[Tex/LaTex] scrlttr2 and geometry: firsthead shifted to the right

geometrykoma-scriptscrlttr2

I am using class scrlttr2 of KOMA-Script with a custom page layout via the geometry package. Unfortunately, this results in a small horizontal right-shift of my header. Here is a MWE:

\documentclass
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [fontsize=11pt,%%          Font size
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Type area
   paper=a4,%%               Sheet size
   enlargefirstpage=on,%%    Enlarge the first page
   pagenumber=headright,%%   Page number on the top right of the header
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Layout
   headsepline=on,%%         Line below the page number
   parskip=half,%%           Space between paragraphs
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Letterhead and address
   fromalign=right,%%        Positioning of the letterhead
   fromphone=on,%%           Phone number in the sender's area
   fromrule=off,%%           Line below the sender's area (aftername, afteraddress)
   fromfax=off,%%            Fax number
   fromemail=off,%%          Mail address
   fromurl=off,%%            Homepage
   fromlogo=off,%%           Company logo
   addrfield=off,%%           Adress field for window envelopes
   backaddress=off,%%         ... with sender address
   subject=beforeopening,%%  Positioning of the subject
   locfield=narrow,%%        Additional field for the sender
   foldmarks=off,%%           Folding mark
   numericaldate=off,%%      Numerical date
   refline=narrow,%%         Spread of the reference line in the type area
   firstfoot=false,%
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Formatting
   draft=false%%                Draft mode
]{scrlttr2}
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------


\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{a4paper,left=16mm,right=20mm,bottom=25mm,top=23mm,marginparsep=0mm,marginparwidth=0mm,showframe}

%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\makeatletter
\@setplength{sigbeforevskip}{0em} % space before signature, in case you write bigger than 12pt :-]
\@setplength{refvpos}{20mm}%\useplength{toaddrvpos}}
\@setplength{firstfootvpos}{285mm} % vertical footer position from top of page
\@setplength{firstheadwidth}{\textwidth}
\makeatother
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------


\setkomavar{signature}{Full name}

%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\firsthead{
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
\fontfamily{lmss}\selectfont\footnotesize
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.8}
\textbf{Name}\\
    Address
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
\fontfamily{lmss}\selectfont\footnotesize
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.8}
\flushright
\begin{tabular}{ll}
Phone & xxx\\
Email & xxx
\end{tabular}

\end{minipage}
\rule{\textwidth}{2pt}
}

\setkomavar{date}{\today}
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{letter}{}

\opening{Dear x:}


\closing{Sincerely,}

\end{letter}
\end{document}

and a screenshot of the result:

How can I make the black rule in align with the text below?

Best Answer

Well, in your code are two issues and a missing length definition:

Instead command \firsthead use \setkomavar{firsthead}{ (I'm sure you got a warning about that!?), because the command is depreciated.
You need to add @{} to your begin of the table: \begin{tabular}{ll@{}} to get the text exact on the right end of line.
You need to add \@setplength{firstheadhpos}{16mm} because you used left=16mm in \geometry.

So with the complete code:

\documentclass
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [fontsize=11pt,%%          Font size
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Type area
   paper=a4,%%               Sheet size
   enlargefirstpage=on,%%    Enlarge the first page
   pagenumber=headright,%%   Page number on the top right of the header
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Layout
   headsepline=on,%%         Line below the page number
   parskip=half,%%           Space between paragraphs
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Letterhead and address
   fromalign=right,%%        Positioning of the letterhead
   fromphone=on,%%           Phone number in the sender's area
   fromrule=off,%%           Line below the sender's area (aftername, afteraddress)
   fromfax=off,%%            Fax number
   fromemail=off,%%          Mail address
   fromurl=off,%%            Homepage
   fromlogo=off,%%           Company logo
   addrfield=off,%%           Adress field for window envelopes
   backaddress=off,%%         ... with sender address
   subject=beforeopening,%%  Positioning of the subject
   locfield=narrow,%%        Additional field for the sender
   foldmarks=off,%%           Folding mark
   numericaldate=off,%%      Numerical date
   refline=narrow,%%         Spread of the reference line in the type area
   firstfoot=false,%
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Formatting
   draft=false%%                Draft mode
]{scrlttr2}
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------


\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{a4paper,left=16mm,right=20mm,bottom=25mm,top=23mm,marginparsep=0mm,marginparwidth=0mm,showframe}


%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\makeatletter
\@setplength{sigbeforevskip}{0em} % space before signature, in case you write bigger than 12pt :-]
\@setplength{refvpos}{20mm}%\useplength{toaddrvpos}}
\@setplength{firstfootvpos}{285mm} % vertical footer position from top of page
\@setplength{firstheadwidth}{\textwidth}
\@setplength{firstheadhpos}{16mm} % <===================================



\makeatother
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------


\setkomavar{signature}{Full name}

%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\setkomavar{firsthead}{% <==============================================
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
\fontfamily{lmss}\selectfont\footnotesize
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.8}
\textbf{Name}\\
    Address
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
\fontfamily{lmss}\selectfont\footnotesize
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.8}
\flushright
\begin{tabular}{ll@{}} % <==============================================
Phone & xxx\\
Email & xxx
\end{tabular}

\end{minipage}
\rule{\textwidth}{2pt}%
}

\setkomavar{date}{\today}
%---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{letter}{}

\opening{Dear x:}

\closing{Sincerely,}

\end{letter}
\end{document}

you get the result:

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That's just the paragraph indentation of the first line of each paragraph. If you put \noindent before the first tests of each line (or use a test text that's long enough to wrap around the line), you'll get the expected result.

[Tex/LaTex] Customizing the letterhead using ‘firsthead’ in scrlttr2 (vertical positioning issues)

AFAIK there is no way to add this information at the top of the default first head. Using the option fromalign=Center and the variable firsthead you can define your own header.

