Re: [PATCH] ox-koma-letter.el: Add support for 'location' koma variable

[Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>]

Hi Myles,

Myles English <mylesenglish@gmail.com> writes:

>> But is it much neater than:
>>
>>     ** bank details :location:
>>     Acc. no.: 12345
>>     Big Bank Corp
>>     Sort code: 1122 
>
> Err, yes it is?  And anyway, that data is in my LCO file, I don't want
> to duplicate it.

That's fine, but one might want to put information there that's specific
to a particular letter (and thus no LCO file is readily available or is an
additional level of complexity). 


>> For temporary data, I’d rather have it like in my example.  For permanent
>> data I can keep it in a .lco file.
>
> Yes, that is what I have done (hmmm, I am beginning to sense a
> fundamental misunderstanding here).  My bank account details are
> permanent data and are in a LCO file.

I’m arguing for a solution that supports BOTH "one-off" and permanent
data.

> #+BEGIN_QUOTE
> ...I would still prefer this way for the simple case of
> inserting bank details:
>
> ______________________
>
> ** Change of address
> :EXPORT_LOCATION: \usekomavar{frombank}
>
> I have moved.
> ______________________
>
> Where the frombank variable has been set in the LCO file:
>
> \setkomavar{frombank}{\raggedright Acc.~No.:\,1234567890\\at Big
>   Bank\\Sort Code: 11-22-33}
>
> The bank details only appear in a letter when the property is set.
> #+END_QUOTE
> 
> That property mentioned is the :EXPORT_LOCATION: property.  You can set
> it to whatever you like, referencing something in your LCO file or
> temporary data.

The keyword is convenient when you want to insert a pointer to field.  I

But for a one-off letter where I might need to include "one-off" details
on the left, I’d rather type:

    * bank details :location:
      Acc. No.: 1234567890
      at Big Bank
      Sort Code: 11-22-33

Than

    #+latex_header: \setkomavar{frombank}{\raggedright Acc.~No.:\,1234567890\\at Big Bank\\Sort Code: 11-22-33}
    #+Location: \usekomavar{frombank}

To me the former reads much easier and hides away the technical details.
Thus, I wish to see to see support for entry forms.

Rasmus

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