man1/adial.1

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    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