adial(1) adial(1)
NAME
adial - X Windows and AF application to dial the phone
SYNOPSIS
adial
DESCRIPTION
This problem implements an X based phone dialler. Type a number or name
into the entry box and hit return, or select a number or name somewhere on
the screen and click dial.
The application picks up the telephone using ahs(1) and dials the phone
using aphone(1). After that, a through audio connection is made to the
local handset or headset using aset(1).
If the entry box is empty, then the current X selection is used
as the number. You can type ^U in the entry box to delete whatever is
there.
The entry (or selection) is translated by aname2num(1) before
being dialled. See aname2num for details, but briefly, it can look up
names in a personal phone directory (usually ~/.phonelist).
When the call is finished, click Hangup.
If you just want to answer the phone, click Pickup. Then use Hangup to
disconnect.
This program is implemented with the Tcl/Tk toolkit, which must be installed
on your system for the program to run.
RESTRICTIONS
The name to number translation is fairly limited. You can change it, but
you have to recode name2num.
ENVIRONMENT
AUDIOFILE
to get the default host and server to use.
BUGS
If you encounter a reproducible bug, please submit a problem report to
(af-bugs@crl.dec.com).
SEE ALSO
AF(1), aphone(1), ahs(1), aname2num(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1993-1994, Digital Equipment Corporation.
See AF(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Larry Stewart, Digital Cambridge Research Lab