[Tex/LaTex] How to avoid empty space at the end of a page when using scrlttr2

koma-scriptlettersscrlttr2spacing

I use this class definition in the preamble for typesetting letters:

\documentclass[12pt,ngerman,foldmarks=true,fromalign=right,fromrule=afteraddress,
  parskip=half, pagenumber=no,DIV=15]{scrlttr2}

%\usepackage[a4paper]{geometry}
%\geometry{verbose,tmargin=2cm,bmargin=0cm,lmargin=2cm,rmargin=2cm}

I have to struggle with the general problem that latex compiles into a letter with 2 pages. On the first page the last third is just empty. On the second page there is only the closing preceded by the last line of the last paragraph. It's ugly and wastes a lot of paper.

I mean, there is no point in only printing the signature on a new page.

Do you have the same problem and how do I get around that?

Best Answer

With scrlttr2 I sometimes used \enlargethispage as a quick way to get more text onto the first page, for example:

\enlargethispage{3\baselineskip}

Done before the end of the letter or before the end of the first page, respectively, this allows three further lines on the page. There's even a starred version \enlargethispage* which tries also compression.

Alternatively, you could use the option enlargefirstpage=true which increases the text area if the footer of the first page doesn't use much space, or adjust the pseudolength firstfootvpos or use typearea package features. I quickly took the easy first way, depending on my letter's size. The other ways are described in the KOMA-Script manual.

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