Newsgroups: comp.text.tex

> All that I want is latex to produce the following effect:
>
>
>
>                                               ___________________
>                                               Author
>
>                                               ___________________
>                                               Supervisor
>
>                                               ___________________
>                                               Date

How about:

\newcommand{\signature}[1]{%
  \par\hfill\parbox[t]{40mm}{\hrulefill\newline#1}\vspace{15mm}\par}

\signature{Author}
\signature{Supervisor}
\signature{Date}

You'll probably have to add some vertical space above the first signature.

Magnus

\newcommand{\signature}[1]{%
 \par\hfill\parbox[t]{40mm}{\vspace{18mm}\hrulefill\medskip#1}\par}

\begin{tabular}{p{3in}p{2.4in}}

&

\vspace{1cm}
\vspace{2cm}
\hrule\medskip

\noindent Author
\vspace{2cm}

\hrule\medskip
\noindent Supervisor
\vspace{2cm}

\hrule\medskip
\noindent Date

\end{tabular}