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<HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"></DIV><DIV CLASS="CHAPTER"><H1><A NAME="Introduction">Introduction</A></H1>

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<DT><B>Table of Contents</B></DT>
<DT><A HREF="introduction.html#introduction">Introduction</A></DT>
<DT><A HREF="introduction.html#dependencies">Dependencies</A></DT>

<DT><A HREF="copyright.html">Copyright</A></DT>

<DT><A HREF="gui.html">Using Gtex-Letter (The User Interface)</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="gui.html#address-page">The Address Page</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="gui.html#opening-page">The Opening Page</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="gui.html#contents-page">The Contents Page</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="gui.html#filename-page">The Filename Page</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="gui.html#makeup-page">The Makeup Page</A></DT></DL></DD>

<DT><A HREF="advanced-guis.html">The Advanced User-Levels</A></DT>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="advanced-guis.html#intermediate">The Intermediate Userlevel</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="advanced-guis.html#expert">The Expert Userlevel</A></DT></DL></DD>


<DT><A HREF="rc-files.html">The Configuration File(s)</A></DT>

<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#various-files">The Different Files</A></DT></DL></DD>

<DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#options">The Options</A></DT>


<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#addressbook">Addressbook</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#mydvips">Mydvips</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#mydvipdf">Mydvipdf</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#mylatex">Mylatex</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#myeditor">Myeditor</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#myprintcommand">Myprintcommand</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#myxdvi">Myxdvi</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#dateformat">Dateformat</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#advertise">Advertise</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#quite_latex">Quite_latex</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#filename_guess_format">Filename_guess_format</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#filename_guess_path">Filename_guess_path</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#mycountry">Mycountry</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#guilevel">Guilevel</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#opening_defaults">Opening_defaults</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#closing_defaults">Closing_defaults</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#addressbook_columns">Addressbook_columns</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#addressbook_column_widths">Addressbook_column_widths</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#header_defaults">Header_defaults</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#lettertype">Lettertype</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#addressformat">Addressformat</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#texcommands">Texcommands</A></DT></DL></DD>

<DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#variable">The gtex-letter variables</A></DT>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#address-variables">Address-variables</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#letter-based-variables">Letter-based variables</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="rc-files.html#other-variables">Other variables</A></DT></DL></DD>

<DT><A HREF="advanced-features.html">Advanced Features</A></DT>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="advanced-features.html#sex-adoption">Automatic Adoption to the Sex of the Addressee</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="advanced-features.html#filenames">Paths and Filenames</A></DT></DL></DD>
<DD><DL><DT><A HREF="advanced-features.html#noninteractive">The Non-Interactive Mode</A></DT></DL></DD>


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<DIV CLASS="SECT1"><H1 CLASS="SECT1"><A NAME="introduction">Introduction</A></H1>

<P>   
    Gtex-Letter is a programm that helps you writing letters. It features include:

The application can swallow text you pipe into it, being it the address or the text of the letter.




</p><p></p>
<p><ul>
	
	<li><p>
		Configuration of <i class="EMPHASIS">standard openings</i> and default closings.
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		Multiple predefined <i class="EMPHASIS">letter headers</i> can be accessed from within the application.
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		Support for <i class="EMPHASIS">serial letters</i> are.
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		Different user levels according to your skills.  
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		Gtex-Letter connects to the <i class="EMPHASIS">gnome-address-book</i> from the gnome-pim package.
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		The openings can be configured to adopt to the sex of the addressee automatically. (This is very useful for most non-English languages).
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		The <i class="EMPHASIS">non-interactive mode</i> allows you produce standard-letters in an extremely efficient way.
		</p></li>
		
	<li><p>
		The application can swallow text you <i class="EMPHASIS">pipe</i> into it, being it the address or the text of the letter.
		</p></li>
		
</ul>

<DIV CLASS="FIGURE">
<P><B>Figure 1. Beginning of a sample letter</B></P>
<P><IMG SRC="images/sample-letter.jpeg"></P>
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<DIV CLASS="SECT1"><H1 CLASS="SECT1"><A NAME="dependencies">Dependencies</A></H1>


<P>   
    Gtex-Letter depends on the following packages:
</p><p></p>
<p><ul>
	<li><p>
		<i class="EMPHASIS">Gnome</i>. Version 1.2 and above.
		</p></li>

	<li><p>
		<i class="EMPHASIS">Python</i>. Version 1.5.2 and above.
		</p></li>

	<li><p>
		<i class="EMPHASIS">LaTeX</i>. Any standard Distribution.
		</p></li>

	<li><p>
		<i class="EMPHASIS">Python-Gnome</i>. Version 1.0.53 and above.
		</p></li>

	<li><p>
		<i class="EMPHASIS">ImageMagick</i>. Any Version should do. ImageMagick is installed on most standard Linux systems except Debian ones. This dependency is due to gtk/gdk (that comes with Gnome).
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