gtex-letter

Bugs in the install-file have been solved. A variable 'telephone' has been added. The contents of the letter can now be edited in the editor of your choice. Finally the expert-mode is no longer a druid as the other modes - it is now a simple one-window widget.

A date-option for filename guesses has been added, and can be accessed with
__date__. Users should update the dateformat option in their config files. A
standard-function for boolean values in the rc-file and options has been
defined. The annoying clauses have been removed from the buttons. When you
select a button, the clause is copied to the entry. Some documentation has been
written but is not yet complete. If you browse for a filename, the browsing
starts in the filename_guess_path. The expert-level GUI has been resized to
better fit common screen sizes. The install- and uninstall-files have been
restructured. The rc-fields mydvipdf, mydvips, myeditor, mylatex,
myprintcommand, and myxdvi have support for the variables __filename__ and
__short_filename__ (the filename without the suffix). The 'Estimado/a' opening
was added to the Spanish rc-file. The address format in .gtex-letterrc.english
was updated. A bug in the handling of the addressbook was solved.

gtex-letter is ready for translation. A German translation is now included in
the distribution. A Spanish rc-file has also been included in the
distribution. The code has been enhanced with Exceptions and error handling.
The limit on opening-entry was expanded from 64 chars to 1024. The splash
screen was enhanced with the version and the GUI-level.

This release adds support for serial letters, simpler examples of letter-headers, and the German letter-header 'g-brief' .

The program can now "guess" filenames. The format of the filename to
be chosen can be configured. usage-message (gtex-letter -u) has been
restructured. Address formats can now be configured in the config
file. (.gtex-letterrc has a new block of options called
addressformat.0, etc. Please update your rc file.) An enhancement has
been made to the format for the default values for openings and
closings; this is for writers that compose letters in a language in
which the opening/closing depends on the sex of the addressee. Only
address cards with a postal address are now displayed. This release
also adds a startup option quitelatex, import and save buttons for the
Contents field, and an advertisement line for the LaTeX file (which
can be suppressed).