On Tuesday 28 August 2007 13:50, Bob Lounsbury wrote:
> On 8/28/07, Lance Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In the document class "letter", how do I change the date from the
> > current date to another date? There is no "Date" paragraph
> > environment in the "letter" document class. Do I need to insert some
> > LaTex code in the preamble, or perhaps some ERT code? I didn't find
> > anything in the User's Guide that answered this exact question, but
> > maybe the answer is in there somewhere.
> >
> > It seems odd that the "letter" document class doesn't include a "Date"
> > paragraph environment. Doesn't every letter have a date?
> >
> > --
> > Lance Simmons
>
> This is changed in the preamble:
>
> \date{whatever you want}
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
And that brings up an important point. The LyX letter template should ask for
a date. The way it is now, if you don't ERT in \date{whatever you want}, the
date on the output is the date of conversion to postscript. Given that most
letters are sent for legal purposes, it is VERY bad to have the date change
as you print it on different days.
Now that LyX has character styles, the date can be included in the template as
text in a character style, and the associated LaTeX command simply does
\date{#1}.
Thanks
SteveT
Steve Litt
Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
http://www.troubleshooters.com/
