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+\input amstexl
+\input lamstex
+\input lamslogo
+
+\docstyle{letter}
+
+\litdelimiter*
+
+\document
+
+\return
+3701 W. Alabama, Suite 450-273
+Houston, TX 77027
+
+\address
+{\LamSTeX} Users
+At Your Computers
+Wherever They May Be
+
+\salute
+Dear Mr. or Ms. {\LamSTeX} User:
+
+A comparison of the input file \lit*letter.tex* with this output reveals
+the main features of the \lit*letter* style.
+
+The most distinctive feature of this style is the fact that after the
+\Lit*
+\return
+*
+line, for the return address, and after the
+\Lit*
+\address
+*
+line, for the address of the person to whom the letter is sent, line
+breaks occur exactly as you type them---no special control symbol is
+required to indicate these line breaks; thus, you can type these addresses
+just as you would type them on a typewriter.
+
+
+This special line processing for the \lit*\return* and \lit*\address* is
+turned off by the blank line at the end of the return address or address.
+
+Notice, by the way, that the current date (i.e., the date that your
+computer thinks it is), is added automatically.
+
+Somewhat less obvious, but also quite convenient, is the fact that \TeX's
+normal conventions about adding extra spaces after periods is turned off
+for the \lit*\address* and for the salutation (the first line after the
+\lit*\salute*). So if your address or salutation includes a title like
+`Mr\.' or `Ms\.' you don't have to treat the period specially (either by
+adding \lit*~* after it, or by typing it as `\lit*\.*').
+
+Unlike a paper or book style, where one expects a sequence of pages all of
+the same length, in the \lit*letter* style shorter pages are allowed,
+while page breaks between paragraphs are discouraged. No \lit*\HL* or
+\lit*\hl* headings are defined in the \lit*letter* style, nor can you make
+a table of contents or an index (if your letters need either, I'd
+certainly hate to read them!). Similarly, \lit*\title*, \lit*\author*,
+etc., are not defined.
+
+The \lit*\closing* also has special features. Not only do the line breaks
+appear as you type them, but extra space is left after the first line, for
+a signature.
+
+Similarly, lines after \lit*\annotations* are broken as they appear on the
+screen. (In business letters, there is usually at least one such line,
+giving the initials of the writer/typist.) The lines after \lit*\cc* (to
+indicate where copies were sent) are even more special, since the first is
+preceded by `cc: '\ while the remaining lines are indented to line up with
+the first. The \lit*\encl* command (to indicate enclosures) is similar.
+But \lit*\ps*, for a postscript, reverts to normal \TeX\ conventions;
+notice that you have to put in any `P.S.'\ yourself).
+
+The letter ends with an \lit*\endletter*, even though no `\lit*\letter*'
+command is required to begin it (in case this asymmetry bothers you, the
+\lit*letter* style does allow you to type \lit*\letter* at the beginning
+of the letter, but this command actually has no effect at all).
+
+Notice that \lit*\endletter* doesn't cause \TeX\ to quit---an
+\lit*\enddocument* is still required. That allows you to type as many
+letters as you like in a single file, each of the form
+\Lit*
+\return
+ . . .
+ . . .
+ . . .
+\endletter
+*
+with an \lit*\enddocument* at the very end.
+
+The second page of this letter shows another feature---the heading that is
+supplied automatically after the first page (once again, spaces after
+periods in abbreviations like `Mr\.' and `Ms\.' will not be bigger in this
+heading).
+
+Here is a list of other features that are not illustrated directly by this
+file:
+\list \advance\litindent30pt
+
+\item If you type
+\Lit*
+\date{...}
+*
+before your \lit*\document* line, then `\lit*...*' will be used as the
+date (and \lit*\date{}* will therefore suppress a date). \lit*\today*
+stands for the current date, so \lit*\date\today* would specify the
+current date (of course, there's not much point in typing this, since the
+current date is supplied automatically by default).
+
+\item If you type \lit*\noheading* near the beginning of your letter, then
+no headings will appear on pages after the first; this may be necessary if
+the salutation is long (because of a long name, or a name together with a
+title). If you type \lit*\NoHeadings* before your \lit*\document* line,
+then none of the letters will have headings.
+
+\item If you type
+\Lit*
+\Return
+ First line of return address
+ Second line of return address
+ . . .
+\endReturn
+*
+before your \lit*\document* line, then this return address will
+automatically be used on each of the letters in the document; however, you
+can always change the return address for a particular letter by using
+\lit*\return* at the beginning of that letter.
+
+\item Similarly, there is a way to avoid retyping the same ``sign off''
+for each letter. If you type
+\Lit*
+\Signoff
+ . . .
+ . . .
+\endSignoff
+*
+before your \lit*\document* line, then you can simply type
+\Lit*
+\closing
+\signoff
+*
+at the end. You can also type something like
+\Lit*
+\closing
+Sincerely yours,
+\signoff
+*
+where your \lit*\Signoff* includes only your title, etc., so that your can
+use different closings for different people.
+
+\item If you type
+\Lit*
+\foldlines
+*
+before your \lit*\document* line, then all you letters will have little
+fold lines near the right margin, as a guide for folding the letter into
+thirds. The address will then be positioned properly to appear in the
+window of a standard \#10 window envelope. \endlist
+
+And that's about it.
+
+\closing
+Sincerely yours,
+Michael Spivak, President
+The \TeX plorators Corporation
+
+\annotations MS/\TeX
+
+\cc Other {\LamSTeX} Users
+Other \TeX\ Users
+
+\encl An empty \lit*\hbox*.
+An empty \lit*\vbox*.
+
+\ps P.S. Hope you don't mind these silly remarks at the end; they're just
+meant to show you how \lit*\cc* and \lit*\encl* work.
+
+\ps P.P.S. This letter probably doesn't remind you of a real business
+letter, not only because of the content, but also because it is printed in
+10~point type, and business letters are usually typed on a typewriter,
+whose type is closer to 11~point. The magical incantation
+\lit*\mag=\magstephalf*
+at the beginning of your file will make it look much more like a
+customary business letter. \lit*\mag=\magstep1* might be used for a very
+brief letter.
+
+\endletter
+
+\enddocument \ No newline at end of file