The Style Database

The style records control the appearance of the fax.

The Fax System Administrator is responsible for this database and assigns users styles to use.

The style records contain the following:

• Style Name - name of a style to use; must be unique
• Cover Sheet - absolute pathname on the server of the file that contains the description and layout of the cover sheet.
• Retry Cover Sheet - absolute pathname on the server of a replacement for the original cover sheet in case a transmission fails on the third or subsequent page. The message on this sheet may mention that this transmission is the remainder of an earlier attempt.
• Overlay Images - Optional The absolute pathname of the file that contains the overlay image(s) to be associated with this style. The file must be a TIFF-F file with 1 or 2 pages.
• Banner1, Banner2 - Banner(s) to be added to the top scan lines (usually about 20 lines) of each transmitted page. These banners may contain any ASCII characters and a number of substitution patterns.
• TSI - the Transmitting Subscriber Identification to send to the receiving fax machine. According to ITU-T standards, this should contain only digits and the plus ("+") symbol. See CSI and TSI Values.
• From and To Fields - these entries control what Faximum puts on the cover sheet for a particular style. You can turn the display on and off. Turning the From data on and off affects the display on the composer window. See To and From Data on a Cover Sheet.
• Field Size - maximum number of characters allowed in all of the above fields. We recommend that you use a value of 32.
• Max.char/line in Message - maximum characters allowed in message portion of the cover sheet. We recommend that you use a value of 60. This controls the width of the message field in the Compose Outgoing Fax window.
• Message lines on 1st Page - lines allowed for messages on first page of cover sheet. Currently not implemented.
• Message lines on 2nd Page - lines allocated for messages on the second page. Currently not implemented.
• Lines for Signature - lines allocated for signatures. Currently not implemented.
• Page Length - Length to use when preparing the cover sheet and/or attachments. Select one of the following:
  • No pad - indicates no padding. This feature is useful for saving paper on FAX machines that use roll paper. Rather than padding each page to a standard page size (such as letter size), this option tells Faximum to truncate attachments to the length of the rendered image.
  • Letter - 11 inches (280 millimetres)
  • legal - 14 inches (356 millimetres)
  • A4 - 297 millimetres
• Page Width - width in pixels to use when preparing the cover sheet and/or attachments. Standard is the only choice.
• Horizontal Pixels - number of horizontal pixels to use when preparing the cover sheet and/or attachments. Standard is the only choice.
• Vert Resolution - vertical resolution to use when preparing the cover sheet and/or attachments. Select one of the following:
  • Standard - 98 vertical dpi
  • Fine - 196 vertical dpi