Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4343 mails)

[Constant Brouerius van Nidek <constant@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  >Suse 8.0
  >In recent times KDE have improved fax integration . On
  >this system Internet >
  >Communication > send a fax will provide you with a basic
  >GUI to send a fax.
  >Naturally Hylafax needs to be running. In kde programs
  >you can fax anything
  >by using the "print to fax" feature. This is available in
  >the print dialogue
  >box. Like you, I watch the modem to see that the fax is
  >sent.
Is there not a better way. Something on the screen to show?
And then, if there is no connection the fax send is repeating
several times. Any chance to have that visible. It makes me
nervous if I hear/ see the light of the telephone switch
lightning up although I did not do anything to start that, At
least not right before redialing ;-).

  >The directory
  >/var/spool/fax has all of the Hylafax config files. This
  >is where sent faxes
  >are stored. Hylafax also gives a result in
  >/var/log/messages which most Linux
  >users have running in the background.

What and how do you let it run in the background?

  >Susefax is a Java front end for Hylafax. It provides only
  >a basic faxing
  >service. I don't think it is being developed any further.
  >Gfax is a gnome
  >front end for Hylafax. Ksendfax is also worth a look.
Using KDE I suppose that leaves me Ksendfax. Where can it be
found and how is it initiated?