Re: PS Editors.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 09:41:38AM +0900, David wrote:
> I've just configured a small fax server soon to be connected to a new
> network, but with its own 56K modem access.
> Efax-gtk and Kfax seem to be the flavours that work, for receiving anyway.
> I'm sure for sending as well - I just have to get the format right.
>
> I installed abiword as an editor, but the expected PS facility doesn't
> seem to be there.
> Surely I'm missing something?
>
> What seems to work for everybody else?
>
> I'm currently looking at these two packages.
>
> http://packages.debian.org/etch/flpsed
>
> http://packages.debian.org/etch/shanty
>
> One for editing and the other for creating a standard coversheet format
> that would be acceptable to a fax programme.
>
> Has anybody had any experience with these?
> Thanks for any time and trouble.
Last time I set up a fax server (send and receive), I did it with
mgetty+fax (and mgetty+voice so handle the distinctive ring function).
I was using LPRng at the time so that the fax appeared as a standard
printer.
This way, any editor or whathaveyou can send a fax. IIRC, the standard
fax cover page I wrote with Lout (which was my document processing
system at the time) to produce the postscript file.
Doug.
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