[OS X TeX] Help: an envlab problem

[Alan Munn]

On Nov 29, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Vic Norton wrote:

> I am having problems with the envlab package. I wonder if anyone on  
> this
> list can tell me what is wrong.

You're missing a \startlabels command right after your \begin{document}
(per sec. 3.1.2 of the user guide)

Alan

>
> Here is my problem. I want to write a 200+ mailing labels on Avery  
> 5160
> label sheets (10 rows per page, 3 labels per row). I believe the
> appended code should produce nine labels--three rows of three labels.
> However, when I run the code in TeXShop, I see eight labels--two rows
> of three labels and one row of two. The fourth label
>   Joe Casanova
>   04 Lambda Street
>   Anyplace, NY 12345
> is missing. Apparently this label has been lost in the boondocks of  
> the
> first row. This is indicated by the error message:
>   Overfull \hbox (188.50822pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 11--20
> If put a "\\" at the end of the "03" line below, the overfull message
> disappears and the "04" address above suddenly appears on a new
> address row of its own.
>
> My code is appears below. In addition I am attaching a log of the
> corresponding TeXShop session. Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Vic Norton
>
> ## code ##
>
> \documentclass[12pt]{letter}
> \usepackage[avery5160label,noprintbarcodes,nocapaddress]{envlab}
> \usepackage{geometry}
> \geometry{
>  hmargin={0.0in, 0.0in}, vmargin={0.5in, 0.0in}
> }
> \makelabels
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\01 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\02 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\03 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\04 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\05 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\06 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\07 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\08 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
> \mlabel{}{Joe Casanova\\09 Lambda Street\\Anyplace, NY 12345}
>
> \end{document}
>
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