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pandoc letter template
\documentclass[letter,$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$,$else$10pt,$endif$$if(lang)$$lang$,$endif$$if(papersize)$$papersize$,$endif$]{ucbletter}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
\usepackage{amssymb,amsmath}
\linespread{$if(linespread)$$linespread$$else$1.1$endif$}
\usepackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
\usepackage{fixltx2e} % provides \textsubscript
% use upquote if available, for straight quotes in verbatim environments
\IfFileExists{upquote.sty}{\usepackage{upquote}}{}
\ifnum 0\ifxetex 1\fi\ifluatex 1\fi=0 % if pdftex
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
$if(euro)$
\usepackage{eurosym}
$endif$
\else % if luatex or xelatex
\ifxetex
\usepackage{mathspec}
\usepackage{xltxtra,xunicode}
\else
\usepackage{fontspec}
\fi
\defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text,Scale=MatchLowercase}
\newcommand{\euro}{€}
$if(mainfont)$
\setmainfont{$mainfont$}
$endif$
$if(sansfont)$
\setsansfont{$sansfont$}
$endif$
$if(monofont)$
\setmonofont{$monofont$}
$endif$
$if(mathfont)$
\setmathfont(Digits,Latin,Greek){$mathfont$}
$endif$
\fi
% use microtype if available
\IfFileExists{microtype.sty}{\usepackage{microtype}}{}
$if(geometry)$
\usepackage[$for(geometry)$$geometry$$sep$,$endfor$]{geometry}
$else$
\usepackage[letterpaper,margin=1.25in,bottom=1.5in]{geometry}
$endif$
$if(natbib)$
\usepackage{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
$endif$
$if(biblatex)$
\usepackage{biblatex}
$if(biblio-files)$
\bibliography{$biblio-files$}
$endif$
$endif$
$if(listings)$
\usepackage{listings}
$endif$
$if(lhs)$
\lstnewenvironment{code}{\lstset{language=Haskell,basicstyle=\small\ttfamily}}{}
$endif$
$if(highlighting-macros)$
$highlighting-macros$
$endif$
$if(verbatim-in-note)$
\usepackage{fancyvrb}
$endif$
$if(tables)$
\usepackage{longtable}
$endif$
\usepackage{graphicx}
% Redefine \includegraphics so that, unless explicit options are
% given, the image width will not exceed the width of the page.
% Images get their normal width if they fit onto the page, but
% are scaled down if they would overflow the margins.
\makeatletter
\def\ScaleIfNeeded{%
\ifdim\Gin@nat@width>\linewidth
\linewidth
\else
\Gin@nat@width
\fi
}
\makeatother
\let\Oldincludegraphics\includegraphics
{%
\catcode`\@=11\relax%
\gdef\includegraphics{\@ifnextchar[{\Oldincludegraphics}{\Oldincludegraphics[width=\ScaleIfNeeded]}}%
}%
\ifxetex
\usepackage[setpagesize=false, % page size defined by xetex
unicode=false, % unicode breaks when used with xetex
xetex]{hyperref}
\else
\usepackage[unicode=true]{hyperref}
\fi
\hypersetup{breaklinks=true,
bookmarks=true,
pdfauthor={$author-meta$},
pdftitle={$title-meta$},
colorlinks=true,
urlcolor=$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$blue$endif$,
linkcolor=$if(linkcolor)$$linkcolor$$else$magenta$endif$,
pdfborder={0 0 0}}
\urlstyle{same} % don't use monospace font for urls
$if(links-as-notes)$
% Make links footnotes instead of hotlinks:
\renewcommand{\href}[2]{#2\footnote{\url{#1}}}
$endif$
$if(strikeout)$
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
% avoid problems with \sout in headers with hyperref:
\pdfstringdefDisableCommands{\renewcommand{\sout}{}}
$endif$
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
\setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em} % prevent overfull lines
$if(numbersections)$
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}
$else$
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
$endif$
$if(verbatim-in-note)$
\VerbatimFootnotes % allows verbatim text in footnotes
$endif$
$if(lang)$
\ifxetex
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainlanguage{$mainlang$}
\else
\usepackage[$lang$]{babel}
\fi
$endif$
\sigspace=5pt
\name{My Name} % this only affects memos
\location{My Name} % name under DEPARTMENT
\email{jgm@berkeley.edu\vspace{5pt}}
\signature{My Name\\My Title} % after the closing
\department{DEPARTMENT OF YYYYY}
\telephone{TEL: (XXX) XXX-XXXX\\FAX: (XXX) XXX-XXXX}
\def\close{$if(closing)$$closing$$else$Sincerely,$endif$}
$for(header-includes)$
$header-includes$
$endfor$
$if(date)$
\def\today{$date$}
$endif$
\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{$to$}
\opening{$opening$}
$body$
$if(redact)$
$else$
$if(sign)$
\closing{\close
{\vspace{10pt}\\
\scalebox{.5}{\includegraphics{/home/jgm/Private/sig.pdf}}
}}
$else$
\closing{\close\vspace{30pt}}
$endif$
\vspace{10pt}
$redacted$
$endif$
$if(attachments)$
Attached: $attachments$
$endif$
\end{letter}
\end{document}
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