Maybe you are looking for something like that

\setkomavar{firsthead}{%
  \parbox{\linewidth}{\centering
    \textbf{ex.tex}c1cf35eef2c30d69fd2c41171434f4f1acd32c0d 2015-03-15 20:17 +0530\\
    \usekomavar{fromname}\\
    \usekomavar{fromaddress}\\
    \usekomavar*{fromphone}\usekomavar{fromphone}\\
    \usekomavar*{fromemail}\usekomavar{fromemail}
  }%
}

There is no relative space between firsthead and toaddress. The vertical position of toaddress is determined by the pseudolength toaddrvpos absolutely. But there should be a minimum distance, so you get a warning that your first head is too high. That means the first head is too close to the address field.

The space for the first head can be enlarged using

\makeatletter
% enlarge the first head by 5pt to avoid the warning
\@addtoplength[-]{firstheadvpos}{5pt}
\makeatother

Then -5pt will be added to the pseudolength firstheadvpos So the distance between the upper edge of the paper and the upper edge of the first head is decreased by 5pt. That means the margin above of the first head gets 5pt smaller.

Another possibility is adding 5pt to toaddrvpos by

\makeatletter
% enlarge the first head by 5pt to avoid the warning
\@addtoplength{toaddrvpos}{5pt}
\makeatother

So the address field moves 5pt down and is no longer at the best place for a german window envelope.

The pseudolengths and the related commands are explained in the KOMA-Script documentation, chapter »Additional Information about the Letter Class scrlttr2 and the Letter Package scrletter«. There is also a figure showing the pseudolengths.

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Code:

\documentclass[12pt,foldmarks=true,foldmarks=blmtP,fromalign=center,
fromphone,fromemail,version=last, backaddress=false,
subject=titled% <- added 
]{scrlttr2}

\usepackage{fouriernc}

\setkomavar{fromname}{Someone Else}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{Some Other Bldg.\\ Some Road\\ Some City}
\setkomavar{fromphone}{22019466}
\setkomavar{fromemail}{faheem@faheem.info}
\setkomavar{subject}{Some subject}% <-added

\setkomavar{firsthead}{%
  \parbox{\linewidth}{\centering
    \textbf{ex.tex}c1cf35eef2c30d69fd2c41171434f4f1acd32c0d 2015-03-15 20:17 +0530\\
    \usekomavar{fromname}\\
    \usekomavar{fromaddress}\\
    \usekomavar*{phoneseparator}\usekomavar{phoneseparator}\usekomavar{fromphone}\\
    \usekomavar*{emailseparator}\usekomavar{emailseparator}\usekomavar{fromemail}
  }%
}

\makeatletter
% enlarge the first head by 5pt to avoid the warning
\@addtoplength[-]{firstheadvpos}{5pt}
\makeatother

\def\today{13th March, 2015}
\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{Someone\\ Some Org\\ Some Place\\ Some Road\\ Some City}
\opening{Someone,}
\closing{Yours Sincerely,}
\end{letter}
\end{document}

Of course you can customize the firsthead and firstfoot. As an example

\makeatletter
\@addtoplength{firstheadvpos}{5pt}
\makeatother

\setkomavar{firsthead}{%
  \begin{tabular}[b]{l@{}}%
    \usekomavar{fromname}\\
    \usekomavar*{fromphone}\usekomavar{fromphone}\\
    \usekomavar*{fromemail}\usekomavar{fromemail}
  \end{tabular}
  \hfill
  \normalsize
  \begin{tabular}[b]{r@{}}%
    \usekomavar{fromaddress}
  \end{tabular}\\
  \rule[2mm]{\textwidth}{0.5pt}%
}

\setkomavar{firstfoot}{%
  \parbox{\linewidth}{\centering\textbf{ex.tex}
    c1cf35eef2c30d69fd2c41171434f4f1acd32c0d 2015-03-15 20:17 +0530}\\[.5\baselineskip]
}

enter image description here

But may be you only want to add the information above the first head without changing the letter layout. Then you can load the package scrlayer and add a layer to the pagestyle empty

\usepackage{scrlayer}
\DeclareNewLayer[
  background,head,align=b,voffset=\useplength{firstheadvpos},height=\baselineskip,
  contents={\makebox[\layerwidth]{\textbf{ex.tex}
    c1cf35eef2c30d69fd2c41171434f4f1acd32c0d 2015-03-15 20:17 +0530}}
  ]{versioncontrol.head}
\AddLayersToPageStyle{empty}{versioncontrol.head}

enter image description here

Code:

\documentclass[12pt,foldmarks=true,foldmarks=blmtP,fromalign=center,
fromphone,fromemail,version=last, backaddress=false,
subject=titled,% <- added 
]{scrlttr2}

\usepackage{fouriernc}

\setkomavar{fromname}{Someone Else}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{Some Other Bldg.\\ Some Road\\ Some City}
\setkomavar{fromphone}{22019466}
\setkomavar{fromemail}{faheem@faheem.info}
\setkomavar{subject}{Some subject}% <-added

\usepackage{scrlayer}
\DeclareNewLayer[
  background,head,align=b,voffset=\useplength{firstheadvpos},height=\baselineskip,
  contents={\makebox[\layerwidth]{\textbf{ex.tex}
    c1cf35eef2c30d69fd2c41171434f4f1acd32c0d 2015-03-15 20:17 +0530}}
  ]{versioncontrol.head}
\AddLayersToPageStyle{empty}{versioncontrol.head}

\def\today{13th March, 2015}
\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{Someone\\ Some Org\\ Some Place\\ Some Road\\ Some City}
\opening{Someone,}
\closing{Yours Sincerely,}
\end{letter}
\end{document}

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