NAME

InfoBrief - Perl extension for printing envelopes for Infobrief mailings according to the standards of the Deutsche Bundespost

SYNOPSIS

use InfoBrief;
$x = new InfoBrief %OPTIONS;
print $x->preamble;
print $x->page(@address);
print $x->trailer;

DESCRIPTION

This modules is probably not very useful outside of Germany. It is a tool dedicated for printing envelopes for Infobrief mailings according to the standards of the Deutsche Bundespost. You may customize it for other standards though.

The output generated is Postscript level 2 and conforms to EPSF 1.2. Since copypage ist used, the single pages contain only the new address and running number and the size of the postscript file is modest.

OPTIONS

The Constructor new take a few options to customize the output:

a4

a5

Generate A4 rsp. A5 output. Default is C5.

width number

height number

Custom output size. Units are Postscript dots (72 dpi).

border number

Set custom border size. Default is 20.

amt string

Set the Postamt for the "Entgelt bezahlt" stamp. Default is '44227 Dortmund 52'.

stempel

Add/Omit the "Entgelt bezahlt" stamp. Default is true.

infobrief

Add/Omit the "Infobrief" banner. Default is false since the banner is not required.

numbering

Add/Omit a running number on each envelope. Default is true.

AUTHOR

Ulrich Pfeifer <pfeifer@ls6.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

SEE ALSO

perl(1).