Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? You are right that there will be some work. But this is one-time only work. Then you save a template, and can use that template for every letter you write later. Helge Hafting
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Thank you, I will think about it in the future! Eran Helge Hafting wrote: Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? You are right that there will be some work. But this is one-time only work. Then you save a template, and can use that template for every letter you write later. Helge Hafting
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? You are right that there will be some work. But this is one-time only work. Then you save a template, and can use that template for every letter you write later. Helge Hafting
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Thank you, I will think about it in the future! Eran Helge Hafting wrote: Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? You are right that there will be some work. But this is one-time only work. Then you save a template, and can use that template for every letter you write later. Helge Hafting
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? You are right that there will be some work. But this is one-time only work. Then you save a template, and can use that template for every letter you write later. Helge Hafting
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Thank you, I will think about it in the future! Eran Helge Hafting wrote: Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? You are right that there will be some work. But this is one-time only work. Then you save a template, and can use that template for every letter you write later. Helge Hafting
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? But you don't expect that we are going to write your letters, do you? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. You didn't tell this. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. You also didn't tell that you want an out-of-the-box solution. I doubt you will find any (amongst those supported by LyX anyway). So you will have to modify an existing class. And there's hardly a more flexible letter class than scrlttr2. Jürgen
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
But you don't expect that we are going to write your letters, do you? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. You didn't tell this. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. You also didn't tell that you want an out-of-the-box solution. I doubt you will find any (amongst those supported by LyX anyway). So you will have to modify an existing class. And there's hardly a more flexible letter class than scrlttr2. Jürgen I asked for help, not a lecture -- but thanks anyway! If any user out there knows a 10-minute solution to this problem, kindly share. Best, Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Erin, You could try this: Begin with the standard letter template, insert the cursor at the opening, just before Dear, write your subject line, do two soft returns (cmd-return on a Mac). This will yield a flush left rather than _centered_ subject line, but making the subject line boldface might help to make its function more clear. The other parts of the letter -- paper size, margins, the sender's address -- will conform more nearly to American conventions with very little fuss. Bruce On Sep 27, 2006, at 9:35 PM, Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? But you don't expect that we are going to write your letters, do you? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. You didn't tell this. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. You also didn't tell that you want an out-of-the-box solution. I doubt you will find any (amongst those supported by LyX anyway). So you will have to modify an existing class. And there's hardly a more flexible letter class than scrlttr2. Jürgen
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
But you don't expect that we are going to write your letters, do you? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. You didn't tell this. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. You also didn't tell that you want an out-of-the-box solution. I doubt you will find any (amongst those supported by LyX anyway). So you will have to modify an existing class. And there's hardly a more flexible letter class than scrlttr2. Jürgen I asked for help, not a lecture -- but thanks anyway! If any user out there knows a 10-minute solution to this problem, kindly share. Best, Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Erin, You could try this: Begin with the standard letter template, insert the cursor at the opening, just before Dear, write your subject line, do two soft returns (cmd-return on a Mac). This will yield a flush left rather than _centered_ subject line, but making the subject line boldface might help to make its function more clear. The other parts of the letter -- paper size, margins, the sender's address -- will conform more nearly to American conventions with very little fuss. Bruce On Sep 27, 2006, at 9:35 PM, Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: > So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? But you don't expect that we are going to write your letters, do you? > Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. You didn't tell this. > To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, > the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about > indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only > before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. You also didn't tell that you want an out-of-the-box solution. I doubt you will find any (amongst those supported by LyX anyway). So you will have to modify an existing class. And there's hardly a more flexible letter class than scrlttr2. Jürgen
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
But you don't expect that we are going to write your letters, do you? > Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. You didn't tell this. > To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, > the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about > indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only > before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. You also didn't tell that you want an out-of-the-box solution. I doubt you will find any (amongst those supported by LyX anyway). So you will have to modify an existing class. And there's hardly a more flexible letter class than scrlttr2. Jürgen I asked for help, not a lecture -- but thanks anyway! If any user out there knows a 10-minute solution to this problem, kindly share. Best, Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Erin, You could try this: Begin with the standard letter template, insert the cursor at the opening, just before "Dear," write your subject line, do two soft returns (cmd-return on a Mac). This will yield a flush left rather than _centered_ subject line, but making the subject line boldface might help to make its function more clear. The other parts of the letter -- paper size, margins, the sender's address -- will conform more nearly to American conventions with very little fuss. Bruce On Sep 27, 2006, at 9:35 PM, Eran Kaplinsky wrote: scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: What's the best strategy for producing a letter conforming to US conventions -- such as in the letter document class -- but with a centered subject/reference line ? scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: What's the best strategy for producing a letter conforming to US conventions -- such as in the letter document class -- but with a centered subject/reference line ? scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? Eran
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
Eran Kaplinsky wrote: > What's the best strategy for producing a letter conforming to US > conventions -- such as in the letter document class -- but with a > centered subject/reference line ? scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen
Re: classic American letter with a subject line
scrlttr2 (KOMA letter 2) is quite flexible. Jürgen So was Nadia Comaneci. How does that help me? Seriously, I took a look at scrlttr2 before posting. To conform to US conventions, I would need to adapt paper size, margins, the sender's address (I saw left, right, and centre -- what about indented to the right?), to centre the subject line (I saw only before/after opening, titled/untitled), etc. etc. In short, unless there is a US lco, it doesn't help. Any better ideas? Eran
