letter.tex

-\documentclass[11pt]{letter}
-\usepackage{graphicx}
-\usepackage[top=1.5cm]{geometry}
-\usepackage{tikz}
-\usepackage{tikzpagenodes}
-\usepackage{hyperref}
-\usepackage{xcolor}
-\usepackage{roboto}% Font for departmental banner
-
-% For draft watermarks
-\usepackage[nostamp]{draftwatermark}%
-\SetWatermarkText{Draft}
-\SetWatermarkScale{8}
-
-\signature{\vspace{-1.5cm}NAME HERE}
-\address{\vspace{2cm} \\ Computer \& Information Sciences \\ University of Strathclyde \\ Livingstone Tower \\ 26 Richmond Street \\ Glasgow \\ G1 1XH}
-%\date{DATE}
+\documentclass{strath-letter}
 
-\begin{document}
+\usepackage{lipsum}
 
-\begin{letter}{}
+% Correct faculty
+\setkomavar{fromlogo}{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{strath_tab_sci.pdf}}
 
-\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,shift={(current page.north east)}]
-  \node[anchor=north east,xshift=-3cm,yshift=0.2cm]{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{strath_tab_sci.pdf}};
-\end{tikzpicture}
-\definecolor{scigreen}{RGB}{93,151,50}% Colours for departmental banner
-\definecolor{strathgrey}{HTML}{6c757d}
-\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,shift={(current page.north east)}]
-  \node[anchor=north east,xshift=-8.5cm,yshift=-3.85cm]{\small\textsf{\color{white}\colorbox{strathgrey}{DEPARTMENT OF }\colorbox{scigreen}{ COMPUTER \& INFORMATION SCIENCES}}};
-\end{tikzpicture}
-\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,shift={(current page.south west)}]
-  \node[anchor=south west,xshift=3cm,yshift=1cm,align=left,text width=\textwidth]{\footnotesize{\color{darkgray}\textbf{The place of useful learning}\\   The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263.}};
-\end{tikzpicture}
+% Change faculty colour here
+% \colorlet{fromdepartmentheader}{strath-faculty-hass}
+% See the cls file for more.
 
+\setkomavar{fromdepartment}{Computer \& Information Sciences}
+\setkomavar{fromdepartmentheader}{COMPUTER \& INFORMATION SCIENCES}
+% This duplication is because komavar cannot be used with \uppercase{}
 
-\opening{Dear X,}
+% \setkomavar{fromaddress}{...} f
+% change for a different address
 
+\setkomavar{fromname}{Dr. Joeseph Baggins}
 
-\closing{Yours sincerely, }% \\\vspace{1cm} \includegraphics[width=2cm]{signature.jpg}}
+\setkomavar{fromjobtitle}{Lecturer}
+\setkomavar{fromemail}{\email{Joeseph.Baggins@strath.ac.uk}}
 
+% \setkomavar{fromphone}{...}
+% if you want that available
 
+%\setkomavar{photosig}{%
+%  \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{signature.pdf}%
+%}
 
-\end{letter}
 
+\setkomavar{date}{\printdate{2022-02-15}}
+
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\begin{letter}
+  {%
+   \textbf{first line}\\
+    second \\
+    third
+  }
+\setkomavar{subject}{Subject}
+\opening{To whom it may concern;}
 
+\lipsum[1-5]
+
+\closing{Sincerely}
+
+%\encl{}
+
+\end{letter}
 \end{document}
+
+%%% Local Variables:
+%%% mode: latex
+%%% TeX-master: t
+%%% End:

