Re: [hylafax-users] Send fax quality

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.08.12 18:48 Charles Marcus wrote:
> > > Shared Fax. Everytime that he send a fax from his laptop, quality 
> > > is marked as a fine, and I have to say quality of the fax is almost 
> > > prefect. When I send a fax form Hylafax (through a Sambafax and 
> > > Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS driver the quality is marked as a 
> > > normal and is
>
> > Since you use sambafax, edit the sambafax script and change
> >
> > ${SENDFAX} -n -D -f ${MailTo} -d ${FAXNUM} ${FAXFILE}
> >
> > into (add -m, meaning "use fine resolution if possible"):
> >
> > ${SENDFAX} -m -n -D -f ${MailTo} -d ${FAXNUM} ${FAXFILE}
> >
> > if you are using the latest 4.2.0rc, then you can even add -G 
> > meaning "use
> > highest possible resolution: superfine, hyperfine, ..)
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm new, been lurking, considering implementing Hylafax in our office.
>
> The above doesn't sound very efficient...
>
> Shouldn't this be an end-user option (ion the client) that is 
> changeable for each fax?

That's one of the weaknesses with sambafax... there really are no 
end-user options because there is no "form" to complete or anything.

> I mean, when sending a wp document, it obviously doesn't need to go 
> out photo (or even superfine), but a picture would - so, the sender 
> should just be able to set a radio button choice for the resolution 
> at the time he is sending...
>
> Are there any Hylafax clients that do this?

sendfax does, but I don't know if that helps at all.  Most clients let 
you switch between normal and fine resolution.

Lee.

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