letter module

letter module

[Roger Mason]

Hello,

I just downloaded the letter module and installed it by unzipping the
t-letter.zip file into /usr/local/context_minimal/.

When I try a test letter:

\usemodule[letter]

\starttext
\startletter
  It is raining again.
\stopletter
\stoptext

context fails with:

systems         : system commands are enabled
system          : module letter not found
(/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.tex
loading         : Context Sorting Macros (languages)
(/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.mkii))
(/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-def.tex)
systems         : begin file ltrtest at line 3
! Undefined control sequence.
l.4 \startletter
                
? 

The log file tells me 

"ConTeXt ver: 2007.08.08 14:35 MKII fmt: 2008.5.6 int:
english/english"

This is on a Gentoo Linux system.

Thanks for any help,
Roger
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Re: letter module

[Wolfgang Schuster]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Roger Mason <rmason@esd.mun.ca> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just downloaded the letter module and installed it by unzipping the
> t-letter.zip file into /usr/local/context_minimal/.
>
> When I try a test letter:
>
> \usemodule[letter]
>
> \starttext
> \startletter
>  It is raining again.
> \stopletter
> \stoptext
>
> context fails with:
>
> systems         : system commands are enabled
> system          : module letter not found
> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.tex
> loading         : Context Sorting Macros (languages)
> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.mkii))
> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-def.tex)
> systems         : begin file ltrtest at line 3
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> l.4 \startletter
>
> ?
>
> The log file tells me
>
> "ConTeXt ver: 2007.08.08 14:35 MKII fmt: 2008.5.6 int:
> english/english"
>
> This is on a Gentoo Linux system.

Update the file database with 'mktexlsr' or 'texhash'.

Wolfgang
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Re: letter module

[Roger Mason]

Hi Wolfgang,

"Wolfgang Schuster" <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Roger Mason <rmason@esd.mun.ca> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just downloaded the letter module and installed it by unzipping the
>> t-letter.zip file into /usr/local/context_minimal/.
>>
>> When I try a test letter:
>>
>> \usemodule[letter]
>>
>> \starttext
>> \startletter
>>  It is raining again.
>> \stopletter
>> \stoptext
>>
>> context fails with:
>>
>> systems         : system commands are enabled
>> system          : module letter not found
>> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.tex
>> loading         : Context Sorting Macros (languages)
>> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.mkii))
>> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-def.tex)
>> systems         : begin file ltrtest at line 3
>> ! Undefined control sequence.
>> l.4 \startletter
>>
>> ?
>>
>> The log file tells me
>>
>> "ConTeXt ver: 2007.08.08 14:35 MKII fmt: 2008.5.6 int:
>> english/english"
>>
>> This is on a Gentoo Linux system.
>
> Update the file database with 'mktexlsr' or 'texhash'.
>

texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-extra/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-fonts/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-linux/ls-R... 
texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/ls-R... 
texhash: Done.

Unfortunately that did not fix it.  I get the exact same error.

Thanks for your help.

Roger
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Re: letter module

[Wolfgang Schuster]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Roger Mason <rmason@esd.mun.ca> wrote:
> Hi Wolfgang,
>
> "Wolfgang Schuster" <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Roger Mason <rmason@esd.mun.ca> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I just downloaded the letter module and installed it by unzipping the
>>> t-letter.zip file into /usr/local/context_minimal/.
>>>
>>> When I try a test letter:
>>>
>>> \usemodule[letter]
>>>
>>> \starttext
>>> \startletter
>>>  It is raining again.
>>> \stopletter
>>> \stoptext
>>>
>>> context fails with:
>>>
>>> systems         : system commands are enabled
>>> system          : module letter not found
>>> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.tex
>>> loading         : Context Sorting Macros (languages)
>>> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/sort-lan.mkii))
>>> (/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/tex/context/base/pdfr-def.tex)
>>> systems         : begin file ltrtest at line 3
>>> ! Undefined control sequence.
>>> l.4 \startletter
>>>
>>> ?
>>>
>>> The log file tells me
>>>
>>> "ConTeXt ver: 2007.08.08 14:35 MKII fmt: 2008.5.6 int:
>>> english/english"
>>>
>>> This is on a Gentoo Linux system.
>>
>> Update the file database with 'mktexlsr' or 'texhash'.
>>
>
> texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-extra/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-fonts/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-linux/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/ls-R...
> texhash: Done.
>
> Unfortunately that did not fix it.  I get the exact same error.

Unzip the archive either in '/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/'
or in in the local TeX tree in your home folder.

