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4. The Menu Entries

4.1 File

Send Fax

Sends the Fax with the configured faxsend-command, only if at least the file-name and fax-number are specified.

Quit

Exits the program.

4.2 Options

Preferences

Allows the user to edit its preferences for various program options. For now is the command for sending the facsimile and the file to use as phonebook.

Send-Fax-Command

The default is here the HylaFax-command:

sendfax -n -h '@@Host' -c '@@Comment' -x '@@Enterprise' -d '@@Name'@'@@Phone' '@@FName'

Note the @@[Variables] in this command. They are substituted by:

@@Host: ........ $FAXSERVER environment variable
@@Comment: ..... input from the comment input field
@@Enterprise: .. input from the enterprise input field
@@Name: ........ input from the Dest. Name input field
@@Phone: ....... input from the Fax-Number input field
@@FName: ....... input from the File input field

I got positive feedback for this Fax-Packages using the following commands:

HylaFax: sendfax -n -h '@@Host' -c '@@Comment' -x '@@Enterprise' -d '@@Name'@'@@Phone' '@@FName'

mgetty+sendfax: faxspool -F 'My Name' '@@Phone' '@@FName'

efax: fax send '@@Phone' '@@FName'

Show Queue-Command

The default is here the HylaFax-command:

faxstat -h '@@Host'

Note the @@[Variables] in this command. They are substituted by:

@@Host: ........ $FAXSERVER environment variable

I got positive feedback for this Fax-Packages using the following commands:

HylaFax: faxstat -h '@@Host'

mgetty+sendfax: faxq

efax: no feedback yet

Remove job-Command

The default is here the HylaFax-command:

faxrm -h '@@Host' '@@ID'

Note the @@[Variables] in this command. They are substituted by:

@@Host: ........ $FAXSERVER environment variable
@@ID: ....... open inputbox to insert the faxid

I got positive feedback for this Fax-Packages using the following commands:

HylaFax: faxrm -h '@@Host' @@ID

mgetty+sendfax: faxrm @@ID

efax: no feedback yet

Update all n seconds:

Here you may insert an integer which tells KSendFax that the listbox containing the Fax Queue is automatically updated ever n seconds. This means that the command is run every n seconds and the output updated in the listbox. If the entry is empty or <= 0 then this update is not made.

Phonebook-File

The default is $HOME/.phonebook. The format of the phonebook-file is:

12345678901234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ...
It is a mainly fixed format with:

Phone-Nuber: 20 /Dest-Name: 25 Enterprise-Name: > pos(45)

Toggle Tool-Bar

Allows the user to have the tool bar displayed or hidden.

Hide/Show Filelist

Allows the user to have the above mentioned filelist displayed or not

Save Options

Saves the actual choosen preferences and options.

4.3 Help

Help

Invokes the KDE help system with the KSendFax help pages displayed.

About

Displays essential information about KSendFax.

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