Re: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
On Tuesday 15 Jul 2003 9:38 pm, R N dev wrote: the point is: not to pass per openoffice i.e. i'd like to print the document without opening it. I found KWord so much easier to set up and use than OOo for this. If efax is installed KWord automatically offers print-to-fax as an option. When selecting that it asks for name and fax number (which must NOT contain spaces, or it will not work), and an address book is maintained. I always use this if I need fax. Kdeprintfax is a frontend that takes a number of attachments and send them to modem using some filters (ps, text or...) I'd like to know if it's possible sending word or openoffice documents. KWord will open .doc documents, and can therefore fax them, but you cannot prepare a document in KWord and save it as .doc. This would make it a 2-stage job, which has nuisance value. The other thing you have to consider is whether you need to receive faxes, as that is much harder to achieve. Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
I found KWord so much easier to set up and use than OOo for this. If I believe it is. But i know it's not so difficult setting up OOo too. I have no problem to print a document on fax using either koffice or OOo. I also fixed the problem that allow me to use kprinter instead of perl_cups (kprinter --stdin) KWord will open .doc documents, and can therefore fax them, but you cannot prepare a document in KWord and save it as .doc. This would make it a 2-stage job, which has nuisance value. yes, but remenber that a lot of people use MS Office and sometimes we have to convert our documents to share them. (i.e. doc or pdf) Anyway my problem is to print them on fax without open them. Try to think to people that have to send a fax with a scanned image and a msword/swriter document. Why do I have to open a new document, import the image and the msword/swriter file to print on fax? (i think the problem is also present with KOffice) The reasonable way is using a tool like kdeprintfax i.e. easy to use. Setting up new printer (ps one on file) with spadmin and soffice -pt PRINTER command line seem to be the rigth solution, but i've to test better. The other thing you have to consider is whether you need to receive faxes, as that is much harder to achieve. this is not a problem at present using efax. __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
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. Larry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
I've never tried this, but couldn't you just set up your printer in OpenOffice to be: kprinter --stdin and then just print to the kprinter fax device? David -Original Message- From: R N dev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
the point is: not to pass per openoffice i.e. i'd like to print the document without opening it. Kdeprintfax is a frontend that takes a number of attachments and send them to modem using some filters (ps, text or...) I'd like to know if it's possible sending word or openoffice documents. --- Larry Sword [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. Larry Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] sending openoffice document as fax with kdeprintfax
Am Dienstag, 15. Juli 2003 22:38 schrieb R N dev: the point is: not to pass per openoffice i.e. i'd like to print the document without opening it. Yep understand. Kdeprintfax is a frontend that takes a number of attachments and send them to modem using some filters (ps, text or...) I'd like to know if it's possible sending word or openoffice documents. hylafax takes .ps , so the Question is: Is there a cli-tool that can sxw2ps. The easiest solution stays to print it out using OOo. Maybe this is a question for OOo mailinglist ? If there is a way, they should know. Sorry that i can't help much Stefffen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
