[ rebase ] on top of Koma scrlttr2

By and large koma script is better for organising and writing letters.

Updated the firstfooter to be more compliant with University brandings.

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: