end