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Upon startup the program will always show the joblist window, so that you can
see any existing jobs. All different tabs on the main window will switch
automatically during the usage. Of course you can select any tab manually,
too. Please consider, that only TIFF
and .Postscript
files
can be processed by sendfaKs. This restriction is due to the command-line
program faxspool
and not a lack of sendfaKs. During sending, polling
or deleting a fax/job, the message window appears and shows any
status/error-messages. All messages will remain in the Message window during
the session.
If you start sendfaKs for the first time you will be prompted for some user options. Type your name and choose a desired faxheader. If you like to use a userdefined faxheader read the section Userdefined Faxheader.
With the List menu you can add, move and remove serveral files to be sent in one fax. The uppermost entry will be processed first. This list can be quite long, I made no limitations.
You can specify any faxnumber direcly with the numerical keys on your keyboard. The Faxnumber window will be raised automatically. With the Backspace-key you can delete the last digit of the current faxnumber, until the faxnumber is cleared completly. There is an limitation in the length of the faxnumber, the maximum are 99 digits. If you exceed it the program will not crash but error messages appear on stderr.
When you have made your selection with the files and the faxnumber you can
start the process by clicking on the Send button or pressing
CTRL+Return
. There is no special sequence in giving sendfaKs all its
parameters, you can choose the files and then the faxnumber or vice versa. In
this case all Poll buttons are disabled.
When you type only a faxnumber without choosing any
file(s) a faxpoll can be performed. Click on the Poll button or use the
ALT+Return
hotkey. In that case all Send buttons are disabled.
Remember, polling requires a modem that supports this operation.
To delete a job simply activate one entry in the joblist and press the delete button. Watch the upcoming messages to see if you attempt was successful.
To use this option you must make an appropriate selection in the user options including a valid name. The field for your e-mail address is not yet used in the program and will stay deactivated during the session. With this version of sendfaKs there are no more limitations in the given name, you may insert characters and spaces as you want.
After pressing the button Userdefined Faxheader
an inputfield will be
activated, which contains my suggestion for a faxheader. While all given
characters in the line will be inserted in the faxheader as you see it, some
variables can be used to insert a specific value into the faxheader upon
execution of faxspool
. These variables are:
@T@
for the remote faxnumber,@U@
for a sender name, which is equal to your username on the
computer@N@
for a sender name, which is equal to the given
name in the option dialog of sendfaKs,@P@
for the number of each single page in the fax,@M@
for the total number of pages in the fax,@ID@
for your local fax-id (your input in sendfax.config ),@DATE@
for the current date an time.
sendfaKs accepts any faxnumber from the commandline:
$ sendfaks [faxnumber]
This will preset the displayed faxnumber for the current session. Of course you can modify the number later again.
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