Re: [NTG-context] Letter backaddress

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Author: Wolfgang Schuster
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Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Letter backaddress
On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
<schuster.wolfgang@???> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Oliver Buerschaper
> <oliver.buerschaper@???> wrote:
>> Dear Wolfgang,
>>
>> I'm struggling with the backaddress option … I tried the following code
>>
>> ---
>> \usemodule[letter]
>>
>>
>>
>> \starttext
>>
>>
>> \setupletter
>> [fromname={Arthur Thor},
>> fromaddress={Hidden Street 2\\57895 Mysterytown},
>> backaddress={Arthur Thor, Hidden Street 2, 57895 Mysterytown}]
>>
>> \setupletter
>> [toname={Mike Willson},
>> toaddress={Lindenstreet 12\\78569 TeX City}]
>>
>> \startletter
>> [subject={Step by step guide to writing a letter},
>> opening={Dear Reader,},
>> closing={Greetings from the Author}]
>>
>> \input knuth
>>
>> \stopletter
>>
>>
>> \stoptext
>> ---
>>
>> but couldn't see the backaddress line in the output. What do I have to
>> change?
>
> There is nothing wrong with your file, I just forgot to add it.
>
> Try the following patch, I will release a new version ASAP. Please give
> me a feedback if this did work.
>
> \unprotect
>
> \startsetups[letter:backaddress]
> \def\\{\lettervalue{\c!backaddress\c!separator}}
> \doifelselettervalue\v!backaddress
> {\lettervalue\v!backaddress}
> {\lettervalue\c!fromname
> \doiflettervalue\c!fromaddress\\
> \lettervalue\c!fromaddress}
> \stopsetups
>
> \protect


And add \setupletterstyle[backaddress=yes] to your file
because the backaddress is disabled by default.

Regards,
Wolfgang
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