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TBUDL Mission statement
The TBUDL list has been set up for the purpose of discussing The
Bat! and how to use it. It is a community of users ready and able to
help new users get to grips with some of the capabilities of this
flexible email client. More complex issues are discussed on the
TBTECH list (see below for details).
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It would probably be a good idea for you to set up a folder to keep
TBUDL messages in. If you do this, the next most useful thing to
have in place is an automatic filter to move mail from your inbox
into your TBUDL folder.
Set up a filter for incoming mail which looks for:
Header Field [Reply-To] Contains [tb...@thebat]
The Roguemoticon Project
It's nice to see your contact's face in the header ... and for them
to see yours. That's what roguemoticons are all about. If you wish
to add yourself, then you'll need to visit this site
http://www.pcwize.com/thebat
What this place will do for you is to allow you to create an
account, add your image and then let you download a .ZIP file
containing all the files you'll need to be able so see people's
faces without having to send or receive any real images in any
messages.
To trigger the roguemoticon display in the message header for anyone
reading your message using TB, you have the choice of using the
X-Rogue: header or a signature trigger.
How to use a signature trigger
The image is triggered by a 'Handle' you've defined in your
account, and when that Handle appears in a message it gets
replaced on the client side by the corresponding image. A handle
could look like anything you want it to look like pretty much.
For example:
:Marck_Pearlstone:
Just add this text to your standard message signature block.
How to create the X-Rogue: header
You can do that with this macro:
%SetHeader('X-Rogue',':your_handle:')%- in your templates for
this and other tb-lists.
However, the macro alone won't do the trick.
TB'll say: 'Hey, that's not any RFC822 header I know about', so
you'll have to define it as such:
Options .. Preferences .. Messages .. Message headers .. 'Add'
Now you'll get a pop-up to define the header
Display as: X-Rogue (or whatever, it isn't very important)
RFC header: X-Rogue
Uncheck: 'This field is an address list' (because it isn't)
Check: 'Allow this field to be edited in the message editor'
Uncheck: 'Display this field in the scrollable part of the
header pane'
Now you're done and every TB-user can see your lovable face when
they've installed the roguemoticons.
For you to see peoples faces:
To get this going, you should be running TB! v2.12 or later. Fetch
the following file:
http://www.pcwize.com/thebat/smileys/rogues.zip
Unzip it to the 'Images' directory that's in your TB! installation
directory: C:\Program Files\The Bat!\Images
You should now have a directory called 'rogues' containing many
images as well as the file 'rogues.msl' in your Images directory.
Go into the preferences, and bring up the View/Editor options. Now
hit Shift-CTRL-Alt-T while TB! is in focus. This will re-fetch
TB!'s smiley set from disk and load the new images.
Within TB itself, select Options -- Preferences and click on
'Viewer/Editor and enable 'Use smiley icons in HTML editor'.
TBOT - The Bat off topic discussion list
One of our members has
Re: Rearranging folders
Hello, The Work folder has many accounts that change often. M Fair enough. It was just a thought. M I see no real option other than putting in the work to do it manually M now, but I'd suggest setting things up to archive automatically in M future. M Rather than moving the folders themselves to Archive it might be M less fiddly to select all messages in the folder and use copy to M folder or move to folder to put all the messages into a new M duplicate folder at the Archive location. Thanks for the suggestion but I don't know ahead of time if a folder will need to be archived or not. I suppose I could setup a copy of them all and just delete the ones that should be moved at some point but that will result in a lot of extra and, sometimes incorrect (since I edit them), emails. It seems there isn't a solution for this. It really should be part of the program but TB has always been lacking in basic tools and options so I don't expect much there. My thanks to everyone that offered suggestions. I do appreciate it. -- Jack Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Rearranging folders
