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On Thursday 21 November 2002 12:00 am, Nigel King wrote:
> I have been using a letter format and gradually improving the macro
> format and style each time I use it. It makes a lot of use of
> backgrounds to set elements on the page. I would like to improve some
> other elements.=20
(snip)

You may find some useful ideas in Knuth's letterformat (see the
TeXbook) and also in the TeXsis macros. I use a variant on
letterformat for single letters and an amalgam of TeXsis and
letterformat for form letters.=20

FWIW

John Culleton
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