Re: Discussion: correspondence with ConTeXt

["Idris Samawi Hamid" <ishamid@colostate.edu>]

Hi Wolfgang,

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:13:54 -0600, Wolfgang Schuster  
<schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Take the following minimal example
>
> \usemodule[letter]
>
> \setupletter
>   [sender]
>   [name={Mike Meiers},
>    address={Mustergasse 12\\25694 Musterstadt}]
>
> \setupletter
>   [address]
>   [name={Hans Hansen},
>    address={Zielweg 34\\78561 Tiny Town}]
>
> \starttext
>
> \startletter
>   [opening={Dear Hans,}]
>
> letter text
>
> \stopletter
>
> \stoptext

You need a closing ("Sincerely,") and signature, and don't forget enough  
topspace to accommodate a company logo/letterhead :-)

FWIW: Here is the basic structure of my setup (based on someone else's  
work, I forget his name):
=================
\protect

%\setuppapersize[A4][A4]
\setuppapersize[letter][letter]

\setuplayout[header=.5in,
              topspace=1.37in,
              backspace=1.5in,
              footer=0mm,
              %header=0in,
              %,width=middle,
              width=middle,
			 lines=60,
              height=middle] % margins etc.
			
\setupbodyfontenvironment[default][em=italic]
\setuppagenumbering[state=stop]

\long\def\addresser#1{\leavevmode\blank[1*line]
					   \lbox{#1}}

% Defines field for receiver's address and places it at right position.
\long\def\addressee#1{\rbox{#1}}

% Subject line, in bold face.
\long\def\lettersubject#1{\blank[2*line]{\BF %Re:
                                         #1}}

\long\def\letteropening#1{\blank[line]#1} % opening...

\definestartstop
   [letter]
   [before={\blank[line]\setupwhitespace[medium]},
     after={}]

\long\def\letterclosing#1#2{\vbox{\blank[line]#1\blank[3*line]#2}} % and  
the closing formula

\unprotect

=================

Best wishes
Idris


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Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Shi`i Studies
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523

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