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%%  Example 04-05-3 on page 55.
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{225.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage{pstricks}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(0,-0.5)(8,6)
\psTextFrame[linecolor=lightgray,ref=l](0,0.5)(4,1.5){hello}
\psTextFrame[linecolor=blue](2,4)(4,6){\color{blue}hello}
\psTextFrame*[linecolor=red!40,ref=lB](7,4)(8,6){\Huge H}
\psTextFrame*[linecolor=blue!40,ref=rt](7,1)(8,3){\Huge H}
\psTextFrame[linestyle=dashed](4.5,0)(6.5,6){\parbox{2cm}{\centering
  Here comes text in a \texttt{\textbackslash parbox} that spans several lines
  but still appears vertically and horizontally centred.}}
\psTextFrame*[linecolor=cyan!20,rot=90](.5,2)(1.5,6){\parbox{4cm}{\centering
  Here comes text spanning several lines that is also rotated.}}
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}