CTAN update: onlinebrief24
Date: April 19, 2026 6:32:32 AM CEST
Francesco Luciano submitted an update to the
onlinebrief24
package.
Version: 2026-04-17
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: LaTeX class for DIN 5008 type-B business letters for use with onlinebrief24.de
Announcement text:
This release fixes bugs in the modern-mode header, the extensibility API, and the information block, and improves robustness of the class internals. Bug fixes: - Fixed modern-mode header overflowing the right margin for long sender names: the header parbox width is now computed via \dimexpr\paperwidth-50mm\relax (160 mm on A4) instead of the invalid \paperwidth-50mm literal - Fixed \addinfoblockrow rendering stray text in the label column: the empty-value test now expands the argument into a helper macro before testing, so both internal macros and literal text passed by the user are handled correctly - Fixed \addinfoblockrow producing no output when none of the built-in fields (yourref, ourref, contactname, etc.) are set; the visibility guard now also checks for custom rows via \addinfoblockrow - Fixed incorrect icon name in the documentation (\faXTwitter -> \faTwitter) New behaviour: - \addfooteritem now emits a class warning (\ClassWarningNoLine) when called without the modern option, instead of silently doing nothing - \setfromname is deprecated; a class warning now recommends using \setfromfirstname and \setfromlastname instead Internal improvements: - DIN 5008 window geometry centralised as named length constants (\@obb@din*) shared by the picture-mode overlay and the TikZ guides overlay, eliminating the previous drift between the two rendering paths - Modern-style calibration values (header/footer position, font sizes) replaced by named constants for maintainability - Footer field rendering consolidated into a single helper macro (\@obb@renderfooterfield), removing five copies of the separator logic - Return-address width measurement extracted to \@obb@measurereturnaddress, shared between validation and rendering
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 fixes bugs in the modern-mode header, the extensibility API, and the information block, and improves robustness of the class internals. Bug fixes: - Fixed modern-mode header overflowing the right margin for long sender names: the header parbox width is now computed via \dimexpr\paperwidth-50mm\relax (160 mm on A4) instead of the invalid \paperwidth-50mm literal - Fixed \addinfoblockrow rendering stray text in the label column: the empty-value test now expands the argument into a helper macro before testing, so both internal macros and literal text passed by the user are handled correctly - Fixed \addinfoblockrow producing no output when none of the built-in fields (yourref, ourref, contactname, etc.) are set; the visibility guard now also checks for custom rows via \addinfoblockrow - Fixed incorrect icon name in the documentation (\faXTwitter -> \faTwitter) New behaviour: - \addfooteritem now emits a class warning (\ClassWarningNoLine) when called without the modern option, instead of silently doing nothing - \setfromname is deprecated; a class warning now recommends using \setfromfirstname and \setfromlastname instead Internal improvements: - DIN 5008 window geometry centralised as named length constants (\@obb@din*) shared by the picture-mode overlay and the TikZ guides overlay, eliminating the previous drift between the two rendering paths - Modern-style calibration values (header/footer position, font sizes) replaced by named constants for maintainability - Footer field rendering consolidated into a single helper macro (\@obb@renderfooterfield), removing five copies of the separator logic - Return-address width measurement extracted to \@obb@measurereturnaddress, shared between validation and rendering
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 – LaTeX 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 | 2026-04-17 |
| Maintainer | Francesco Luciano |