Re: [Evolution] Various Details

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 08:43, Wise, Jeremey wrote:
> I have continued my quest to work with Evolution to make it fully
> functional for my needs. Here are a few issues that I would like to
> resolve to assist this process.
>
> 1) My calendar pop-ups do not contain any details about what the subject
> is about. I know their was a bit of conversation about this earlier but
> I did not find any resolution. I am going to migrate to a new laptop in
> a few weeks, will going to 1.5 be the fix for this?
>
> 2) I have poked around and tried to figure out how to set Evolution to
> us US Letter paper as the default but have not made any progress. This
> is the only application that defaults to it.
>
> 3) In viewing folders and mailboxes is their a way to have all threads
> display "collapsed" by default. For the user groups I participate in it
> makes parsing the head subject or reviewing historical emails much
> easier.

I think the only way to do this currently is to edit the galview files
by hand:

~/evolution/config/et-expanded-*

change them from:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<expanded_state vers="2" default="true"/>

to:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<expanded_state vers="2" default="false"/>


> 4) I know this is a likely off topic but I am still looking for a way to
> integrate Mozilla seamlessly into Evolution. I am trying to get it to
> open up a new session using the 'default' session and initiate a new
> tab.

you simply need to configure your URL handlers properly in the GNOME
Control Centre to do what you want.

> 5) Back when I had to use MS Lookout my signature would aways apply and
> would apply right after my typed message (actually my signature was put
> in prior to my typing; the curser would always be started above it). I
> have gotten some complaints back from people that my header info (aka
> contact info) is missing. Personally I think they can get over it but my
> manager has told me to see if I can fix it. It is "corporate policy" to
> have my signature always attached so If I could force all emails to have
> it by default that would save me the effort of having to remember to
> apply it.

Have you tried creating a new signature and then editing your account(s)
and setting the signature as the default?

Actually, come to think of it... that might be broken in 1.4 as I had to
rewrite that code to get it to work in 1.5. If the above doesn't work,
you can use gconf-editor to edit your gconf settings for
/apps/evolution/mail/accounts and set the signature id manually
(granted, not very user-friendly but it'd work).

Jeff