\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\documentclass[foldmarks,a4paper,bankhigh,banklow]{myletter}
%\usepackage{german}
\usepackage[atari]{umlaute}

% Options:
% a4paper: The only size that works:-)
% bankhigh: Bankconnections top right
% banklow : Bankconnections in footer
% foldmarks: Enable printing of foldmarks. Does work now!
%
% myletter.tex and default.cfg are currently the only
% documents decribing myletter.cls.
% I will put it into a \verb|.dtx|-file when I find the time.

%%Changelog:
%% 1.3c First attempt to internationalise the class
%% 1.3d myref and mymail added. I've written in comp.text.tex 
%%       that they are available but they weren't.
%%       [m]y{ref|mail} line changed
%%       Documented the fact that only A4 is supported
%%       Started cleaning up (removed unused code)
%% 1.3e Now \usepackage{german}
%%       is the correct way to include german.sty
%%       The language-dependend stuff is moved to the cfg-file
%%       Please update your cfg-files (see default)
%%       Telefax-support added.
%%       pagestyle{headings} is working now
%% 1.3f The language-dependend stuff is now really 
%%       language-depending and not german.sty depending. It's 
%%       back in the class but may be overwritten in the cfg-file
%%       French caption are now supported, please check if they 
%%       are correct, I don't know french, just copied them from 
%%       script_l.
%%       Changed the ref-line again, it's now almost like DIN
%%       676 but suggestions to change it are in the cfg-file
%% 1.3g Changed the layout of the reference-line again:
%%       Now you have 2 standard-layouts:
%%       without refdatename:
%%           4 columns with yref ymail myref mymail
%%       Each .25 textwidth
%%       with refdatename:
%%           5 columns with yref ymail myref mymail refdate
%%      You should *not* use refdatename after a ref-item
%%      is defined.
%%      When there is no ref-item, the date is shown at the end 
%%      of the subject-entry
%%      (When you have a ref-entry but no refdatename, the
%%      date will appear in the rightbox. You may change this
%%      in the cfg-file
%%1.4  Synced with letter.cls 1.2v [1994/12/++]
%%      changed @ref to ref to support faked ref-lines
%%      Subjects may now be longer than one line.
%%      Note: My e-mail-address has changed
%%1.4a Removed the ``:'' from the [m]y{ref|mail} commands and put
%%      them into the corresponding name. Please change local
%%      configuration files.
%%      Foldmarks are supposed to work now.
%%      (When copying from another class one should copy everything:-)
%%      Changed the way \name and \signature work:
%%      Now \name sets fromname *and* fromsig if fromsig is
%%      empty and only fromname if fromsig is nonempty.
%%      If you call \signature{} after \name you will overwrite fromsig
%%      and get an empty signature (as desired)
%%      Thus the need of \signature{ } is removed
%%      Myletter no longer asumes fixed language asignments like
%%      USenglish=0 german=1, it uses l@LANGUAGE now (and defines
%%      unknown languages to 255) this should be compatible with
%%      babel (not tested). It does work with german.sty 2.5b
%%      (This is where I got the code) if@german no longer supported!
%%      \makelabels does work now, but it supports only the
%%      (strange) format I'm using. The only interface (for now)
%%      is in the cfg-file.
%%      Problem with multilanguage-files detected:
%%        You should either put no language-specific stuff
%%        into a box (like the footer in my default.cfg)
%%        In this case you my use multiple languages in one
%%        dcoument.
%%        Or, when you have to put language-dependent stuff into
%%        a box, use only *one* language per document and
%%        *specify the language before the begin document*



%\usename{default}
% Specify the name of the .cfg-file
% If not given default.cfg will be used
%\pagestyle{headings}

\makelabels

%% This document will use the english page-layout throughout
%% the file (only visible in the footer) even if it contains
%% an English and two German letters.
%% The rightfield will be ok for all three letters.
%%
%% There is no way to circumvent this, since the height of the
%% footer is needed at the \begin{letter} to set the pagestyle.
%%
\selectlanguage{english}

\begin{document}

\begin{letter}{DANTE e.V.\\Postfach 101840\\69120 Heidelberg}
% \telephone{0531 / 89 34 39 }
% \telefax{ 34 21 92 }
% \email{i0080108@ws.rz.tu-bs.de }
% \mailbox{ }
\name{A. Kielhorn }
% \signature{\vspace{-1cm} Extra large Sig.\\ Could be a picture 
% with your \emph{real} signature.\\(Axel Kielhorn) }
% \specialmail{ Einschreiben }
% \refdatename{Braunschweig, den}
%%
%% If you want to use refdatename you have to set it first and
%% define yref & co later! (Yes, this is ugly, still thinking
%% about a better way)
%%
% \yref{ }
% \ymail{1.6.1994}
% \myref{ak/AK}
% \mymail{1.6.1994}
% \reftrue
\subject{LaTeX2e Letter-style}
\opening{Dear friends,}
%
this is a demonstration-letter for my new myletter-class. It is 
based on letter.cls and liletter (Stefan Lindner Letter Style, 
distributed with Atari \TeX) with some additions from 
script\_l.sty. (Now scrlettr.cls)

It supports everything needed like your-ref, your-mail, my-ref, 
my-mail, subject and of course configurable name and signature.
(Version 1.3g: Layout changed)

Everything site-depending like header, footer or returnaddress 
went into a .cfg-file. The \verb|\usename| command selects a 
configuration file and enables you do have different 
information for business and privat letters. You may even set up 
a .cfg-file for your husband.

