Main Window

The main window of the TeleContact Provides access to the key features of the program.  It consists of the following:

• Date & Time Display:  This portion of the window displays the current date and time.  The displayed values of the current date and time can be changed using the "General Controls" Control panel in the system folder.

• Progress:  The progress bar shows how much of the current task has been completed.  When the file transfer has been initiated, the file or folder is converted and then the destination is dialed and the actual transfer begins.  The progress bar will display each of these tasks separately.

• Elapsed & Remaining Time:  During the file transfer, the TeleContact application would display the elapsed time and using the rate of the transfer and compression level provides the user with and approximate time remaining.  However, if the program encounters bad connection and has to lower the transfer rate or the line contains excessive noise and errors are encountered, the remaining time would increase.

• Status:  This portion the main window displays the current task being performed.  When the TeleContact is neither sending or receiving data the message "IDLE" is displayed. 

• Remote System Info:  When the TeleContact application has established a connection with a remote system, it would acquire certain information about the remote system and display it in this portion of the main window.  The displayed information are the connection speed, name and identification number of the remote user, and if available the address and phone number of the remote location.

• Current File:  After the file or folder the user wishes to send is selected, the name and the corresponding icon is displayed in this section of the main window.  When the TeleContact begins receiving a file, it would search the desktop database for the corresponding icon.  In the event the corresponding icon could not be located in the desktop database, a generic document or application icon is displayed.

• Send Button: This button can be used to initiate the file transfer.  Upon selection, the user would be represented with a dialog allowing the file to be selected.  Optionally, the user can simply drag and drop the desired file on the TeleContact application icon from the Finder.

• Cancel Button:  If for any reason user wishes to cancel the file transfer at any stage, this button can be used.  When selected, any open files are closed and the TeleContact would reset the modem and return to the ideal state.

• Receive Button:  If the user expects to receive a file from a remote location, pressing this button would force the application in to the auto-answer mode if the modem that is attached supports this feature.  In this mode, TeleContact continually scans the phone line for a ring and after it detects the first ring it enters the answer mode.  Optionally, user can instruct the application to always answer the incoming call automatically and on which ring to answer on.  For more details on this subject please see the section on communication preferences.

• Log Button:  The TeleContact keeps a brief log of any file send or received at all times.  Using this button the user can view all transfers taken place in any particular month of any year.  The log for each transaction would include such information as date and time of transfer, was the file sent or received, whether the transaction was completed successfully, the amount of time the transfer took, who sent or received the file, and if available, the name and address of the sender or recipient of the file.

• Phone book Button:  An integrated feature of the TeleContact is an on-line phone book in which the user can store phone numbers for frequently accessed remote locations.  User can customize and group these numbers by creating separate phone books for different groups of contacts.  For example, a phone book can be used for personal contacts, where a separate phone book can contain all numbers for the contacts related to a certain project.  For more details on this subject, please see the section on on-line phone book.

• Help Button:  The TeleContact contains an on-line help module which could be accessed by selecting this button.  This on-line help contains the complete text of the manual and allows the user to see the description of any feature for the program while using the TeleContact application.  Optionally, the user can use the help item in the apple menu to activate the on-line help.  For more detailed description see the section on on-line help.