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to: JASON HUGHES
from: JOHN THOMPSON
date: 1996-08-12 10:15:00
subject: Faxing

In a message of 08-09-1996, JASON HUGHES wrote re: Faxing
JH>     I am running OS/2 Warp on a 486 Dx/2 50 MHz system with 20 megs of
JH> RAM.  I have Win/Os/2 setup and working, but I can not seem to get the
JH> fax working correctly...I would like to use a Windows program called
JH> Winfax because that is what I am used to.  The problem is that Winfax
JH> will only fax ONE page of a multiple page document.  I have OS/2 with
JH> the Bonus pack in it with the fax software for OS/2, BUT I can not get
JH> it to work with Microsoft Word, Works, and Wordperfect.  How do you fix
JH> Winfax to work or how do I get the native OS/2 fax program to show up in
JH> my word processors under printer selections like Winfax?
From the FaxWorks Lite "README" file:
===============
PRINTING FAXES FROM WINDOWS APPLICATIONS:
As described in the previous section, the FxPrint printer driver
provides emulation for the IBM Proprinter X24 printer.  Your Windows
programs can print to the Proprinter Windows printer driver, and that
printer driver can pass the data to the FxPrint printer object's LPT
device to create a fax document.
You must do a onetime installation/configuration of the Windows
printer driver.  To do this: 1) Run a full-screen Windows session,
such as by double-clicking on the WIN-OS/2 Full Screen object in the
Command Prompts folder.  2) Open the Windows Control Panel (in the
Main Group), then open Printers.  3) Press the Add button, select IBM
Proprinter X24, then press the Install button.  You will be prompted
to insert a printer driver diskette for installing the Proprinter
Windows printer driver.  If you are running OS/2 for Windows, this
will be one of your Windows installation diskettes.  If you are
running regular OS/2, this will be one of your OS/2 installation
diskettes.  4) Press the Connect button and set the printer driver's
device to the same LPT device used by the FxPrint printer driver
(like LPT3.OS2).  5) Installing and using the ATM (Adobe) fonts is
recommended (see your OS/2 documentation).
To create and send faxes from Windows programs running on OS/2, use
the application's Printer setup command to select the Proprinter
printer driver, then use the application's Print command.
If you want the results to be larger on the fax page, change the L
Emulation setting from "IBM Proprinter X24E" to "IBM PP X24E
Enlarged" by using the Job Properties button on the Printer driver
page of the FxPrint printer object's settings notebook.
If you upgrade to the full retail version with the optional PCL5
emulation feature, then your Windows programs print to the fax
printer driver as if it was a LaserJet III printer.
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Don't bother with the included FMD.SYS driver if you're using the 
SIO.SYS comm drivers.  I speak from experience.
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