Obsolete Commands:

The \verb|\address| and \verb|\locations| commands which 
used to set \verb|\fromaddress| and \verb|fromlocation| are no 
longer defined because they were never used. Define your address 
and location in the \verb|.cfg| file which is more flexible.

Someone showed me how to use \verb|\makelabels| and now they are 
supported. They are hardcoded to the labels I'm using, but you may 
change them in the cfg-file

Language-dependend captions are now available in English, German 
and French. Other languages are supported using the cfg-file.

Deficiencies:

Only DIN A4 paper is supported now. This may change in future 
versions.

\closing{Keep \TeX ing}

\cc{de.comp.tex\\comp.text.tex}
\encl{myletter.cls\\default.cfg}

\ps P.S. see default.cfg for more information
\end{letter}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\selectlanguage{german}
\begin{letter}{DANTE e.V.\\Postfach 101840\\69120 Heidelberg}
\telephone{0531 / 89 34 39 }
\email{i0080108@ws.rz.tu-bs.de }
\name{A. Kielhorn }
\signature{}
%%
%% this will produce an empty signature
%%
\specialmail{ Einschreiben }
% \refdatename{Braunschweig, den}
%% If you want to use refdatename you have to set it first and
%% define yref & co later!
% \yref{ }
% \ymail{1.6.1994}
% \myref{ak/AK}
% \mymail{1.6.1994}
% \reftrue
\subject{LaTeX2e Letter-class}
\opening{Liebe \TeX-Gemeinde,}
%
dies ist ein Demonstrationsbrief f�r meine neue Letter-Klasse 
f�r \LaTeXe. Sie basiert auf \texttt{letter.cls} und 
\texttt{liletter.sty} (Stefan Lindner) sowie einigen 
Erweiterungen aus \texttt{scrlettr.cls}.

Unterst�tzt werden folgende Einstellungen:

\begin{itemize}
\item Ihre Zeichen \verb|\yref{}|
\item Ihr Schreiben vom \verb|\ymail{}|
\item Unsere Zeichen \verb|\myref{}|
\item Unser Schreiben vom \verb|\mymail{}|
\item Sachbearbeiternamen \verb|\name{}|
\item Unterschrift \verb|\signature{}|
\end{itemize}

Im Gegensatz zu „lteren Stilen wurde alles ver„nderliche in eine 
\verb|.cfg|-Datei ausgelagert. Somit ist ein Update der Klasse 
m”glich ohne alles neu anpassen zu m�ssen.\footnote{Zumindest in 
der Theorie:-)} Ich rate daher von einer Ver„nderung der Datei 
\texttt{myletter.cls} ab. Begr�ndete Erg„nzungs- bzw. 
Žnderungsw�nsche werden in sp„tere Versionen �bernommen und 
stehen damit allen Anwendern zur Verf�gung.

Es k”nnen mehrere Konfigurationdateien angelegt werden. Sie 
werden durch den Befehl \verb|\usename{}| im Vorspann 
ausgew„hlt. (z.B. f�r interne Schreiben, private Post etc.)

Einige Befehle der \verb|letter|-Klasse wurden entfernt, da die 
L”sung mit Konfigurationsdatein flexibler ist. Es handelt sich 
dabei um die Befehle \verb|\address| und \verb|\location|.

Da die Bundespost inzwischen nur noch Umschl„ge im Format 
DIN~680 und DIN~A4 transportiert und letztere in der 
Fenster-Ausf�hrung selten sind, habe ich auch den 
\verb|\makelabels|-Befehl �berarbeitet. Geplant ist noch eine 
Anpassung an verschiedene Etikettenformate.

Neben Deutsch wird auch Englisch und Franz”sich unterst�tzt. 
Weiter Sprachen lassen sich in der Konfigurationdatei zuf�gen.


\closing{Mit \TeX nichen Gr�žen}

\encl{myletter.cls\\default.cfg}

\ps P.S. Weitere Informationen in der Datei \verb|default.cfg|
\end{letter}


\begin{letter}{Erika Mustermann\\Um die Ecke 2\\[0.5ex] 27182 
Berlin}
\name{A. Kielhorn }
 \signature{\vspace{-1cm} Extra large Sig.\\ Could be a picture 
 with your \emph{real} signature.\\(Axel Kielhorn) }
\subject{Dummy Brief}
\opening{Hallo Erika,}

dies ist ein Test-Brief.

\closing{Bleib musterg�ltig}
\end{letter}


\end{document}