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- In our efforts to continually improve GPFax we have added or changed
- the following since the manual was printed.
-
-
- 1. Installation on Hard Disk
-
- Commodore's Installer program is now used to install GPFax on hard drives.
-
- Simply double click on the "Install-GPFax" icon and follow the selections
- provded.
-
-
-
- 2. New command line / Tooltypes
-
- TOOLTYPE LOCKBAUD=TRUE
-
- or
- GPFax -L lock the baud rate at 19200 permantly. Do not change
- to incoming baud rate on auto data/fax calls
-
- Note of modem compatibility
-
- GPFax version 2.01+ has been specifically tested and is fully
- compatible with
-
- Supra Fax Modem Plus
- Supra Fax Modem V32
- Maestro Fax Modems (ALL Models)
- ZyXEL U 1496
-
- Auto fax/data detection not guaranteed.
-
-
- Note for WB2 users
-
- If you run WB2 and do not have WB loaded you will not be able to
- use the functions of the application icon.
-
- We thank you for your support in purchasing our products and welcome
- any suggestions you may have for added features in future releases of
- GPFax.
-
-
- ==========================================================================
- Release Notes: Version 2.04 29th September 1992
- ==========================================================================
-
- The following changes have been made in since the release of 2.01 version
- for the Supra Modems. These changes are to add some minor extra features,
- fix a few bugs and add functions available with the new ROMS from Supra for
- the V32Bis modems (1.2E or greater)
-
-
- MINOR CHANGES
- -------------
-
- Minor changes to some internal functions. Fix for view screen size
- when running under NTSC. Some changes to serial code to
- provide more safety for REXX scripts LISTEN/UNLISTEN etc
-
- More optimisation for Supra 14.4 mode fax capability
-
- More optimisation for adaptive answering for Supra V32bis modems with
- new version ROMS.
-
- Hangup codes are now limited to 0-255. Some modems actually return
- hangup values >255 for some reason.
-
- Hangup codes NOW displayed as HEX values (as in manuals!)
-
- Improved BBS interface (see below)
-
- Added ability to use Users WB colours (!!)
-
-
- Fixed GPFax/18 font for out Northern European users. Now contains
- the AE character!
-
- FileRequester now has FAXIN/FAXOUT gadget
-
- FAXIFF files now padded to even lengths.
-
- Version 2.041 Changes to parallel SetFunction to fix problems with
- parallel port while GPFax is running.
- (This is a seperate patch see readme)
-
- MAJOR CHANGES
- -------------
-
-
- 1. NEW Printer Driver -modified to overcome incorect paging on some
- software. Now works correctly with PPage, Prowrite, FinalCopy etc.
- Prowrite should be set so it has 'no gap between pages' set in
- Printer Setup Menu. PageStream - chose configure printer and then
- select Preferences.Printer.
-
-
- 2. Many users wanted to see the NAME of the service that was called
- in the logbook and in the scheduler. This now changed.
-
- Logbook and scheduler now show NAME or service if possible. If no
- name then show number.
-
-
- 3. Ring Detection count
-
- New Environment variable for number of RINGS. (Minimum value 2)
-
-
-
- 4. AUTO Detection of Modem speed capability
-
- V2.04 automatically interrogates the modem as to the maximum speed
- available for fax transmission.
-
- For the Supra V32 this will now be 14,400. (NEW ROMS)
-
- You can override this check by setting the tooltype
- MAXSPEED=<value> or using cli -F<value>.
- (*** DO NOT USE MAXSPEED THE OVERRIDE UNLESS NECESSARY **)
-
- *************** SPECIAL NOTE *********************************
- * AUTO detecton is NOT done if *
- * (a) GPFax is run with no serial option, *
- * (b) Modem is not on when program run *
- * *
- * Worst case: MAX SPEED IS SET TO DEFAULT, i.e. 3==9600 *
- *****************************************************************
-
- 5. new tooltypes and command line switches
-
- Icon Position
- Allows you to set the X and Y coordinates of the WB
- application icon
-
- ICON_X=<val> 0-600
- ICON_Y=<val> 0-250/190
-
- (cli -X<val> -Y<val> )
-
-
- USEWBCOLOURS = TRUE (CLI -w)
-
- Reads the colours from the users WB screen and uses them for
- both main and view screens
-
- (USE WITH CARE!)