strath-letter.cls

+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesClass{strath-letter}[2023/09/08 v2023.09.08 strath-letter]
+
+\LoadClass[a4paper]{scrlttr2}
+\ProcessOptions{}
+\RequirePackage[protrusion=true, expansion=true]{microtype}
+\RequirePackage[british]{isodate}
+\RequirePackage{scrlayer-scrpage}
+\RequirePackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}
+\RequirePackage[british]{babel}
+\RequirePackage{csquotes}
+\RequirePackage{graphicx}
+\RequirePackage{url}
+\RequirePackage{xcolor}
+\RequirePackage{relsize}
+\RequirePackage{tabularx}
+\RequirePackage{comment}
+\RequirePackage{hyperref}
+\RequirePackage{tgpagella}
+\RequirePackage{helvet}
+\RequirePackage{inconsolata}
+\RequirePackage{tikz}
+
+\RequirePackage{tikzpagenodes}
+\RequirePackage{roboto}% Font for departmental banner
+
+
+\definecolor{strath-corporate-main}{RGB/cmyk}{0,43,92/1.0,0.64,0,0.6}
+\colorlet{strath-blue}{strath-corporate-main}
+
+\definecolor{strath-corporate-secondary}{RGB/cmyk}{167,169,172/0.0,0.0,0.0,0.4}
+\colorlet{strath-grey}{strath-corporate-secondary}
+
+\definecolor{strath-faculty-engineering}{RGB/cmyk}{0,120,174/1.0,0.16,0.0,0.27}
+\colorlet{strath-blue-light}{strath-faculty-engineering}
+
+\definecolor{strath-faculty-science}{RGB/cmyk}{93,151,50/0.56,0.0,1.0,0.27}
+\colorlet{strath-green}{strath-faculty-science}
+
+\definecolor{strath-faculty-hass}{RGB/cmyk}{244,123,32/0.0,0.64,1.0,0}
+\colorlet{strath-orange}{strath-faculty-hass}
+
+\definecolor{strath-faculty-business}{RGB/cmyk}{238,50,36/0.0,0.95,1.0,0.0}
+\colorlet{strath-red}{strath-faculty-business}
+
+\definecolor{strath-web}{RGB/cmyk}{1,132,147/0.86,0.31,0.44,0.6}
+\colorlet{strath-red}{strath-faculty-business}
+
+\colorlet{fromdepartmentheader}{strath-green}
+
+\newcommand{\email}[1]{\href{mailto:#1}{#1}}
+
+
+\newkomavar[Computer Science \& Information Sciences]{fromdepartment}
+\newkomavar[Computer Science \& Information Sciences]{fromdepartmentheader}
+\newkomafont{fromdepartment}{\sffamily}
+\newkomavar[Lecturer]{fromjobtitle}
+\newkomafont{fromjobtitle}{\sffamily}
+
+\newkomavar{strapline}
+\setkomavar{strapline}{the place of useful learning}
+\newkomafont{strapline}{\bfseries\sffamily}
+
+\newkomavar{charityline}
+\setkomavar{charityline}{The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, charity number SC015263.}
+
+\newkomafont{charityline}{\sffamily}
+
+\setkomavar{fromaddress}{University of Strathclyde,\\ Glasgow, \\G1 1XH}
+
+\newkomavar{photosig}
+\setkomavar{photosig}{}
+\newkomafont{sigfont}{\sffamily\bfseries}
+
+% define the signature
+\setkomavar{signature}
+{%
+  \Ifkomavar{photosig}{%
+    \usekomavar{photosig}
+    \\%
+  }{}
+  \usekomafont{sigfont}\usekomavar{fromname}
+}
+\hypersetup{%
+   colorlinks=true
+  ,linkcolor=strath-blue
+  ,urlcolor=strath-blue
+  ,citecolor=strath-blue
+  }
+
+\linespread{1.05}
+
+\renewcommand*{\raggedsignature}{\raggedright}
+\@setplength{sigindent}{\parindent}
+
+\@setplength{toaddrvpos}{0.2\paperheight}
+\@setplength{refvpos}{\useplength{toaddrvpos}}
+\@addtoplength{refvpos}{0.5\useplength{toaddrheight}}%
+
+% \@setplength{refvpos}{\useplength{toaddrvpos}}
+
+\@setplength{sigbeforevskip}{.2\baselineskip}
+\@setplength{subjectbeforevskip}{1em}
+\@setplength{subjectaftervskip}{0em}
+
+\@setplength{firstfootvpos}{\paperheight}
+\@addtoplength[-]{firstfootvpos}{30mm}
+
+\addtokomafont{fromname}{\LARGE}
+\setkomafont{fromaddress}{\sffamily}
+\addtokomafont{subject}{\sffamily}
+\addtokomafont{toname}{\sffamily}
+\addtokomafont{toaddress}{\sffamily}
+
+\cfoot{\thepage\ of \letterlastpage}
+
+\KOMAoptions{%
+  fromphone=false,
+  fromfax=false,
+  fromemail=false,
+  subject=afteropening,
+  foldmarks=false,
+  backaddress=false,
+  fromlogo=on,
+  firstfoot=on,
+  firsthead=on,
+  addrfield=topaligned,
+  parskip=full,
+ fromemail=on,
+ fontsize=11pt,
+ pagenumber=false,
+ parskip=half-,
+ enlargefirstpage=true
+}
+
+\setkomavar*{enclseparator}{Attached}
+
+\setkomavar{firsthead}{%
+\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,shift={(current page.north east)}]
+  \node[anchor=north east,xshift=-3cm,yshift=0.2cm]{\usekomavar{fromlogo}};
+\end{tikzpicture}
+\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay,shift={(current page.north east)}]
+  \node[anchor=north east,xshift=-8.5cm,yshift=-3.85cm]
+  {\small%
+    \textsf{%
+      \color{white}%
+      \colorbox{strath-grey}{DEPARTMENT OF }%
+      \colorbox{fromdepartmentheader}{ {\usekomavar{fromdepartmentheader}}}%
+    }
+  };
+\end{tikzpicture}
+}%
+
+\setkomavar{firstfoot}
+{%
+  \hrule
+  \begin{center}
+    \smaller
+    \begin{minipage}[c]{0.33\linewidth}
+      \raggedright
+  \begin{tabular}{l}
+    \usekomafont{fromdepartment}\usekomavar{fromdepartment}
+    \\
+    \usekomafont{fromaddress}\usekomavar{fromaddress}
+    \\
+  \end{tabular}
+    \end{minipage}
+    \hfill
+    \begin{minipage}[c]{0.33\linewidth}
+      \raggedright
+      \begin{tabular}{l}
+    \usekomafont{sigfont}\usekomavar{fromname}
+        \\
+        \usekomafont{fromjobtitle}\usekomavar{fromjobtitle}
+        \\
+    \Ifkomavarempty{fromphone}{}{{\usekomavar{fromphone}}\\}%
+    \Ifkomavarempty{fromemail}{}{{\usekomavar{fromemail}}\\}
+  \end{tabular}
+    \end{minipage}
+    \hfill
+    \begin{minipage}[c]{0.33\linewidth}
+      \smaller
+      \raggedleft%
+      \noindent{\larger\usekomafont{strapline}\usekomavar{strapline}}\\[1em]
+      \noindent{\usekomafont{charityline}\usekomavar{charityline}}
+    \end{minipage}
+  \end{center}
+}
+\endinput