.signature file
LuKreme
few other things to read. This file changes frequently (several times
every minute) as it pulls a single signature out of a list of about
1.000 and creates a random sig.
I cannot get ThunderBird to read this file. When I created a link from
this file to Signature.txt, ThunderBird would not read that either.
Right now I am writing a duplicate of the file, but that seems wasteful.
Is it possible to get TBird to read a 'dot' file?
And while I'm here, why do I have to wait on ThunderBird to send every
message with a dialog box coming forward? Can't I tell it to process all
mail sending in the background?
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> I have a ~/.signature file that I have setup for SRLN and Mail.app and a
> few other things to read. This file changes frequently (several times
> every minute) as it pulls a single signature out of a list of about
> 1.000 and creates a random sig.
>
> I cannot get ThunderBird to read this file. When I created a link from
> this file to Signature.txt, ThunderBird would not read that either.
do not recall what sequence it is with a mac [you failed to mention os],
but under linux, from main menu;
"edit > account settings > my.ac...@2edit.net" [1]
following line that says;
[x] Attach this signature
i can enter a ".filename" in entry bar and have it used as a sig file.
> And while I'm here, why do I have to wait on ThunderBird to send every
> message with a dialog box coming forward? Can't I tell it to process all
> mail sending in the background?
if cerated while 'online', emails should be sent as soon as you finish them
and either select "file > send now" or use what ever mac's equiv is to using
<ctrl+enter> [3].
or, again, not knowing configuration menus for mac , either go thru your
'preference' settings [1], or check your "about:config" settings.[2]
[1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Modify_Thunderbird_settings
[2] http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/edit
[2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
[2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
[3] http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/keyboard
[4] http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/
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> if cerated while 'online', emails should be sent as soon as you finish them
> and either select "file> send now" or use what ever mac's equiv is to using
> <ctrl+enter> [3].
>
progress of the sending of that message. I do not want this, I simply
want it sent, silently, in the background, without annoying me or making
me wait before I can move on to the next message.
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> right, and when I do this, I get a window that opens showing me the
> progress of the sending of that message.
that is right and that is how it is by default.
> I do not want this, I simply
you simply want someone to give you all the answers when you complain about
something not being to your liking, with out you having to do anything.
i already told you where to look;
[2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
which links to;
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mail_and_news_settings
which you obviously did not check.
i will make it easier for you, 3 keywords for "filter" in thunderbird's
*about:config* are in above quoted.
at least it is under linux. as i stated before, i do not know what is in
mac os, but i do know that it should be similar to linux.
put forth a little effort. you will learn more than what you are confronted
with.
if you never look thru *all* your "preferences" and "about:config" settings,
you will never learn what can be done with little effort and in short time.
you can progress or regress. choice is yours.
Roy Smith
> I have a ~/.signature file that I have setup for SRLN and Mail.app and a
> few other things to read. This file changes frequently (several times
> every minute) as it pulls a single signature out of a list of about
> 1.000 and creates a random sig.
>
> I cannot get ThunderBird to read this file. When I created a link from
> this file to Signature.txt, ThunderBird would not read that either.
>
> Right now I am writing a duplicate of the file, but that seems wasteful.
> Is it possible to get TBird to read a 'dot' file?
>
> And while I'm here, why do I have to wait on ThunderBird to send every
> message with a dialog box coming forward? Can't I tell it to process all
> mail sending in the background?
First off the signature file is supposed to be in ASCII text. If it
already is, then I'm not certain what else to tell you. Second to hide
the send progress press ALT-C to go into the about:config editor and
toggle the mailnews.show_send_progress to FALSE. This will hide the
send progress in the compose window, and only show it in the main window
at the bottom in the status bar.
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Tools, Options, Advanced, [Config Editor] button
Change /mailnews.show_send_progress/ to *false*
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LuKreme
> LuKreme wrote:
> that is right and that is how it is by default.
For certain values of 'right' that include making the user interface
throttle every time a message is sent.
>> I do not want this, I simply
>
> you simply want someone to give you all the answers when you complain about
> something not being to your liking, with out you having to do anything.
No, I spent over an hour looking through the account and app preferences
and settings.
> i already told you where to look;
>
> [2] http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mail_and_news_settings
>
> which you obviously did not check.
I did, in fact look at that first link but saw nothing about a progress
bar. I did not look at mail and news settings because the progress bar
in no way made me think that would be a MAIL or NEWS setting.
> i will make it easier for you, 3 keywords for "filter" in thunderbird's
> *about:config* are in above quoted.
what's "filter" have to do with it. The setting is
mailnews . show_send_progress
> put forth a little effort. you will learn more than what you are confronted
> with.
There are many hundreds of settings, evidently, organized into some sort
of hierarchy that I'm sure made sense to someone, somewhere, at some
time. Searching them is difficult, *especially* since they are split
over multiple pages.
> if you never look thru *all* your "preferences" and "about:config" settings,
> you will never learn what can be done with little effort and in short time.
The next time I have a couple of weeks off I'll try and schedule that.
LuKreme
> First off the signature file is supposed to be in ASCII text.
The signature file was a symbolic link to a standard text file.
Thunderbird fails to read the file. In order for Thunderbird to read the
file it has to be the actual file (this must be an OS X only retardness,
I can't imagine any linux user would put up with that kind of behavior).
The file browser doesn't allow selecting the .signature file, but typing
into the field does work (this is counter-intuitive though, since Browse
field in OS X don't normally allow direct input, they're there to hold a
program-generated path.
