[pstricks] psovalbox

[Herbert Voss]

Pedro Jorge Caridade wrote:
> I think this is not possible right now, but maybe someone have some 
> workaround. I would like to control the framesep of a psovalbox 
> separately in different directions, i.e., the framesep being different 
> in height and width. Is this possible, or can it be done easily?
>
>   

Is also possible with the \parbox command.

Herbert


\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pstricks,pst-xkey}

\makeatletter
\newdimen\pst at Xsep\newdimen\pst at Ysep
\define at key[psset]{}{Xsep}{\pssetxlength\pst at Xsep{#1}}
\define at key[psset]{}{Ysep}{\pssetylength\pst at Ysep{#1}}
\psset{Xsep=0,Ysep=0}

\newsavebox\PSTBox
\def\psOvalbox{\pst at object{psOvalbox}}
\def\psOvalbox at i#1{%
  \begin at SpecialObj
  \sbox\PSTBox{#1}
  \pst at dimb=\wd\PSTBox \advance\pst at dimb by 2\pst at Ysep
  \pst at dimc=\ht\PSTBox \advance\pst at dimc by 2\pst at Xsep
  \psovalbox{\parbox[c][\pst at dimb][c]{\pst at dimc}{\makebox[\pst at dimc]{#1}}}
  \end at SpecialObj%
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\psOvalbox{foo}
\psOvalbox[Xsep=1pt]{foo}
\psOvalbox[Xsep=1cm]{foo}
\psOvalbox[Ysep=1cm,Xsep=1cm]{foo}
\psOvalbox[Ysep=2cm,Xsep=1cm]{foo}
\psOvalbox[Ysep=1cm,Xsep=2cm]{foo}
\psOvalbox[Ysep=30pt]{foo}
\psOvalbox[shadow=true,Xsep=30pt]{foo}

\psOvalbox[fillstyle=solid,fillcolor=yellow,Xsep=50pt,Ysep=2mm]{\textbf{\color{blue}\Large
foo}}

\end{document}