Newtonlink options


Option -xrolo : Get Newton notes for Xrolodex input file

newtonlink -xrolo [file]

This function gets all notes of your Newton and writes them to a Xrolodex input file. You can also select a optional filename. If you do not give a filename a default filename is used. You can edit the name and path of this default file in the Newtonlink config file.

After that, Newtonlink converts this Xrolodex file to an postscript printout, starts a previewer and finally starts Xrolodex with the new input file. You can select the name and path of the postscript converter (default: a2ps), the previewer (default: ghostview) and Xrolodex in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -kjots : Get Newton notes for Kjots input file

newtonlink -kjots

This function gets all notes of your Newton and writes them to a KDE Kjots input file. You can edit the name and path of the Kjots input file in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -adr : Get Newton cards for Addressbook input file

newtonlink -adr

This function gets all cards of your Newton and writes them to an Addressbook input file. You can edit the name and path of this file in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -webadr : Get Newton cards for WebAddress input file

newtonlink -webadr

This function gets all cards of your Newton and writes them to an Addressbook input file. You can edit the name and path of this file in the Newtonlink config file. After that, WebAddress by Bodo Bauer is called to convert the Addressbook input file to his own HTML-Addressbook format. Change the path to WebAddress in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -plan : Get Newton dates for Plan input file

newtonlink -plan

This function gets all dates of your Newton and writes them to a Plan input file. You can edit the name and path of this file in the Newtonlink config file. There you also have to select which plan file you want to use (normal or private).


Option -nsmail : Get Newton mails for Netscape outbox file

newtonlink -nsmail

This function gets all mails of your Newton outbox and writes them to a Netscape mail outbox file. You can edit the name and path of this file in the Newtonlink config file. There you can also select your Newton mailer.
You can write mails on your Newton while you are out and back in your office you are able to send them to your Netscape email outbox and send them from there on. Please fill in your email address and your organisation in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -nsadr : Get Email addresses from Newton cards for Netscape addressbook

newtonlink -nsadr

This function gets all person and company email addresses from your Newton cards and generates a Netscape addressbook file. You can edit the name and path of this file in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -xfadr : Get Email addresses from Newton cards for Xfmail addressbook

newtonlink -xfadr

This function gets all person and company email addresses from your Newton cards and generates a Xfmail addressbook file. You can edit the name and path of this file in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -mail : Get Newton eWorld mails for direct delivery via sendmail

newtonlink -mail

This function is nearly the same funktion like -nsmail, but feeds the mails directly into sendmail for instant delivery. You need a working sendmail installation on your system. This should work of course with other mta's accepting recipient information via stdin too.


Option -pr : Get Newton outbox entrys for printing

newtonlink -pr [file]

This function gets all outbox print entrys of your Newton and writes them to a temporary ACSII file. In command line mode you can select a optional filename. If you do not give a filename a default filename is used. You can edit the name and path of the default file in the Newtonlink config file.

After that, Newtonlink converts this ASCII file to an postscript printout and finally starts a previewer. You can select the name and path of the postscript converter (default: a2ps) and the previewer (default: ghostview) in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -fax : Get Newton outbox entrys for faxing

newtonlink -fax

This function gets all outbox fax entrys of your Newton and writes them to a temporary ACSII file. After that, Newtonlink calls an optinal fax file creator e.g. efax by Ed Casas, to produce a fax file, starts a previewer and finally sends the fax by your fax tool. You can edit the name and path of the temporary file, the call to your fax file creator (default: fax make), the fax previewer (default: fax view) and the fax tool (default: fax send) in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -send : Send file to Newton

newtonlink -send [file] [soup]

Send a file to the Newton. This option was primary added to send a HTML file to Newt's Cape, an excellent application of Steve Weyer. German Umlaute are converted during this transfer.

But you can also use it to send a text file to Newton applications like notes. For this option start Sloup in inspect mode, select a file with the File button und send the file.

Another use of this option is to send a Latex file to ViewMP, a nice Latex interpreter for the Newton by Roger Golz. For that you can add a soup name to the send command, e.g.

newtonlink -send test.tex NewLatexFile:VIEW

and Newtonlink sends this Latex file text.tex to the Newton soup NewLatexFile:VIEW. (Currently only available in command line mode).


Option -install : Install Newton package

newtonlink -inst [file]

This option installs a Newton package via serial link using Sloup.

Basically, you would need 2x the size of the package as free available memory (at least temporarily) on the Newton. So, if you have a 100K package, you should have > 200K free. Transfer storage is be freed up after install.

The disadvantage of this method is that it is very slow, but because it is implemented in Perl it works on all platforms.


Option -lpkg : Install Newton package (using lpkg)

newtonlink -lpkg [file]

This option installs a Newton package via serial link, using Filip R. Zawadiaks lpkg tool. Lpkg uses the built-in communication function of the Newton and comes with an additional 115 kbaud plugin. Therefore it is really fast. The software is distributed as freeware under the GPL. Select the path to lpkg in the Newtonlink config file.


Option -getpnam : Get Newton package names

newtonlink -getpnam

Prints the names of all installed packages on your Newton.


Option -getpkg : Get Newton package

newtonlink -getpkg [name] [file]

Make a upload of a package from the Newton to your desktop.

Currently only available in command line mode.


Option -soupinfo : Get informations about Newton soup

newtonlink -soupinfo [soupname]
Prints all soup informations available by Sloup.

Currently only available in command line mode.


Option -input : Use desktop keyboard for Newton input

newtonlink -input

Start Sloup on your Newton in inspect mode. Then you can type in text at your desktop keyboard and it will appear on your Newton. Stop the input mode by typing !!<cr>

Currently only available in command line mode.


Option -help : Help function

newtonlink -help
Print a help screen.

During X-Windows mode Newtonlink starts your preferred browser with the HTML online help. Change the path to this browser in the Newtonlink config file.