Wolfgang
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Re: letter module

[Roger Mason]

Hi Wolfgang & Mojca,

"Wolfgang Schuster" <schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> writes:

and

"Mojca Miklavec" <mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com> writes:

>>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:34 PM, Roger Mason <rmason@esd.mun.ca> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I just downloaded the letter module and installed it by unzipping the
>>>> t-letter.zip file into /usr/local/context_minimal/.
>>>>
>
> Unzip the archive either in '/usr/local/context_minimal/tex/texmf-local/'
> or in in the local TeX tree in your home folder.

Thank you both very much.  It is working now.  I should learn to read
log files more attentively.

Best wishes,
Roger
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Re: Letter module

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Am 26.06.2014 um 15:55 schrieb Mo Abrahams <moabrahams+context@dashavoo.com>:

> Hello again,
> 
> I managed to get the backaddress looking how I wanted by reading again
> through the main ConTeXt manual. I've also got my letterhead loading as
> the page background to some degree like so:
> 
> \defineletterelement[layer][lettermain][Stationery]{\externalfigure[letterhead][width=210mm,height=297mm]}
> 
> \setupletterlayer
>  [lettermain]
>  [x=0mm,
>   y=0mm,
>   alternative=Stationery]
> 
> but there seems to be a tiny border around it rather than being flush to
> the edges of the page. I've tried other methods using layers and
> \setupbackgrounds but they seem to have no effect at all.
> 
> Can someone help with that?
> 
> I still haven't worked out how to remove the lavel above the date, and
> to make matters worse it doesn't seem to be affected by changing the
> document language either!

To put a image in the background you can use the “backgroundimage” key for the \setupletteroptions
command, the image will then be placed in the back of each page.


\usemodule[letter]

\setupexternalfigures[location=default]  

\setupletteroptions[backgroundimage=mill]

\startletter
\dorecurse{6}{\input knuth\par}
\stopletter


You can also use the “lettermain” and “letternext” layers when you want more control about the placement
of the backgrounds. What’s missing in your setup above is to remove the offset for background which can
be done with \setupletterframe[…][offset=overlay], to control on which page the image is shown you can
use the “state” key for \setupletterlayer.


\usemodule[letter]

\setupexternalfigures[location=default]  

\startsetups[letter:layer:lettermain]
  \externalfigure[mill][width=210mm,height=297mm]
\stopsetups

\setupletterlayer
 [lettermain]
 [x=0mm,
  y=0mm,
 %state=repeat,
  alternative=setups]

\setupletterframe
 [lettermain]
 [offset=overlay]

\startletter
\dorecurse{6}{\input knuth\par}
\stopletter


Wolfgang
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Re: Letter module

[Mo Abrahams]

Hello again,

I managed to get the backaddress looking how I wanted by reading again
through the main ConTeXt manual. I've also got my letterhead loading as
the page background to some degree like so:

\defineletterelement[layer][lettermain][Stationery]{\externalfigure[letterhead][width=210mm,height=297mm]}

\setupletterlayer
  [lettermain]
  [x=0mm,
   y=0mm,
   alternative=Stationery]

but there seems to be a tiny border around it rather than being flush to
the edges of the page. I've tried other methods using layers and
\setupbackgrounds but they seem to have no effect at all.

Can someone help with that?

I still haven't worked out how to remove the lavel above the date, and
to make matters worse it doesn't seem to be affected by changing the
document language either!

Mo.

On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 05:30:56PM +0200, Mo Abrahams wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Is there any updated documentation for the letter/correspondence module? All I can find
> is version 2010.08.27 and I can see from this list that things have
> changed, I just don't know where to find out what.
> 
> Also, can anyone tell me how to remove the label above the date, how to
> add a pdf containing my letterheading as the page background, and how to
> add a horizontal line between the backaddress and the toaddress?
> 
> For the page background I currently have:
> 
> \setupletter[
> backgroundimage={letterhead}
> ]
> 
> but it doesn't seem to do anything. I've tried adding the file
> extension.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mo.
> 

-- 
Mo
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Letter module

[Mo Abrahams]

Hello,

Is there any updated documentation for the letter/correspondence module? All I can find
is version 2010.08.27 and I can see from this list that things have
changed, I just don't know where to find out what.

Also, can anyone tell me how to remove the label above the date, how to
add a pdf containing my letterheading as the page background, and how to
add a horizontal line between the backaddress and the toaddress?

For the page background I currently have:

\setupletter[
backgroundimage={letterhead}
]

but it doesn't seem to do anything. I've tried adding the file
extension.

Thanks,

Mo.

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letter module

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Hi all,

I uploaded a new version of the letter module that deals with the recent
changes in the MkIV spacing model, as a result of this you need todays
beta (2009.09.21) or later.

For MkII users this message is unimportant because the changes don't  
affect
them and older installations can be used without problems, if there are
problems report them and I will fix it.

Wolfgang

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