The provider part of the main window is created by parsing a provider script, each parameter of the script is used to create a text field in this window. Each text field as a name and a popup help.
The big text entry on the right is used to enter the SMS message, updating in real time the Remaining characters field.
When the message is ready, smssend is called by pressing the Apply button.
All outputs of smssend can be seen in the status bar of the main window.
This window lets you manage all options that can be set to smssend. All terms here are explained in the smssend manual. The only specific option is in the Usage part of this window:
This checkbox is used if you want to delay all calls to smssend. They can be latter triggered by using File->Execute SmsSend for delayed connections.
This button is used to update the used options in memory, close the dialog window and overwrite the ~/.smssend/smssendrc file.
This button is used to update the used options in memory and close the dialog window.
This button is used to cancel all changes to the options close the dialog window.
This window lets you manage (Add/Edit/Remove) aliases that can be used in every parameter text field of the Provider Interface. This enables the possibility to use aliases (@Alias_name), which are located in the file ~/.smssend/aliases. When using an alias name in a parameter text field it is automatically replaced by its value.
The elements of this window are as follows:
This colums shows the Alias_name (that has to be entered prefixed by @ in the parameter text field)
This colums shows the value that is used when @Alias_name is entered.
This text field is used to Add new @Alias_name in the list.
This text field is used to Add the value of the preceeding @Alias_name.
This button is used to Add the 2 values of the preceeding text fields in the list.
This button is used to delete the currently selected line of the list.
These buttons are used to move the currently selected line of the list.
This button is used to update the used list in memory, close the dialog window and overwrite the ~/.smssend/aliases file.
This button is used to update the used list in memory and close the dialog window.
This button is used to cancel all changes to the aliases list in memory and close the dialog window.
This window lets you manage the scripts that you want to use. You have a 3 columns list with all the known scripts. The elements of this window are as follows:
The list of all known scripts. By clicking in the columns label you can change the sort mode of the list.
This column is used to check the script that you want to have in the main notebook.
This column is used to mark the scripts that you want to be saved in a special file (~/.smssend/scripts) for the next time, you'll have only these scripts shown in the main GUI.
Save the scripts in ~/.smssend/scripts.
Show/Hide notetab of provider scripts depending on what is selected.
Cancel all changes.
![]() | When using the option --scriptpath or --scriptfile the saved scripts list is not used. |
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