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commit c4404c2dfd84cb154f1de98da711cda426dcc043
Author: Chris Kiriakou <chris@kiriakou.net>
Date:   Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:11:26 +0200

First Commit

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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+build
+assets
+main.new.tex
+config.tex
+content/*
+!content/template.tex
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Chris Kiriakou
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+doc ?= template
+
+ENGINE = pdflatex
+BUILD_DIR = ./build
+MAIN = ./main.tex
+CONTENT_DIR = ./content
+
+.PHONY: all dirs ats clean 
+
+all: pdf
+
+dirs:
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
+
+pdf: $(MAIN) $(CONTENT_DIR)/$(doc).tex dirs
+	$(ENGINE) -output-directory=$(BUILD_DIR) -jobname=$(doc) "$(ATS_FLAG)\def\doc{$(doc)}\input{config}\input{$(MAIN)}"
+
+flatten: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(doc).pdf
+	gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dSAFER -sOutputFile=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(doc)-flat.pdf $(BUILD_DIR)/$(doc).pdf
+
+clean: $(BUILD_DIR)
+	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/{*.aux,*.log}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# A simple LaTeX letter template
+
+## How To
+
+Create a `config.tex` inside the projects root directory, specifying your
+personal information:
+```tex
+\def\authorname{Chris Kiriakou}
+\def\authorplace{Musterstadt}
+\def\authoraddress{Musterstraße 1, 10115 \authorplace}
+\def\authorphone{+49 151 98765432}
+\def\authoremail{c@kiri.com}
+\def\authorwebsite{https://www.ckiri.com}
+```
+
+To build the PDF document, run:
+```sh
+make doc=<content_name>
+```
+
+NOTE: The document (`<content_name>`) specified needs to be available inside
+the `content` directory.
+
+If the `doc` cli parameter isn't specified, it defaults to `template` (a simple
+showcase document)
+
+## Misc
+
+### Flatten the document
+
+If *active* contents are prohibited (due to security concerns), flatten the PDF
+after building it:
+```sh
+make doc=<document_name> flatten
+```
+
+### Options
+
+Options[1] and configuration of the document are set inside `main.tex`:
+
+| Option | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `firstfoot=false` | Disable footer on first page |
+| `fromurl=false` | Hide senders url (e.g. website) from header |
+| `fromemail=false` | Hide senders email address from header |
+| `fromphone=false` | Hide senders phone number from header |
+| `fromrule=false` | Hide horizontal ruler dividing sender header from rest |
+| `\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}` | Use German locale; comment out to use your default locale |
+| `\LoadLetterOption{DIN}` | Use a DIN letter |
+
+---
+
+[1]
+:: Kohm, M. (November 2025). _KOMA - Script_ <https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/koma-script/doc/scrguide-en.pdf>
diff --git a/content/template.tex b/content/template.tex
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+\setkomavar{subject}{Betreff des Anschreibens}
+
+% Empfängeradresse
+\begin{letter}{
+    Vorname Nachname\\
+    Unternehmen\\
+    Abteilung\\
+    Straße Hausnummer\\
+    Postleitzahl Stadt
+}
+
+\opening{Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,}
+
+Inhalt des Anschreibens.
+
+Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
diff --git a/main.tex b/main.tex
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+\documentclass[
+    a4paper,
+    10pt,
+    firstfoot=false,		% Set true to include footer on first letter page
+    fromalign=left,
+    fromurl=true,		% Set true to display <my_url> in sender header
+    fromemail=true,		% Set true to display <my_email> in sender header
+    fromphone=true,		% Set true to display <my_phone_no> in sender header
+    fromrule=false		% Set true to display a horizontal ruler dividing sender header from rest 
+]{scrlttr2}
+
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}		% Uncomment for german locale
+\usepackage[bottom=0cm]{geometry}	% Allows for more content space
+\usepackage{helvet}			% Use Sans-serif font
+\usepackage{lipsum}
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage[
+    pdfauthor={\authorname},
+    pdfcreator={LaTeX},
+    pdfproducer={pdfLaTeX}
+]{hyperref}
+
+\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}	% Override default font
+\frenchspacing
+\sffamily
+\setlength{\parskip}{1em}			% Set distance between paragraphs
+\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
+\LoadLetterOption{DIN}				% Uncoment to use DIN formatted letter used in Germany
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\setkomavar{fromname}{\authorname}
+\setkomavar{fromaddress}{\authoraddress}
+\setkomavar{fromemail}{\authoremail}
+\setkomavar{fromurl}{\authorwebsite}
+\setkomavar{fromphone}{\authorphone}
+\setkomavar{signature}{ }
+\setkomavar{place}{\authorplace}
+\setkomavar{date}{\today}
+
+\input{content/\doc} % The letter content
+
+\includegraphics[width=0.225\linewidth]{assets/signature} \\
+\authorname
+
+\end{letter}
+
+\end{document}