Re: [Evolution] Signature Files and HTML by default

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

I don't like this way at all. I think that the code converts the
signature to HTML if it needs to be in HTML format, and if it doesn't
then it should be easy to do.

Jeff

On 17 May 2001 07:11:44 -0700, Garrett Mickelson wrote:
> fejj,
> Would it not be a good idea to have Evolution's mail account druid
> search the user's home directory for a .signature file and then if
> found, show it in an editable dialog box with their current signature,
> and if not found the dialog box is empty. If the dialog box is empty,
> then they can create a signature, or leave it blank. When saved it
> creates both a ~/evolution/.signature_<account1>.txt and
> ~/evolution/.signature_<account1>.html. For each new account, it creates
> two new signature files. Delete an account and those signature files are
> removed. 
>
> Garrett Mickelson
>
> On 16 May 2001 15:31:23 -0400, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > On 16 May 2001 10:12:31 +0200, Juan Alonso Hernández wrote:
> > > I've reported this problem earlier and it seems to have been fixed
> > > partially:
> > >
> > > This happens when you have checked HTML by default, and you have
> > > previously selected a .txt file for signature: 
> > > behavior it had before: 
> > > you tried to compose a new message and evo warns he can't find file
> > > <you-had-selected>.html. The new window message opens without any
> > > signature. 
> > >
> > > behavior it has now:
> > > you try to compose a new message and evo warns he can't find file
> > > <you-had-selected>.html but when the new message window opens it has the
> > > signature.
> > >
> > > I think evo should try to open the file you just specified, or maybe evo
> > > should save a copy of the signature always in html and parse it to .txt
> > > when necessary.
> >
> > Except that Evolution doesn't create the signature files, you do.
> >
> > There is a fix for this and I presume that it's currently using it if
> > it's attaching the signature...
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
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