Celestin Apprentice 2/Apprentice-Release2.iso/Utilities/Communications/ValueFax 2.0.4/ValueFax Release Notes.txt

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Release Notes for ValueFax

Version 2.0.4

1. ValueFax will now default to sending a fax at 9600 bps even when
   you are using a 14400 Class 1 modem and sending to another 14400
   bps modem. This is necessary because there are too many 14400 bps
   modems out there which are incompatible with each other. They will
   connect at 14400 but the received fax will be completely garbled.
   If you are sure that the modem you are sending to is compatible
   with your modem, you can edit the “phone book” file in “ValueFax
   fax folder” inside your system folder to change the word 9600 to
   14400 for the phone number you want. A user interface will be
   provided for doing this in a future release.
2. ValueFax will now quickly respond to command-dot when it is copying
   attachment pages.
3. Now allows dialing of the area code even if the number is in the
   same area code. You have to put a , in front of the number in the
   new number or fax number details dialog box. That is, enter the
   number as ,[phone] in the fax number field.
4. Fixed a bug that caused some fax modems to abort transmissions
   at the beginning of a page when transmitting a fax at 14400 bps.

Version 2.0.3

1. Added support for modem type and initialization string. This still
   does not have a user interface but it is available by editing the
   file named “setup” in the “ValueFax fax folder” inside the system
   folder.  You should use TeachText or SimpleText to perform this
   editing. If you use a word processor, please remember to save this
   file as “text only”. This feature will have a user interface in the
   next release.
   The last two lines of the “setup” file are as follows:

   Modem model: Generic Class 2
   XON/XOFF flow control string: AT\Q1

   {If you are upgrading from ValueFax 2.0.2, these two lines will
   not be in the setup file. You should then start “ValueFax Manager”
   and change any setting and quit. Doing this will update the
   setup file to include the above lines upto the ‘:’ on each line.}

   * Users using the Hayes Acura and Hayes Optima 9600 or 14400 modems
    ( Hayes Optima 144+Fax144, Hayes Optima 96+Fax96,
    Hayes Acura 144+Fax144, Hayes Acura 96+Fax96)
   should edit these two lines to:

   Modem model: Hayes Acura or Optima
   XON/XOFF flow control string: ATW0&K3

   * Users using the MultiTech Class 2 modems
    (MultiTech MT932, MultiTech MT1432ZDX, MultiTech MT1432BAI)
   should edit these two lines to:

   Modem model: MultiTech MT{the model number}
   XON/XOFF flow control string: AT\Q1

   * Users using the USR HST Class 1 modems
   should edit these two lines to:

   Modem model: USR HST
   XON/XOFF flow control string: AT&H2&I2

   * Users using all other modems do not need to edit the setup
   file unless their modems have some special flow control command
   to put the modem in XON/XOFF flow control mode. You can experiment
   with this command but that is not necessary for most modems.

   * In any case, do not put commands such as AT&F or ATZ in this
   string since that will prevent proper working of ValueFax.
2. Fixed bug that used to mess up phone numbers if they were entered
   without company names.
3. Fixed bug where very long names in the new number dialog used to
   crash the program.
4. Now sends +FCLASS=0 when stopping modem from FaxStatus. This puts
   the modem in data mode so you can then run your communications
   programs.
5. Now closes the serial port and disengages from the modem when a
   communications program is started and the user is using a Class 1
   modem. This was working before only when using Class 2 modems.

Known Bugs:
1. If the ValueFax Manager’s “Waiting Faxes Log” window is open when
   a waiting fax is sent, the sent fax is not removed from the waiting
   faxes queue. It will be resent unnecessarily. The workaround is to
   delete the waiting fax using the delete button in the “Waiting Faxes Log”
   window.

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Version 2.0.2

1. Added support for US Robotics HST modems.

Known Bugs:
1. When you quit the “ValueFax Manager” application, the background
   program is automatically reset and restarted even when it was stopped
   by the user via FaxStatus. The workaround is to stop the background
   program again via FaxStatus.
2. If the ValueFax Manager’s “Waiting Faxes Log” window is open when
   a waiting fax is sent, the sent fax is not removed from the waiting
   faxes queue. It will be resent unnecessarily. The workaround is to
   delete the waiting fax using the delete button in the “Waiting Faxes Log”
   window.

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Version 2.0.1

ValueFax Background Program:
1. Now sending ATH+FCLASS=0 when a data communications application
   starts up. This is needed by some data communications programs.
2. Now allows starting a data communications application even when
   the ValueFax Background Program is resetting the modem. This used
   to crash the Mac in release 2.0.
3. The ValueFax Background Program now retries harder to send commands
   to the modem. Sometimes a modem would ignore some commands.


ValueFax fax driver:
1. When adding a new phone number, company name is now optional.
   Also, buttons are grayed out until the required information is
   entered in new number dialog. Previously, the person_name had
   to be unique but now the person_name and company_name
   combination has to be unique to allow two persons of the same
   name in two different companies. It is now possible to cut and
   paste the information in the new number dialog.
2. The driver now stops working after 20 faxes instead of 10.

ValueFax Manager:
1. The program now remembers window positions for the three log
   windows and the phone book and distribution list windows.
2. Now shows port name in addition to icon in “setup dialing options”
   dialog. This was needed for internal serial cards.
3. When adding a new phone number, company name is now optional.
   Also, buttons are grayed out until the required information is
   entered in new number dialog. Previously, the person_name had
   to be unique but now the person_name and company_name
   combination has to be unique to allow two persons of the same
   name in two different companies. It is now possible to cut and
   paste the information in the new number dialog.
4. The “received faxes log” is now updated automatically even if
   a new fax was received when the user had this log window
   open.
5. Now allows * in the phone number.
6. You can now skip the delete alert by holding down the option key
   when clicking on the delete button in the three log windows and
   the phone book and distribution list windows.
7. The program now allows multiple entries in a list to be
   deleted simultaneously.
8. When displaying a multiple page fax, the program remembers
   the orientation and scale when going to another page.
9. Changed “Command” to “Control” in Direct Fax Keys.
10. In the phone book and the distribution list windows, the
   button named “details” changed to “Edit”.
11. Now using a better looking flash screen.

Installation:
1. The “ValueFax release notes”, the “ValueFax Users Manual”
   and the “ValueFax Registration” program are now installed
   in a folder called “ValueFax 2.0.1” in the topmost folder.
   These used to be inside the “ValueFax Fax Folder” inside
   the system folder. Users will normally not have to look
   inside the system folder anymore.
2. The installation program now overwrites the QuickFax and
   FaxStatus desk accesories if files of the same name already
   exist. This was needed if the user was upgrading from
   other fax software.