scrlttr2 Remove large gap when not specifying to address

Question

I'm writing a cover letter using the scrlttr2 class. I don't have a to address because it is addressed to a committee. Since I don't have a to address, there is a large white gap where the address should be and I'd like to remove it. How?

My MWE is below

\documentclass{scrlttr2}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[svgnames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
%\usepackage{palatino}
\usepackage[inline]{enumitem}
\usepackage{todonotes}
\usepackage[colorlinks, allcolors=DarkBlue]{hyperref}

\setkomavar{fromname}{My Name}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{%
  My address
  Somewhere, ST 12345
}
\setkomavar{fromphone}{800-867-5309}
\setkomavar{fromemail}{[email protected]}
\setkomavar{signature}{My Name}
% \setkomavar{subject}{Cover Letter}
\renewcommand*{\raggedsignature}{\raggedright}

\KOMAoptions{
  paper=letter,
  backaddress=off,
  fromalign=right,
  addrfield=off,
  fromphone=on,
  foldmarks=false,
  fromemail=true,
  addrfield=off,
  fromrule=aftername,
}

\setkomafont{fromname}{\sffamily \Large}
\setkomafont{fromaddress}{\sffamily}%% statt \small
\setkomafont{pagenumber}{\sffamily}
\setkomafont{subject}{\bfseries}

\setlist[itemize]{leftmargin=1.5em}

\newcommand{\skillitem}[1]{ {\bfseries \sffamily #1} }

\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{}
  \opening{To Whom it May Concern,}

  \closing{Sincerely,}
  \cc{Someone else, [email protected]}
\end{letter}

\end{document}

Answer 1

You have to change the vertical position of the reference line (or the line with the date). Therefore you have to adjust the pseudo-length refvpos.

For more information regarding pseudo-lengths and the commands \@setplength, \@addtoplength and \useplength see the KOMA-Script documentation, section 22.1. Pseudo-Lengths for Experienced Users. There is also a figure showing the pseudo-lengths.

Examples:

You could set refvpos to the value of toaddrvpos:

Code:

\documentclass{scrlttr2}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\setkomavar{fromname}{My Name}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{%
  My address
  Somewhere, ST 12345
}
\setkomavar{fromphone}{800-867-5309}
\setkomavar{fromemail}{[email protected]}
\setkomavar{signature}{My Name}
\renewcommand*{\raggedsignature}{\raggedright}

\KOMAoptions{
  paper=letter,
  backaddress=off,
  fromalign=right,
  addrfield=off,
  fromphone=on,
  foldmarks=false,
  fromemail=true,
  addrfield=off,
  fromrule=aftername,
}

\setkomafont{fromname}{\sffamily \Large}
\setkomafont{fromaddress}{\sffamily}
\setkomafont{pagenumber}{\sffamily}
\setkomafont{subject}{\bfseries}

\makeatletter
\@setplength{refvpos}{\useplength{toaddrvpos}}% <- added
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{}
  \opening{To Whom it May Concern,}
  \closing{Sincerely,}
  \cc{Someone else, [email protected]}
\end{letter}
\end{document}

Or you can shift it up by toaddrheight:

\documentclass{scrlttr2}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\setkomavar{fromname}{My Name}
\setkomavar{fromaddress}{%
  My address
  Somewhere, ST 12345
}
\setkomavar{fromphone}{800-867-5309}
\setkomavar{fromemail}{[email protected]}
\setkomavar{signature}{My Name}
\renewcommand*{\raggedsignature}{\raggedright}

\KOMAoptions{
  paper=letter,
  backaddress=off,
  fromalign=right,
  addrfield=off,
  fromphone=on,
  foldmarks=false,
  fromemail=true,
  addrfield=off,
  fromrule=aftername,
}

\setkomafont{fromname}{\sffamily \Large}
\setkomafont{fromaddress}{\sffamily}l
\setkomafont{pagenumber}{\sffamily}
\setkomafont{subject}{\bfseries}

\makeatletter
\@addtoplength[-]{refvpos}{\useplength{toaddrheight}}% <- added
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{letter}{}
  \opening{To Whom it May Concern,}
  \closing{Sincerely,}
  \cc{Someone else, [email protected]}
\end{letter}
\end{document}

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Additional remark

The next KOMA-Script version 3.26 will introduce the commands \newplength, \setplength and \addtoplength (note the missing @). Then you can use these commands without \makeatletter and \makeatother in the examples above.