Hi On Tuesday 1 June 2010 at 12:21:23 PM, in mid:1621336893.20100601072...@twmi.rr.com, Jack wrote: M I see no real option other than putting in the work M to do it manually now, but I'd suggest setting things M up to archive automatically in future. M Rather than moving the folders themselves to M Archive it might be less fiddly to select all M messages in the folder and use copy to folder or M move to folder to put all the messages into a new M duplicate folder at the Archive location. Thanks for the suggestion but I don't know ahead of time if a folder will need to be archived or not. That paragraph was the putting in the work to do it manually now that I mentioned in my previous paragraph. The setting things up to archive automatically in future was mentioned in my next paragraph, although not described clearly. See if this attempt is clearer. You don't need to do it in advance. Once you decide Folder X needs archiving: 1 Create the archive folder where old messages will go 2 Edit the folder properties of Folder X as follows: General - Keep messages in base for N days Additional - On exit (tick both boxes) Deletion - Use folder-specific deletion settings Alternative deletion (move to the specified folder) path/to/archive folder for Folder X Use alternative deletion for purging this folder (ticked) Compress emptied folder automatically (ticked) 3 Each time you close down TB!, all messages older than N days will be moved to the archive folder you just created. It really should be part of the program but TB has always been lacking in basic tools and options so I don't expect much there. Not basic, but it *is* there. At least twice. As well as, the method I have outlined above, there is also Jim's semi-automated method where the moving of messages is achieved with a manually-activated filter to move all messages older than N days to the archive folder specified in the filter. -- Best regards MFPAmailto:expires2...@ymail.com Wise men learn many things from their enemies. Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Delete Access Password
Hello TBUL, I set an access password for my account but now I want to delete it? Can someone please tell me how to do this? Thanks. -- Best regards, Tim The Bat! v4.2.36.4 Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Delete Access Password
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi On Tuesday 1 June 2010 at 5:02:22 PM, in mid:1886035940.20100601090...@cox.net, Tim Hamm wrote: Hello TBUL, I set an access password for my account but now I want to delete it? Can someone please tell me how to do this? Thanks. When in the relevant account, select Account | Set Access Password from the main program window. Then delete the contents of both password boxes. - -- Best regards MFPAmailto:expires2...@ymail.com Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQCVAwUBTAVFBaipC46tDG5pAQqKtAP9Fh5fcIaOeNYXCUoHxkV5adHRklNsHY+F Ipi4TTt0hj+DGZ5SmaTJwrH9HTIPIy1DnWQBe6zHV4AN/icohGH8XGOTzIV04VrP oj5/C12mrlRxwELvsZCaanN0le1p3/yflpSMokYo5yVVjzE4kBkdvX1l+9UlnS7u mcGcY8fjDAY= =vqgh -END PGP SIGNATURE- Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
TB Crashes Upon Opening URL's
Hello TBUL, TB is crashing on me whenever I try to launch a URL within my emails. The program becomes non-responsive. Does anyone have a solution for this? I remember this happened to me once before and could not resolve the problem and ended up using another email client. -- Best regards, Tim The Bat! v4.2.36.4 Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Delete Access Password
Hello MFPA, Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 10:36:19 AM, you wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi On Tuesday 1 June 2010 at 5:02:22 PM, in mid:1886035940.20100601090...@cox.net, Tim Hamm wrote: Hello TBUL, I set an access password for my account but now I want to delete it? Can someone please tell me how to do this? Thanks. When in the relevant account, select Account | Set Access Password from the main program window. Then delete the contents of both password boxes. Thank you. Sometimes the obvious to just too obvious. -- Best regards, Timmailto:timh...@cox.net Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB Crashes Upon Opening URL's
On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 3:59:35 PM, Tim Hamm wrote: TB is crashing on me whenever I try to launch a URL within my emails. same url, or every url? -- Dwight A. Corrin 316.303.9385 phone ahead to fax dcorrin at fastmail.fm photo galleries at http://dcorrin.smugmug.com photo blog at http://dcorrin.aminus3.com http://photos.vfxy.com/photoblogs/5882 Using IMAP with The Bat! 4.2.36.2 on Windows Vista version 6,0 (Service Pack 2) Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: TB Crashes Upon Opening URL's
Hello Dwight, Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 8:27:24 PM, you wrote: On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 3:59:35 PM, Tim Hamm wrote: TB is crashing on me whenever I try to launch a URL within my emails. same url, or every url? Every... -- Best regards, Timmailto:timh...@cox.net Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
