TK_BRIEF(1)

🌸 tk_Brief(1) — General Commands Manual 🌸

okay so bestie, gather round, because this is tk_Brief from the General Commands Manual and she is literally a whole vibe 💅

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✨ 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. (translation: even total newbies can just open it and go, no 6-hour tutorial arc required 🫶)

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So here's the tea ☕ — tk_Brief generates a <filename>.tex file using a <filename>.text file and the input from the input fields. She's giving "type in the boxes, get LaTeX out" main character energy ✨

There are different letter styles inplemented, e.g. g-brief. Options, we love options 💖

Although it was originally written for the german letter norm, it can create an english or durch letter style. (yes, the manpage really says "durch", we don't question the elders 🙈) The labels can occur in English of Dutch language.

And the best part? tk_Brief is written in Tcl/Tk and therefor available on many platforms. cross-platform queen 👑

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• -h — Short Help for tk_Brief. (the little "help me bestie" button 🥺)
• -a to — Commandline option for the 'to' field.
• -N name — Commandline option for the '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..

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✨ BUTTONS ✨

the whole dashboard, one button at a time 🎀

• Exit — Exits tk_Brief and saves configurations in ${HOME}/.serienbrief (she saves her receipts before she leaves, periodt 💅)
• 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. typo protection, we stan 🔥
• TeX-file — The LaTeXfile can be observed.
• Latex — Compiling the File.
• Preview — Compiling the file and viewing it with the configured viewer (default (and the manpage literally just stops there, mid-parenthesis, no default, nothing 😭)
• Print — Compiling the file and printing it with the configured print command (default 'lpr -Plaser').
• Multiple letters — tk_Brief enteres multiple letter mode. bulk era unlocked 🌈
• Send fax — Converting the file into g3 and send the fax using sendfax.
• Clear — All temporary files are deleted. cleanup fairy behaviour 🧚

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✨ 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. yeah bestie, when there's that many files she's gonna warn you first, she's not reckless 💖

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

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✨ REQUIREMENTS ✨

• g-brief
• pslatex
• tcl/tk

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✨ 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

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

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

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✨ 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.

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✨ 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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and that's the whole page bestie 🫶 she's page 01 of the TK_BRIEF(1) manual, source tk_Brief, dated April 2003 — a whole vintage icon and she still slays 💅✨ no cap.