Short: Upgrade STFax Pro from version 3.0 to 3.6
Author: wiz@pragmanet.it (Simone Tellini)
Uploader: wiz pragmanet it (Simone Tellini)
Type: comm/misc
Version: 3.6
Architecture: m68k-amigaos
This archive contains an upgrade for STFax Professional. If you don't
have it, have a look at http://www.active-net.co.uk
Changes in this update:
3.6 07/12/98 - Added ScanQuix support.
- Better handling of corrupted fax files.
- Fixed crash after polling.
- Fixed problem with Solo modems setting S0=3 after
AT+VIP.
- Auto Answer works again even with Shared on. *Pay
attention* to what you do when they are bot set!
- Fixed bug: the ring counter didn't reset if the
answer procedure was aborted after the first ring.
- Fixed bug: hanging up too early when manually
answering an incoming call could lead to a crash.
- Fixed Enforcer Hits during image->fax conversion.
- Reduced baud rate when downloading faxes from the
Message Plus/Pro modem.
- Added experimental support for ADPCM-2 sample format
for USRobotics modems (should give better results):
you can enable it using the USEADPCM2 tooltype/CLI
argument. Please note that you can't convert samples
to voice messages or viceversa when you use this
setting.
3.5 08/10/98 - The fax viewer uses FastMem to store the fax bitmap.
- Added "IGNORESPKPHONEERR" argument as a workaround
for a bug in some SupraExpress 336 V+ modems.
- Added a workaround for ELSA Microlink ISDN/TL v.34
TA's, which have problems with the +FAA command.
- Added Caller ID info parsing for the ELSA Microlink
format.
- Added CID name parsing.
- Added "Receive Fax" button to the speakerphone
windows.
- When setting the init string, other settings will
be changed according to the chosen modem type.
- STFax searches for the caller name in the CManager
database too.
- Added recognition of Kortex Adaptix modems.
- Increased the maximum length for the "Send to"
gadget in the Send Fax window, thus making possible
to send a fax to more recipients.
- When sending a fax to multiple recipients a cover
will be created if the phonebook entry is set so
or if the Make Cover gadget in the Send Fax window
is ticked.
- Fixed bug when closing the Message Plus messages
window.
- Fixed a timing problem in the Class 1 engine: now
you should be able to send/receive faxes without
having to set Log to Debug.
- Fixed: wrong size for saved WAVs.
- Fixed: the printer driver created broken documents
if printing more than 2-4 pages.
3.4 11/08/98 - The viewer keeps the current scale when changing
page.
- Added "Call Monitor" option to Prefs/Modem.
- Added "CALLMONITOR" ARexx command.
- Printer driver: now it recognizes printer.device
v42.50 correctly.
- Printer driver: if STFax isn't running, it'll
be started.
- Added DATA ONLY mode.
- Added "GETCALLERID" ARexx command.
- Added "GETCALLERNAME" ARexx command.
- USR Message Pro is recognized.
- More accurate fax reception speed report.
- Fixed: the Test function in the voice script
panel didn't use the current value of the Play
To cycle gadget in the Messages page.
- Fixed Remote Access problems.
- Fixed problem with the MENU command.
- Fixed bug: the viewer could crash if there wasn't
enough memory when going to another page.
3.3b 06/07/98 - Fixed: the Independent mode menu didn't open the
right requester on USR Modems.
- Fixed: the volume slider in the speakerphone
window now works on Pace and USR modems too.
3.3 02/07/98 - Added support for Pace Solo modems.
- Added support for USR Message Plus modems.
- STFax aborts the message recording operation
automatically when you pick the telephone handset
up (if your modem supports this feature).
- Added "View Fax" button to the Send Fax window.
- Added "Phonebook" button to the Send Fax window.
- Added Print section among the Preferences.
- Added Prt Driver On/Off hooks.
- Added support for Contact Manager.
- Added "Hang up" flag to the RECORD MSG command.
- Added caller's name in the Status window.
- Added "Play new messages" function.
- Added setting to control STFax's behaviour upon
the reception of a RTN frame.
- Fixed: the setting "Max message duration" is now
saved.
