CTAN update: onlinebrief24
Date: March 29, 2026 8:02:07 AM CEST
Francesco Luciano submitted an update to the
onlinebrief24
package.
Version: 2026-03-27
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Class for DIN 5008 type-B business letters for use with onlinebrief24.de
Announcement text:
This release adds extensibility features, improves code quality, and expands documentation and test coverage. New commands: - \addfooteritem{icon}{text} appends custom items to the modern-mode footer (fontawesome5 icon + label, separated by the standard vertical bar) - \addinfoblockrow{label}{value} appends custom rows to the DIN-style information block (empty values are silently omitted) - \setinfoblocktopoffset, \setinfoblockrightedge, \setinfoblockcolwidths allow tuning the information-block position and column widths from the document preamble without editing the class file Bug fixes: - Fixed a bug where empty lines between localized label blocks could cause unwanted \par tokens during class loading - Replaced non-ASCII characters in comments and guides labels with ASCII-safe variants for improved robustness across all TeX engines Internationalization: - Expanded localized infoblock labels: now fully supports and verifies german, english, french, spanish, italian, dutch, and polish - Dedicated ngerman infoblock label duplicates dropped; the German labels now serve as the shared fallback for both German variants Internal improvements: - Return-address font size centralised as named macros to eliminate duplication - DIN 5008 window coordinates extracted as named macros for maintainability - KOMA-Script internal macros used in \opening are now fully documented with rationale and risk/mitigation notes Documentation: - New Guides Mode section explaining the DIN 5008 zone overlay - New Extensibility section covering \addfooteritem, \addinfoblockrow, and the layout-tuning API
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/onlinebrief24 The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/onlinebrief24/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
This release adds extensibility features, improves code quality, and expands documentation and test coverage. New commands: - \addfooteritem{icon}{text} appends custom items to the modern-mode footer (fontawesome5 icon + label, separated by the standard vertical bar) - \addinfoblockrow{label}{value} appends custom rows to the DIN-style information block (empty values are silently omitted) - \setinfoblocktopoffset, \setinfoblockrightedge, \setinfoblockcolwidths allow tuning the information-block position and column widths from the document preamble without editing the class file Bug fixes: - Fixed a bug where empty lines between localized label blocks could cause unwanted \par tokens during class loading - Replaced non-ASCII characters in comments and guides labels with ASCII-safe variants for improved robustness across all TeX engines Internationalization: - Expanded localized infoblock labels: now fully supports and verifies german, english, french, spanish, italian, dutch, and polish - Dedicated ngerman infoblock label duplicates dropped; the German labels now serve as the shared fallback for both German variants Internal improvements: - Return-address font size centralised as named macros to eliminate duplication - DIN 5008 window coordinates extracted as named macros for maintainability - KOMA-Script internal macros used in \opening are now fully documented with rationale and risk/mitigation notes Documentation: - New Guides Mode section explaining the DIN 5008 zone overlay - New Extensibility section covering \addfooteritem, \addinfoblockrow, and the layout-tuning API
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/onlinebrief24 The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/onlinebrief24/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
onlinebrief24 – Class for DIN 5008 type-B business letters for use with onlinebrief24.de
This is a LaTeX letter class based on KOMA-Script scrlttr2. It is calibrated against the onlinebrief24.de letter specifications and provides:
- a plain letter layout
- a modern layout with header, footer, and accent colors
- a guides mode for technical layout inspection
- validated address-window inputs
- verified pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX workflows
The package currently supports one letter per document as the hardened use case.
Onlinebrief24.de is a hybrid mail service for business customers: documents are submitted digitally, and the service handles printing, enveloping, franking, and postal delivery.
The trademark holders have formally authorized the maintainer to use the Onlinebrief24 mark in connection with this LaTeX class.
| Package | onlinebrief24 |
| Version | 2026-03-27 |
| Copyright | 2026 Francesco Luciano |
| Maintainer | Francesco Luciano |