---
name: "tk-brief"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tk-brief"
version: "5.10-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tk-brief"
---

# tk-brief(1)

 April 2003" "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

- 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**