Recreating a letterhead

Question

I am using a .cls template to generate a letterhead for my resume, by the following snippet:

\def\namefont{\huge\bf}
\def\@linename{\begingroup
  \def\\{, }
  {\namefont\@name}
  \vskip 2pt
  \fullline
  \vskip 2pt
  % where do you live?
  \@ifundefined{@addressone}{%
    % do nothing
  }{%
    \leavevmode\hbox to \textwidth
      {\hfill\vbox{\hbox{\@addressone}
           \hbox{\@addresstwo}
          }%
      }\par
  }
\endgroup}

I need to recreate this for a different document, and I have done so like this:

\begin{flushleft}
  \huge\bfseries Name
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\end{flushleft}
\medskip\hrule height 0.5pt
\begin{flushright}
  address1 \\
  address2 
\end{flushright} 

In the second version, there is a space between the huge name and the vertical line which I'd like to remove. Also the vertical line is black and not grey... How can I match the first version?

Note: This is only my second project in LaTeX.

Answer 1

Simply remove the \medskip to get rid of the extra vertical space. For the color, use the package xcolor.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\begin{document}

\begin{flushleft}
  \huge\bfseries Name
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\end{flushleft}
{\color{gray}\hrule height 0.5pt}
\begin{flushright}
  address1 \\
  address2
\end{flushright}

\end{document}