I have two working options below, but both seem overly fiddly. Is there a simpler way or a package for adding signature and date lines to the bottom of a document? I may need more than one set on occasion.
// Inline
#let signature-line(width: 1fr) = box(width: width, line(length: 100%))
QA Manager:
#signature-line(width: 40%)
#h(3em)
Date:
#signature-line()
// Grid
#grid(
columns: (auto, 50%, auto, 1fr),
align: bottom,
[QA Manager:~], line(length: 80%),
[Date:~], line(length: 100%),
)
There are many ways to do it but you can use a simple version:
#let ll = 6cm
#let sign-line = [QA Manager: #box()[#line(length: ll)] #h(1fr) Date: #box()[#line(length: ll)]]
#sign-line
#sign-line
Most of the exam packages will have some sort of way of implementing it, which you could use as an example.
Is there a good way to get all the signature lines to stop at the same horizontal point on the page, a few spaces before “Date:”?
#let signature-line(person, date-line-length: 1.5in) = [
#person: #box(line(length: 40%))
#h(1fr)
Date: #box(line(length: date-line-length))
]
#signature-line()[Quality Manager]
#signature-line()[Product Manager]
#signature-line()[Authorized Inspector]
I tried using the end line parameter, but it didn’t seem to work any differently than length in that regard.
Next, I’m thinking I could measure the page width and subtract the date and person portions to get the remaining line length, but I don’t know how to dynamically get the page width.
like this, for example:
#let signature-line(person, date-line-length: 1.5in) = [
#person: #box(width: 1fr, line(length: 100%))
#h(3em)
Date: #box(line(length: date-line-length))
]
#signature-line()[Quality Manager]
#signature-line()[Product Manager]
#signature-line()[Authorized Inspector]
A line() can’t have a 1fr length, but you can make it fill (100%) a box that has width 1fr, which torns out the same.
Oh right. I was almost there!
Here is a take on @ensko’s answer that allows passing all names to one function. One side negative effect this may have is for screen readers.
#let signatures(..person-list) = {
set line(length: 100%)
set box(width: 1fr)
v(0pt, weak: true) //Collapse any previous spaces
grid(
column-gutter: .5em,
rows: 3em, //Vertical space for each signature
columns: (1fr, auto, 1.5in),
align: bottom,
..person-list.pos().map(person => ( //For each given person...
[#person: #box(line())], //Name and signature line
[Date:], //Date
line())).flatten() //Date line
)
}
Text before
#signatures[Quality Manager][Product Manager][Authorized Inspector]
Text after
The row height of 3em was used so there is some space for the signatures
