/jpostcard-luatexja

Japanese Postcard Address Template for New Year congratulations

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What is this

This is a LuaLaTeX style file for creating Japanese New Year greeting postcards - Nengajo.

これは年賀状の宛名面の生成のためのLuaLaTeXのスタイルファイルです.

How to use

Have Hiragino Mincho Pro font on your computer (or you can try other fonts). Save the following as nenga.tex:

\documentclass{jlpostcard}

\usepackage[hiragino-pro]{luatexja-preset}

% Sender's information
\sendername{豊臣&秀吉\\&ねね}
\senderaddressa{大阪府大阪市**区}
\senderaddressb{大阪城１−１} % hyphens should be full-width for correct vertical text layout
\senderpostcode{5400002}

\begin{document}

\addaddress
  {織田&信長&殿\\&濃姫&様} % skipping family name for wife
  {5211341}
  {滋賀県近江八幡市安土町下豊浦}    
  {安土城天主}

\end{document}

Execute in shell:

latexmk -lualatex -auxdir=Output nenga.tex

Expected output of nenga.pdf:

By default, the style includes the background of the postcard address side for debugging. For printing, pass the release flag to the class declaration:

\documentclass[release]{jlpostcard}

Differences from https://github.com/ueokande/jletteraddress

  • Uses LuaLaTeX because I don't like pLaTeX
  • Can be used with arbitrary ttf/otf fonts (see texdoc luatexja, section 3.3 for presets)
  • Should be more easily editable/customizable
  • Support families instead of single sender or reciever (using table syntax, thanks once more for luatex-ja)