Re: TeXlive 2012 and letter module

[Wolfgang Schuster <wolfgang.schuster@gmail.com>]

Am 28.07.2012 um 19:53 schrieb Martin 'golodhrim' Scholz <scholz.m82@googlemail.com>:

> Hi followers of ConTeXt,
> 
> does something in the lettermodule in the texlive version and the
> minimal version of ConTeXt has changed, as both no longer recognize the 
> 
> \useletterextension[addrentry,label]
> \useaddressfile[addrfile]
> 
> lines and complain about an unknown command, if yes, what would be the
> way to fix this, or is this functionallity finally droped?

I haven’t added this function to the new version because I don’t need it.

When you really need it I can add it but context itself has a similar function with the \setvariables and \getvariable which takes only a few more lines than \addressentry does.

Below you can see how the example from the KOMA-Script manuals looks with \setvariables (you’re free to use different keys) but it’s no problem to write a simple \addressentry wrapper around this and provide it with the letter module when you want to share your data with LaTeX.

<example source="scrguide.pdf">
\usemodule[letter]

\setvariables
  [addressentry:frodo]
  [lastname={Beutlin},
   firstname={Frodo},
   address={Der Bühl\\ Beutelsend/Hobbingen im Auenland},
   1={Bilbo Beutlin},
   2={Rauchen von Pfeifenkraut},
   3={der Ringträger},
   4={Bilbos Erbe}]

\setvariables
  [addressentry:sam]
  [lastname={Gamdschie},
   firstname={Samweis},
   address={Beutelhaldenweg 3\\Hobbingen im Auenland},
   1={Rosie Kattun},
   2={Knullen},
   3={des Ringträgers treuester Gefährte}]

\setvariables
  [addressentry:tom]
  [lastname={Bombadil},
   firstname={Tom},
   address={Im Alten Wald},
   1={Goldbeere},
   2={trällern von Nonsensliedern},
   3={Meister von Wald, Wasser und Berg}]

\startletter
  [toname={\getvariable{addressentry:tom}{firstname}~\getvariable{addressentry:tom}{lastname}},
   toaddress={\getvariable{addressentry:tom}{address}},
   opening={Lieber \getvariable{addressentry:tom}{firstname} \getvariable{addressentry:tom}{lastname},},
   closing={„O Frühling und Sommerzeit und danach wieder Frühling!\\O Wind auf dem Wasserfall und Lachen des Laubes!“}]

oder \getvariable{addressentry:tom}{3}, wie Dich Deine geliebte \getvariable{addressentry:tom}{1} nennt. Kannst Du Dich noch an einen Herrn \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{lastname}, genauer gesagt \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{firstname}~\getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{lastname}, denn es gab ja auch noch den Herrn \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{1}, erinnern. Er war \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{3} im dritten Zeitalter und \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{3}. Begleitet wurde er von \getvariable{addressentry:sam}{firstname}~\getvariable{addressentry:sam}{lastname}, \getvariable{addressentry:sam}{3}.

Beider Vorlieben waren sehr weltlich. Der \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{firstname} genoss das \getvariable{addressentry:frodo}{2}, sein Gefährte schätzte eine gute Mahlzeit mit \getvariable{addressentry:sam}{2}.

Weißt du noch? Mithrandir hat Dir bestimmt viel von ihnen erzählt.

\stopletter
</example>

Wolfgang
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