% Swiss Business Letter Template for Pandoc % This template follows Swiss standards (SN) for business correspondence % Compatible with KOMA-Script scrlttr2 class \documentclass[ fontsize=11pt, paper=a4, parskip=half, % Half line spacing between paragraphs fromalign=right, % Sender address aligned right fromphone, % Include phone number fromemail, % Include email address pagenumber=false, % Disable page numbers version=last % Use latest KOMA-Script features ]{scrlttr2} % ==================== ENCODING & FONTS ==================== % UTF-8 input encoding for special characters (ä, ö, ü, ß) \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % T1 font encoding for proper hyphenation and special characters \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % ==================== HYPERLINKS ==================== % Enable clickable email links in PDF \usepackage{hyperref} \hypersetup{ colorlinks=true, urlcolor=black, pdfborder={0 0 0} } % ==================== PANDOC COMPATIBILITY ==================== % Define tightlist command for Pandoc-generated lists \providecommand{\tightlist}{% \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}} % ==================== LANGUAGE SUPPORT ==================== % Try to load German language support if available % This provides proper German labels (Telefon, Anlagen) and hyphenation % % If german.ldf is found: Labels will be in German % If not found: Labels will be in English (Phone, encl) % % To install German support: % Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install texlive-lang-german % Arch: sudo pacman -S texlive-langgerman % macOS/Windows: Included in full TeX Live installation \IfFileExists{ngerman.ldf}{% \usepackage[ngerman]{babel} }{% \IfFileExists{german.ldf}{% \usepackage[german]{babel} }{% % No German language files found % Labels will be in English (Phone, encl) without language package } } % ==================== SWISS LETTER CONFIGURATION ==================== % Load Swiss Norm (SN) for proper address window positioning % This ensures the recipient address fits in standard Swiss envelope windows \LoadLetterOption{SN} % ==================== SENDER INFORMATION ==================== % Customize these fields by editing the markdown frontmatter \setkomavar{fromname}{$from.name$} \setkomavar{fromaddress}{$from.street$\\$from.city$} $if(from.phone)$ \setkomavar{fromphone}{$from.phone$} $endif$ $if(from.email)$ % Email is rendered as a clickable hyperlink \setkomavar{fromemail}{\href{mailto:$from.email$}{$from.email$}} $endif$ % ==================== LETTER METADATA ==================== $if(subject)$ \setkomavar{subject}{$subject$} $endif$ $if(date)$ \setkomavar{date}{$date$} $endif$ $if(signature)$ \setkomavar{signature}{$signature$} $endif$ % ==================== ENCLOSURES ==================== $if(enclosures)$ % Separator between "Enclosures" label and list (e.g., "Anlagen:") \setkomavar{enclseparator}{:} $endif$ % ==================== CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS ==================== % Remove backaddress line in envelope window (uncomment to enable) \setkomavar{backaddress}{} % You can customize additional elements here: % - \setkomavar{location}{} - Text in the upper right corner % - \setkomavar{place}{} - Place of writing (if different from address) % - Font sizes, margins, spacing can be adjusted via KOMA-Script options % ==================== DOCUMENT BODY ==================== \begin{document} \begin{letter}{% % Recipient address - each line from the 'to' frontmatter array $for(to)$ $to$\\ $endfor$ } % ==================== OPENING ==================== $if(opening)$ \opening{$opening$} $else$ % Default opening if not specified \opening{Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren} $endif$ % ==================== LETTER BODY ==================== % The main content from your markdown file is inserted here $body$ % ==================== CLOSING ==================== $if(closing)$ \closing{$closing$} $else$ % Default closing if not specified \closing{Freundliche Grüsse} $endif$ % ==================== ENCLOSURES LIST ==================== $if(enclosures)$ % List of attached documents (e.g., CV, certificates) \encl{$for(enclosures)$$enclosures$$sep$\\$endfor$} $endif$ \end{letter} \end{document}