Dear all, I am using the letter module that came with context. A sample of a basic letter is below; I have put in "dummy" for the logo and the signature, but these are working fine when I include the files.
I have several questions: 1. to center the footer. 2. to lower the footer (closer to the bottom of the page) 3. to delete the word "Date" above the date. 4. to put the date *above *the recipient address (and how in general do I adjust the vertical space here). 5. to left-justify the date. 6. to control the foldmarks (for US-letter-size paper, omit, etc.) I have consulted http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Letter but there are many things I don't understand. What is the meaning of "alternative=example"; what is the option "preset=" in \setuplayer[foot] ? Also is there a better way to manage color? I \definecolor, \startcolor, \stopcolor, but maybe there is a better way to indicate that certain sections of the letter should be in a color. Thanks. Thank you very much for your guidance. Yours, Michael \usemodule[letter] \setuppapersize[letter][letter] \definecolor[maroon][h=990033] \setuplanguage [en] [date={dd, month, year}] \setupletteroptions [language=english, bodyfont={rm,12pt}, ] % Define logo for the first page \defineletterelement[layer][head][example]% {\framed[background=logohead,height=25mm,frame=off,align=left]% {\externalfigure[dummy]}} % We put our logo in the head \setupletterlayer[head] [alternative=example, x=9mm, y=10mm ] \defineletterelement[layer][foot][example]% {\startcolor[maroon] \ss \tfx The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. \stopcolor} \setupletterlayer[foot][ align=centerbottom, alternative=example] \setupletter[ name={Michael Ash}, dept={Department of Economics}, building={Thompson Hall}, street={200 Hicks Way}, city={Amherst, MA 01003-9277}, phone={+1-413-545-2590}, fax={+1-413-545-2921}, email={m...@econs.umass.edu} ] \defineletterelement[layer][location][example]% {\setuptabulate[bodyfont=normal] \startcolor[maroon] \starttabulate[|lw(.4\textwidth)|rw(.55\textwidth)|] \NC \tfa \sc University of Massachusetts \NC \NR \NC \tfa \sc Amherst \NC \correspondenceparameter{dept} \NR \NC \NC \NR \NC\correspondenceparameter{building} \NC tel \correspondenceparameter{phone} \NR \NC\correspondenceparameter{street} \NC fax \correspondenceparameter{fax}\NC\NR \NC\correspondenceparameter{city} \NC \correspondenceparameter{email} \NC\NR \stoptabulate \stopcolor} \setupletterlayer[location] [alternative=example, x=42mm, y=4mm ] \starttext \startletter[ toname={Professor Addressee}, toaddress={123 West Home Ave.\\Chicago, IL 60614}, opening={Dear Dr. Addressee,}, subject={A test letter}, closing={Best regards,}, signature={\externalfigure[dummy]\\Michael Ash} ] Thank you very much for the invitation I am truly honored by the opportunity and delighted to attend. I look forward to meeting you. Thank you again for the invitation. \stopletter \stoptext
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