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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