TK_BRIEF(1)						      General Commands Manual						       TK_BRIEF(1)

 November 2000" "tk_Brief "

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 'xdvi').

       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 Ort>[;<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.

	'q' exits 'xdvi'. The next file is shown.

       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 Muller] 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  MER-
       CHANTABILITY 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 Muller
       Ruppurrer StraBe 104
       D-76137 Karlsruhe
       Email: ralf@krisralf.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de
       WWW: http://krisralf.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/tk_Brief

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