Re: [Evolution] Advanced Templates [Was: Need Help with evolution auto subject]

[Bart <montana_evolution_user hardinmt us>]

On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 12:44 +0000, Reid Thompson wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 12:41 +0000, Reid Thompson wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 06:13 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > > I'm on 3.2.3, and I see the Templates folder [somehow I never noticed
> > > that before].... but how do I apply a template to a reply or message?
> > > [I realize it is probably obvious, but I don't see any Template menu
> > > items].
> >
> >  a quick glance at the patch code in bugzilla seems to indicate that
> >  there should be a 'reply to message using template' option somewhere.
> >  I've not found it though.
>
> From the help menu...
>
> Message Templates
> A message template is a standard message that you can use at any time to
> send mail with the same pattern.
>
> To enable the Message Template Plugin, click Edit â Plugins and
> enable Templates.
>
>
> Creating a Message Template from an existing Message
>      1. Select the message.
>         
>      2. Right-click the message and choose Move to folder or Copy to
>         folder.
>         
>      3. Select the Templates folder under On This Computer.
>         
> You can also edit an existing message and save it as a template:
>
>      1. Open the message and click Reply.
>         
>      2. Edit the message body or the addresses according to your
>         requirements.
>         
>      3. Select File â Save as Template.
>         
> Saving a New Message as a Template
>      1. Click New and enter in the composer window what you need for the
>         template.
>         
>      2. Select File â Save as Template.
>         
> Using a Message Template as a Reply
>      1. Right-click the message you are replying to, then
>         click Templates.
>         
>         This option lists all the message templates in
>         the Templates folder.
>         
>      2. Select the message template of your choice. Make changes if
>         required in the email composer window that will open.
>         
>      3. Click Send.
>         
>         When you select a message template for replying, the subject of
>         the reply is preserved.
>         
> Configuring Message Templates
>      1. Select Edit â Plugins.
>         
>      2. Click Templates.
>         
>      3. Click the Configuration tab.
>         
>      4. You can add, edit or remove the key-value pairs. You can specify
>         any number of key-value pairs.
>         
> In any template, the occurrence of every $key is replaced by the value
> it has in the configuration. For example, if you set the key to Manager
> and the value to Harry, any occurrence of $Manager is replaced by Harry
> in the message.
>
> Assume that you have 1000 message templates with your current manager's
> name in them. When the current manager is replaced by a new one, it is
> not easy for you to manually replace the manager's name in all the 1000
> messages. If the messages have a $Manager key value, you can reset the
> value in the Configuration tab of this plugin.
>
> By default, the entire environment variables are used as a key-value
> pair. An occurrence of $env_variable is replaced by the value it
> carries. For example, an occurrence of $PATH in your template is
> replaced by its value when the template is used.
>
> The replacement process uses the following order of precedence:
>
>      1. $key is replaced by the value set for it in the Configuration
>         tab of the Templates plugin.
>         
>      2. If the key is not found, it is then replaced with the value of
>         its environment variable.
>         
>      3. If key is neither a configuration option nor an environment
>         variable, no changes are made.
>         
Thank you for taking the time to explain the phrase *key-value pairs*.
For some reason, I just couldn't grasp the meaning. Simple, Now that I
know!