Q42: Macintosh client for FlexFAX/HylaFAX


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Q.
Macintosh client for FlexFAX

A.
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 23:29:08 -0500
To: flexfax@sgi.sgi.com
From: rob@eats.com (Rob Newberry)
Subject: MacFlex 1.0 Beta 2 Available

MACFLEX 1.0 BETA 2 AVAILABLE

There is a new version of MacFlex available. It is available at:

This version includes many fixes, most notably:

  1. the FAX number doesn't get munched using "print-to-fax"
  2. seems to work with MS Word and MS Excel (wow!)
  3. the FAX number isn't ignored when submitting manually (dumb, dumb, dumb)
  4. better logging and status information (including the imaging process)

On the downside, there's still a couple of things I haven't gotten to. They aren't essential for operation and use, but I do have them on my list.

  1. cover sheet support
  2. ability to alter and remove jobs
  3. a phone book

In the future, I intend to take advantage of HylaFAX features. Before the official release, I probably will change the name and credits to reflect HylaFAX, but the software should still work with FlexFAX for a while. BTW, I could use some ideas for a Macintosh/HylaFAX name combination (HylaMac just doesn't sound all that great to me...)

There are some bugs I haven't been able to find, but they may have gone away due to the other ones I fixed (please do not give me a programming lecture just for hoping :-). They are:

  1. crashes during the imaging process:

    I haven't been able to make this part of the program crash. If you find a file that crashes the program -- PLEASE -- look in

      "System Folder:MacFlex Folder:Print"
    There should be a resource file there. Send it to me if possible.

  2. problems with preferences:

    I am always able to change the preferences. If someone still finds a problem, please send me some more info!

Thanks to all the people who have used and tested it -- both for the information you gave me, and for not being to angry when it screwed up :-).

Please give the new version a try!

Rob


Sam Leffler / sam@engr.sgi.com.