On Tuesday 15 Jul 2003 6:41 pm, Larry Sword wrote:
> R N dev wrote:
> >Hi,
> >A friend of mine need to send documents by fax
> >using kdeprintfax (trying to forget windoze;-)
> >
> >Is there a way to send an openoffice document
> >with it?
> >do i Have to suggest to add a filter?
> >something like "soffice/* soffice -tp %out %in"
> >or similar?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Angelo
>
> There is procedure in the openoffice help files. Basically it's:
>
> Setting up Efax as a fax printer in OpenOffice...
>
> Run /usr/lib/openoffice/spadmin as root.  # or the dir where you
> have installed
> Select add new printer
> Select fax printer
> Set command to: fax send (PHONE) (TMP)
> Save and exit.
>
> Now when you want to fax you can select your new fax printer from
> the list of available printers in OpenOffice. A dialogue will pop
> up asking you for the phone number. The only problem with this
> approach is that you don't get any feedback about errors. You can
> try "fax send -v (PHONE) (TMP)" in that case.
>
It's even easier in KWord - as long as efax is installed that's it!  
Snag is that it has to be over dial-up.  There's no way you can do it 
over adsl.

Anne


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