If it
> already is, then I'm not certain what else to tell you. Second to hide
> the send progress press ALT-C to go into the about:config editor and
> toggle the mailnews.show_send_progress to FALSE. This will hide the send
> progress in the compose window, and only show it in the main window at
> the bottom in the status bar.
Thanks. Trouble is, it still holds up the entire UI until the messaged
is sent. That is, when I hit command-return the mail compose window
stays open until the message has compeleted it's try to the server. So
even though I'mnot showing the progress bar, I'm still waiting on it.
Granted, this is normally only a second or two, but sometimes it it
considerably more than that.
It's been awhile since I had to deal with a Windows install, but I do
seem to recall that all message sending was handled in the background so
that you could continue reading messages or even start replying to
another message while others were sent.
Maybe I'm misremembering. Maybe it's somewhere else in the myriad
settings in the Config Editor. I'll try and check for that later.
g
> what's "filter" have to do with it. The setting is
>
> mailnews . show_send_progress
when viewing "about:config", entering *_key_words_* in "Filter:" entry bar,
filters out non related descriptions. use of words 'progress', 'send', or
'show' would have displayed "mailnews.show_send_progress". which is why i
sent links.
now i am aware that you did not understand workings of "about:config" window.
i imagine that you now are.
> There are many hundreds of settings, evidently, organized into some sort
i agree. at least you have such information available. consider what it was
like during days of netscape.
> The next time I have a couple of weeks off I'll try and schedule that.
you really should. it will help you.
in closing, please excuse attitude i took towards helping you.
it was brought about by your reply to my first post to this thread, in that
you completely ignore any response about signature file and only complain
about 'progress window'.
granted, i could have been more descriptive and direct by telling you that
because it is a 'progress window', enter 'progress' in "about:config" filter
bar, but i guess it is because i believe in teaching how to fish instead of
giving fish away. and i gave you credit for already having check settings in
"about:config". my error, my apology.
LuKreme
The signature file was a symbolic link to a standard text file. Thunderbird fails to read the file. In order for Thunderbird to read the file it has to be the actual file (this must be an OS X only retardness, I can't imagine any linux user would put up with that kind of behavior).
The file browser doesn't allow selecting the .signature file, but typing into the field does work (this is counter-intuitive though, since Browse field in OS X don't normally allow direct input, they're there to hold a program-generated path.
If it
> already is, then I'm not certain what else to tell you. Second to hide
> the send progress press ALT-C to go into the about:config editor and
> toggle the mailnews.show_send_progress to FALSE. This will hide the send
> progress in the compose window, and only show it in the main window at
> the bottom in the status bar.
Thanks. Trouble is, it still holds up the entire UI until the messaged is sent. That is, when I hit command-return the mail compose window stays open until the message has compeleted it's try to the server. So even though I'mnot showing the progress bar, I'm still waiting on it. Granted, this is normally only a second or two, but sometimes it it considerably more than that.
LuKreme
The signature file was a symbolic link to a standard text file. Thunderbird fails to read the file. In order for Thunderbird to read the file it has to be the actual file (this must be an OS X only retardness, I can't imagine any linux user would put up with that kind of behavior).
The file browser doesn't allow selecting the .signature file, but typing into the field does work (this is counter-intuitive though, since Browse field in OS X don't normally allow direct input, they're there to hold a program-generated path.
If it
> already is, then I'm not certain what else to tell you. Second to hide
> the send progress press ALT-C to go into the about:config editor and
> toggle the mailnews.show_send_progress to FALSE. This will hide the send
> progress in the compose window, and only show it in the main window at
> the bottom in the status bar.
Thanks. Trouble is, it still holds up the entire UI until the messaged is sent. That is, when I hit command-return the mail compose window stays open until the message has compeleted it's try to the server. So even though I'mnot showing the progress bar, I'm still waiting on it. Granted, this is normally only a second or two, but sometimes it it considerably more than that.
Martin Jungowski
> The signature file was a symbolic link to a standard text file.
> Thunderbird fails to read the file. In order for Thunderbird to read
> the file it has to be the actual file (this must be an OS X only
> retardness, I can't imagine any linux user would put up with that
> kind of behavior).
>
> The file browser doesn't allow selecting the .signature file, but
> typing into the field does work (this is counter-intuitive though,
> since Browse field in OS X don't normally allow direct input, they're
> there to hold a program-generated path.
Just to make sure I gave that a go and it works perfectly fine:
/home/martin/.signature
/home/martin/Sig -> /home/martin/.signature
I can select Sig in the file picker dialog and it shows my signature
just fine. Thus, this bug seems to be limited to the Mac OS X version of
Thunderbird only.
Martin
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original message, and hit 'next'. And away you go.
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> Trouble is, it still holds up the entire UI until the messaged is sent.
> That is, when I hit command-return the mail compose window stays open until
using;
"prefrences > advanced > general > config editor"
about:config
Filter:spell
mailSpellCheckBeforeSend default boolean false
mailspellcheck.inline default boolean true
Filter:send
extensions.enigmail.confirmBeforeSend default boolean false
mailnews.show_send_progress user.set boolean false
*compose window*; <ctrl+enter>, closes window non-stop, no pause,
ie, normal time for displayed window of editor type to clear desktop.
same applies on line or offline.
exception; enigmail initial request.
> the message has compeleted it's try to the server.
as in you are *online*, how is time *offline*?
both.a...@gmail.com
this or not already but edit->account->chooses
(in my case)
~/.signature, which points to CURRENT,
which is copied from my sigs directory sometimes
randomly, sometimes by hand. Works a charm.
Wish tho', that Thunderbird were
supported ..