NAME

       tk-Brief  is a graphical user interface for writing single or multiple letters with latex. Even begginers
       are able to use it without a long time of learning.

SYNOPSIS

       tk_Brief [ -a an ] [ -N name ] [ -str street ] [ -o city ] [ -dir directory ] [ -fax faxnumber ] [ -h ] [
       filename ]

DESCRIPTION

       tk_Brief  generates  a  <filename>.tex  file  using  a  <filename>.text file and the input from the input
       fields. There are different letter styles inplemented, e.g. g-brief. Although it was  originally  written
       for  the  german  letter  norm,  it  can create an english or durch letter style. The labels can occur in
       English of Dutch language. tk_Brief is written in Tcl/Tk and therefor available on many platforms.

OPTIONS

       -h     Short Help for tk_Brief.

       -a to  Commandline option for 'to' field.

       -N name
              Commandline option for 'name field.

       -str street
              Commandline option dor 'street' field.

       -o city
              Commandline option for the 'city' field.

       -dir directory
              Starting directory.

       -fax faxnumber
              Commandline option for the 'faxnumber' field..

BUTTONS

       Exit   Exits tk_Brief and saves configurations in ${HOME}/.serienbrief

       Configuration
              Here are the senders and the layout for the letter style configured.

       Edit Text
              Using the external editor (default 'jed')  edits  the  letter  test  and  is  saved  in  the  file
              <filename>.text.

       Spell checking
              Using the configured spell checker (default 'ispell') <filename>.text is checked.

       TeX-file
              The LaTeXfile can be observed.

       Latex  Compiling the File.

       Preview
              Compiling the file and viewing it with the configured viewer (default

       Print  Compiling the file and printing it with the configured print command (default 'lpr -Plaser').

       Multiple letters
              tk_Brief enteres multiple letter mode.

       Send fax
              Converting the file into g3 and send the fax using sendfax.

       Clear  All temporary files are deleted.

MULTIPLE LETTERS

       In multiple letter mode input the addresses using 'Edit Addresses' in the following format:

       <to>;<name: >;<street>;<PLZ city>[;<opening>]
       <to>;<name: >;<street>;<PLZ city>[;<opening>]
       <to>;<name: >;<street>;<PLZ city>[;<opening>]
       <to>;<name: >;<street>;<PLZ city>[;<opening>]

       into the file <filename>.adresses.  tk_Brief formats the addresses and saves them into <filename>.adr_ok.
       The <filename>.tex files are generated using the addresses. <opening> is optional. 'Preview' and  'Print'
       enters a warning mode because of the number of files.

       For   the  later  printing  'Generate  PostScript'  can  be  used.  The  PostScript  files  are  numbered
       <filename><NR>.ps.

REQUIREMENTS

       g-brief

       pslatex

       tcl/tk

FILES

       $HOME/.serienbrief
              configuration file for tk_Brief

       <filename>.text
              letter text

       <filename>.tex
              generated LaTeXfile

       <filename>.adresses
              address file for multiple letters

       <filename>.adr_ok
              formatted address file for multiple letters

SEE ALSO

       LaTeX, dvips (1), ispell (1), lpr (1), sendfax (1), gs (1)

LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 1998 [Ralf Müller] This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  it
       under  the  terms  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
       version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied  warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not,  write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

AUTHOR

       Ralf Müller
       Rüppurrer Straße 104
       D-76137 Karlsruhe
       Email: ralf@deres-mueller.de
       WWW: http://www.deres-mueller.de/tk_Brief

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