Faxing via LibreOffice Writer to Hylafax not working

[Frantisek Hanzlik]

Patrick Lists wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to fax from LibreOffice Writer to a Hylafax fax server. Here
> is what I did:
> 
> 1) install the client portion of Hylafax (I used Hylafax+ 5.5.1).
> 
> 2) run faxsetup to configure the client's fax portion
> # faxsetup -client -verbose
> 
> 3) as root run spadmin:
> # /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/spadmin
> 
> 4) add a fax printer with the following command
> /usr/bin/sendfax -D -f me at puzzled.xs4all.nl -h 10.1.2.3 -n -s a4 \
>    -d (PHONE) (TMP)
> 
> 5) open LibreOffice Writer, create test doc
> 
> 6) add Fax icon to toolbar via Customize Toolbar -> Add -> Documents ->
> Send Default Fax (at the end)
> 
> 7) click on Fax and...
> 
> Nothing happens while I should get a dialog asking for the fax number
> (this used to work in the F14 days with OpenOffice.org). When I start
> Writer from the command line I see this error in the terminal:
> 
> sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> sh: -c: line 0: `/usr/bin/sendfax -D -f me at puzzled.xs4all.nl -h 10.1.2.3
> -n -m  -s a4 -d (PHONE) (TMP) 2>/dev/null'
> 
> Now here's something weird. If I select File -> Printer Settings -> Fax
> printer -> Properties -> Device -> Printer Language Type and select
> "Postscript (Level from driver)", click OK and OK and then select File ->
> Print I actually get the dialog asking for the Fax number.
> 
> Anyone have an idea how I can make the Fax icon in the toolbar work too?
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
> Regards,
> Patrick

IMO shell interpret "(word)" as command list for execution in subshell,
but because You have not command separator before this construct, it's
taken as error.
But because You expect give this to sendfax command, it's necessary
quote parantheses:

/usr/bin/sendfax -D -f me at puzzled.xs4all.nl -h 10.1.2.3 -n -s a4 \
    -d \(PHONE\) \(TMP\)