- Fixed (really :) Play File in the Call Operator
command was not saved.
- Improved the behaviour of the RECORD MSG command
when forcing the message to go into a specified
voice box.
- Changed the separator character from ',' to ';' in
the Send Fax window as ',' is used by the modem.
- Fixed: Add to phonebook for voice messages put the
number in the fax field.
- Fixed some problems with the speakerphone window.
- Fixed a problem with the phonebook.
- Fixed some gadget hotkey conflicts.
3.2b 10/04/98 - Added Insert item to the voice boxes context menu.
- If the modem does not support the speakerphone mode
STFax attempts to use the telephone emulation mode.
- Fixed a bad bug introduced with 3.2.
- Fixed: Play File in the Call Operator command
was not saved.
- Fixed: Timeout was not accepted in the Menu command.
- Fixed: Intercept would freeze STFax if pressed before
STFax answered.
- Minor fixes.
3.2 22/03/98 - Highly improved sound quality with USRobotics
modems.
- Added AHI support to play messages.
- Added the option to configure the timeout for
menu commands (MENU, CHOOSE BOX and RECORD MSG)
- Added option to force the use of a specific
voice box in the RECORD MSG command.
- Added option to play a personalized user greeting
based on Caller ID.
- Added option to execute an ARexx script in the
CALL OPERATOR script command.
- Added AREXX SCRIPT script command.
- Added "DIAL" ARexx command.
- Added "GETLASTMESSAGE" ARexx command.
- Added Voice/Ring/HangUp Hooks.
- Added "LOADONCE" ToolType & Shell arg: it
won't let you to load STFax twice.
- Added the option to use an external program
to play samples.
- Added: the toolbar gadgets react to drag'n'drop.
- Added: silence detection and compression can be
turned off.
- Added "EDIT" argument to the "SEND" ARexx
command.
- Added "Intercept" button to the Status Window to
let you abort STFax and pick up the call from your
telephone.
- Added View Log window.
- Added Call Screening.
- Added option to log the requests to the Fax on
demand system.
- Added multiselection to the main window listview.
- Fax class 1.0 is used when available instead of
class 1.
- Fixed bug: after testing a voice script with
the Test Window the modem could be desynced.
- The viewer doesn't use border gadgets with
a MUI version <= 3.8 in order to avoid a bug
of its.
- When converting a sample to voice the '*' in
front of default messages wasn't removed.
- Fixed possible problems when using DTR Hangup.
- Fixed bug: when receiving a fax the resolution
wasn't taken into account in class 2/2.0 mode.
Thus, normal resolution faxes were printed at
half their height.
- The Device gadget in the prefs window shows
the ROM/AutoConfig devices too.
- Fixed bug: the class 1 sender failed to send
a fax if the remote station resolution differed
from the transmitter's one.
- Fixed a small error in the Italian catalog.
- Fixed bug: in Class 1 mode STFax didn't send the
DCN frame after the last page, causing the remote
machine to report a Phase D error.
- Fixed a problem with ZyXEL 2864 modems.
- Added the "Script commands reference" to the guide.
- Fixed "AUTOANSWER ON" not working properly.
- Small fixes and changes.
3.1 12/01/98 - When recording a voice sample locally
STFax ignored the "Max voice message
duration" prefs and always used a timeout
of 5 minutes.
- The viewer displays the fax with black & white
colors also with OS 2.04.
- Increased stack size to 30 Kb since MUI needed
more stack on some configurations.
- Increased the fax decoding speed when viewing
a fax.
- STFax didn't close the serial port when the DSR
signal was not found.
- ReqTools.library is no longer used.
- It could be possible that STFax didn't show the
new messages in the listviews under some
circumstances.
- Added company name and phone number in the
header line put in top of every fax page sent.
- Now the font requester in Prefs/Fax allows you
to choose a font greater than 24 points (max
height is now set to 300).
- Added "File" source in the messages panel to
convert a sample into a voice file for the modem.
Datatype are used when available, otherwise
only 8SVX iff files can be imported.
- Fixed bug: printer prefs were screwed up if the
"Printer driver" menu was set at startup. This
caused the "Cannot open printer.device" problem.