--- ray/src/px/pcompos.c	1992/02/11 08:51:50	2.3
+++ ray/src/px/pcompos.c	1992/06/16 16:48:41	2.5
@@ -163,10 +163,14 @@ getfile:
 			input[nfile].name = "<stdin>";
 			input[nfile].fp = stdin;
 		} else {
-			input[nfile].name = argv[an];
-			if ((input[nfile].fp = argv[an][0] == '!' ?
-					popen(argv[an]+1, "r") :
-					fopen(argv[an], "r")) == NULL) {
+			if (argv[an][0] == '!') {
+				input[nfile].name = "<Command>";
+				input[nfile].fp = popen(argv[an]+1, "r");
+			} else {
+				input[nfile].name = argv[an];
+				input[nfile].fp = fopen(argv[an], "r");
+			}
+			if (input[nfile].fp == NULL) {
 				perror(argv[an]);
 				quit(1);
 			}
@@ -334,8 +338,7 @@ int  *xp, *yp;
 	char  com[128];
 	FILE  *fp;
 
-	sprintf(com, "psign -h %d '%.30s' | pfilt -1 -x /2 -y /2",
-			2*labelht, s);
+	sprintf(com, "psign -s -.2 -h %d '%.30s'", labelht, s);
 	if ((fp = popen(com, "r")) == NULL)
 		return(NULL);
 	if (checkheader(fp, COLRFMT, NULL) < 0)