-
- For 2024 monitors or others who want different colours.
-
-
- 6. minor - Busy pointer no longer changes pointer colours
- - Program no longer aborts transmit if busy detected.
- It now retries
-
- - Printing routines have been re-written to work better with
- postscript page orientated printer drivers
- (such as available in WB2.1 and 3.0)
-
- - phonebook wild cards search may be either UNIX style *?
- or AmigaDos #?
-
- 7. New Arexx commands
-
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY the RECEIVENOW command automatically handles
- listen/unlisten. Other commands do not. You MUST specifically
- listen or unlisten the serial device if required. If the device
- is not in the correct state an error will be returned.
-
-
-
- OPENSERIAL opens serial port but does not initialise modem
- CLOSESERIAL obvious
- INITMODEM initialises modem with standard sequence for receive fax
-
- LISTEN/UNLISTEN
- These commands have been improved with added safety.
- For example, LISTEN will open serial and initialise modem
- if run from closed serial state.
-
-
-
- SPECIAL BBS COMMANDS: These commands improve the BBS interface
-
-
- RECEIVENOW This is probably the main command for running GPFax in
- conjunction with BBS software and external 'trapdoor' style
- programs.
-
- It starts immediate reception of FAX data by sending AT+FDR
- to the modem. The actual function of the command is
-
- Do a default LISTEN if required
- begin received fax and save it/them
- do UNLISTEN
- returns to caller
-
- IMPORTANT: The command assumes an external program has already
- monitored the modem answerring the call and has determined
- that it is a FAX call.
-
- WE EXPECT THAT THE EXTERNAL PROGRAM WILL HAVE
-
- done ATA (or auto answer) to modem
-
- has swallowed the FAX/DATA result
- has determined it is FAX
- then waits for the OK at the end of the initial
- remote-modem handshake for fax data. I.E. it
-
- waits for +FCON
- then swallowes any +FDCS or other incoming
- messages until it received the OK at the end
- of this initial handshake. At this point
- you have THREE SECONDS (MAX) to continue
- with fax reception.
-
- call GPFAX with RECEIVENOW. (cooking with Gas!)
-
-
- A sample setup would be
-
- run GPFAX
- send it an UNLISTEN
- run BBS and frontend
-
-
- wait for serial
- get RING
- issue ATA
- determine FAX or DATA
- if FAX
- wait for +FCON
- wait for OK
-
- call GPFAX with RECEIVENOW
-
- goto wait
-
-
-
-
- SCHEDULEFAX <TIME in MINS> <file,file> TO <num,num,..(group)>
- Command is the same as sendfax but has extra parameter
- of TIME. TIME is in minutes AHEAD of current time.
- Value of TIME veriable MUST BE >0
-
-
- RESETSCHEDULES <TIME mins>
- resets ALL the currently scheduled faxes to be sent at
- current time + TIME
- (This command does not check status of schedules. It
- adjusts the scheduled time, resets status to 'pending'
- re-saves, and re-queues the scheduler. If any schedules
- have failed though any error they will be re-scheduled
- irrespective to what the error was.)
-
- COVERPAGES <ON/OFF>
- Allows cover pages to be sent when using Arexx, send or
- schedule commands. If phone number or group number is found
- in phonebook, this setting decides whether to override any
- default cover page.
-
- (returns current setting : Default ON)
-
-
-
- Version 3.0 information.
-
- We are working on Version 3. This is a total rewrite of the software to add
- numerous extra features including some very exciting options being developed
- by Supra. All registered users will be notified by mail when V3 is available.
- We are also working with the authors of several BBS packages to improve the
- BBS interface and AREXX commands.
-
-
- Projected release date for version 3.0 is December 1992.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -----------------------
- Dr Greg Perry, GPSoftware 29th September 1992
-
-
- Acknowledgements
-
- Installer
- Copyright (c) 1991-1992 Commodore-Amiga, Inc All rights Reserved.
- Distributed under licence from Commodore
-
- To quote Maximilian Hantsch
-
- " Remember, any minor imperfections in this product
- are just evidence of its hand crafted nature"
-