CHAPTER 7
Routing and Communications
7-4 The In/Out Box
The Out Box 7
The Out Box holds data items coming from all applications and waiting to
be printed, faxed, beamed, e-mailed, or sent by other Newton transport
software. Items in the Out Box stay there until a user physically connects
the Newton to a suitable output device and chooses to send the items. For
example, a user may choose to fax and e-mail several items while aboard an
airplane. Those items go into the Out Box and wait until the user connects
the Newton to a fax modem and a phone line and sends the items.
Users can view many types of outgoing items while the items are still in the
Out Box. In addition, users can change the content, routing, or addressing of
some items in the Out Box. For example, a user could direct a printed item to
a different printer, edit the text of an e-mail message, or change a fax number.
Users can also send some Out Box items directly from the Out Box. For
example, if the Out Box contains a fax waiting to be sent, a user can also
print the waiting fax directly from the Out Box.
A transport can be designed to connect and transfer out data items a user
sends to it as soon as those data items appear in the Out Box. For example,
a transport for wireless communications could automatically transfer out
items as soon as a user sent them from an application, without the user
having to open the Out Box.
In/Out Box Items 7
The In/Out Box shows the same header information for each item it displays
in the In Box or Out Box. Each item’s header consists of an icon that identifies
the transport, followed by the item’s title and status. A second line shows the
name of the sender or recipient, followed by the date and time the item was
put in the In/Out Box. Table 7-1 explains the meanings of the standard status
words displayed in the In/Out Box headers.