% `pcardsmp.tex' - demonstration of postcard class % author: bil kleb % date: 14 aug 1999 % version: 0.1 % license: lppl % ymmv, but here's what worked for me: % to compile: % latex pcardsmp % convert to postscript (50 addresses): % dvips -t landscape '-l=1' -c 50 -o message.ps pcardsmp % dvips -t landscape '-p=51' -o addresses.ps pcardsmp % to preview (dvi preview typically not correct due to rotations): % ghostview pcardsmp.ps % to print: (insert 3.5'' towards infeed roller) % lpr message.ps (stamp down and nearest the infeed) % lpr addresses.ps (stamp up, furthest from infeed) \documentclass[11pt]{postcards} % database containing addresses of the form: % % name % street\\town, etc. % opening % [blank line] \addressfile{datasmp.txt} % main body of text: \mailingtext{% note: opening is one of the address datafields The main message text goes here. \closing{Respectfully,}} % from-address and signature line: \address{Tree Killers, Inc.\\ 5 Bulldozer Lane\\ Slash and Burn, RT 99930} \signature{Marvin the Robot} \begin{document} \end{document}