mysignature.sty

% A package, that provide a function to generate a nice looking signature
%
% (c) Arne Küderle
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%% This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
%% of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN archives
%% in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt.
%
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e} % required version of Latex
\ProvidesPackage{mysignature}
  [2015/05/17 v0.01 LaTeX package to create a signature] % Package description

\RequirePackage{kvoptions} % allow key value options
\RequirePackage{graphicx} % for pictures
\RequirePackage{xstring} % for string comparison

\DeclareStringOption[default_signature]{signature} % select which signature-option-file should be used
\DeclareStringOption[\today]{date}[\@date] % select which date should be used as Sign date (not specified: today, specified without value: the \date used in the document)
\DeclareBoolOption{nolocation} % add the option to remove the location
\DeclareBoolOption{nojob} % add the option to remove the job
\DeclareBoolOption{empty} % add the option to remove the actual signature


\ProcessKeyvalOptions*

\def\SigDate{\mysignature@date} % assigns the date based on the option
\input{signatures/\mysignature@signature} % loads the respective settings file

% Removes the location based on the option
\ifmysignature@nolocation
    \def\SigTopline{\small\SigDate}
\else
    \def\SigTopline{\small\SigLocation, \SigDate}
\fi
%%

% Removes the job based on the option
\ifmysignature@nojob
    \def\SigJobline{}
\else
    \def\SigJobline{\\ \small\SigJob}
\fi
%%

% Removes the actual signature based on the option
\ifmysignature@empty
    \def\SigPicture{}
\else
    \def\SigPicture{\includegraphics[height=1.1cm]{\SigSource}}
\fi
%%

\newcommand{\mysignature}[2][right]{
    \IfStrEqCase{#1}{
        {left}{\def\Align{flushleft}}
        {right}{\def\Align{flushright}}
        {center}{\def\Align{center}}
    }
    \begin{\Align}
    \IfStrEqCase{#2}{
        {full}{
            \begin{minipage}{6cm}
                \begin{flushleft}
                    \SigTopline \\ % create the topline
                \end{flushleft}
                \vspace*{-0.75cm} % overlap between signature and topline
                \hspace*{1cm} % default horizontal positioning of the signature
                \begin{minipage}[t][1.1cm]{5cm} % inner minipage
                    \vskip\SigTransformY % move the signature picture based on the values specified in the settings file
                    \hspace*{\SigTransformX}
                    \SigPicture % insert the picture
                \end{minipage}
                \vskip-0.3cm % overlap between minipage and rule
                \rule{\textwidth}{0.4mm} % create signature rule
                \vspace*{-0.7cm} % reduced space between rule and Name
                \begin{flushright}
                    \SigName % insert Name
                    \SigJobline %insert Job
                \end{flushright}
            \end{minipage}
        }
        {minimal}{
            \begin{minipage}{5cm}
                \hspace*{0.5cm}
                \begin{minipage}[t][1.1cm]{4.5cm}
                    \vskip\SigTransformY
                    \hspace*{\SigTransformX}
                    \SigPicture
                \end{minipage}
                \vskip-0.3cm
                \makebox[\textwidth]{\dotfill} % create dotted line
                \vspace*{-0.5cm}
                \begin{flushleft}
                    \SigName
                    \SigJobline
                \end{flushleft}
            \end{minipage}
        }
    }
    \end{\Align}
}
\endinput
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