Re: letters in context mkiv

["Schmitz Thomas A." <thomas.schmitz@uni-bonn.de>]

> On 31. Jul 2017, at 18:58, r.ermers@hccnet.nl wrote:
> 
> Would it be wise to perhaps follow the path set out by Thomas? In that case there should be a way to shift the address.

What efforts have you made to “shift the address”? Here is one way:

\startbuffer[participants]
<contacts>
  <contact class='participant' label='Hendriks'>
    <formalname>Hendriks</formalname>
    <informalname>Karel</informalname>
    <prefix>mr.</prefix>
    <initials>K.</initials>
    <city>Arnhem</city>
    <address>
      <p>Mr. K. Hendriks</p>
      <p>Grotestraat 5</p>
      <p>1234 BB Arnhem</p>
    </address>
    <kix>1234bb5</kix>
  </contact>
  <contact class='participant' label='Janssen'>
    <formalname>Janssen</formalname>
    <informalname>Piet</informalname>
    <initials>P.</initials>
    <prefix>mr.</prefix>
    <city>Nijmegen</city>
    <address>
     <p>Mr. P. Janssen</p>
     <p>Kortestraat 8</p>
     <p>1234 AA Nijmegen</p>
    </address>
    <kix>1234aa8</kix>
  </contact>
</contacts>
\stopbuffer

\startxmlsetups xml:setups
\xmlsetsetup{#1}{contacts|contact|p}{xml:*}
\stopxmlsetups

\xmlregistersetup{xml:setups}

\startxmlsetups xml:contacts
	\xmlflush{#1}
\stopxmlsetups

\startxmlsetups xml:p
	\xmlflush{#1}\par
\stopxmlsetups

\startxmlsetups xml:contact
	\setlayer[address][x=20mm,y=40mm]{\framed[width=74mm,height=35mm,frame=on,offset=2mm,align=right]{\ignorespaces\xmltext{#1}{/address}}}
	\strut
	\blank [35mm]
	Subject: your life in \xmltext{#1}{/city}
	\blank [2*line]
	Dear \xmltext{#1}{/prefix} \xmltext{#1}{/formalname},
	\blank [line]
	\input knuth \relax

	Kind regards
	\blank [line]
	X
	\page
\stopxmlsetups

\setuppagenumbering [state=stop]

\definelayer[address][width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]

\setupbackgrounds [page][background={address}]

\starttext
\xmlprocessbuffer{main}{participants}{}

\stoptext

I still don’t see you trying to learn a new language one step at a time. 

Thomas
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