Hiya Roselle, Yeah, I delete excess stuff (such as originals, or useless ramblings in an otherwise informative email from a Philippina) using keylist. I can't say I ever noticed the weird character, but then again I don't think I've ever reopened one of those msgs. Laura
"We accept the love we think we deserve." (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) >------ original message ------ >from: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: re: [Braillenote] Is this a known bug >Riana and Laura, >Actually, let's answer Laura's question first. I also delete stuff from a >received message, mainly to save space. For instance, I delete your >signature... LOL! Just kidding, of course I don't touch that, it may carry a >curse of some sort. Anyway, I receive forwarded messages, and some posts from >mailing lists that I would like to keep. However, it has several original >messages quoted in it, which I don't really need and would be itching to send >to limbo. >Now for Riana's question. You're correct in thinking that if you turn off the >review mode in a received message, you would be able to erase some parts in >it. I don't remember right now if I read that in the User's Guide or some old >Readme file because there was a bug with it even in the 3.xx versions. Here's >how things had evolved. >Before, you could turn off the review mode, delete some parts of that message >and exit to save. When you open the message, however, there is this funny >character (I can't recall exactly, I think "character 689" or something) at >the top of the message body, but at least the message itself is revised (I >mean, the parts you deleted are no longer there). If the revised message is >in the Inbox, and you do not move it to another folder, the other e-mails in >the Inbox will appear to contain the revised contents of that particular >message. It would be fixed once the revised message is moved to another >folder. If you are in a folder other than the Inbox, the other messages would >look weird until you delete that revised message. In other words, it was >useless to even attempt revision. >In version 5, you'd think the problem was fixed because the weird character is >no longer there. You still have to exit the folder you're in and open it >again so that the other e-mails would not contain the revised contents of that >message. But lo and behold, when you open the supposedly revised message >after exiting and re-entering that folder, the message reverts back to its >original form. In other words, the bug isn't fixed, just... umm, revised! >LOL! >What then do I do to revise received messages? I access the contents of the >e-mail database through the Keylist Menu. The result, however, will still >have that weird character on top of the message body. Riana, is it really >necessary that you edit that message? Or can you just save it to a text >document in the Flash Disk or cf/storage card? If you can just save it, then I >suggest you do that by following these steps: >1) Open the message you wish to edit. Press SPACE with X (READ with X) to >turn off the Review Mode. Do the necessary revisions. >2) Instead of exiting the message after revising, press SPACE with S (CTRL >with S). You will be asked for the file name, but rather than typing one, >press BACKSPACE twice to get to the drive prompt, and hit SPACE to select the >Flash Disk where you tap the ENTER key. >3) You will be asked next to select the folder. SPACE through the items and >hit ENTER on your choice. >4) At the file name prompt, press BACKSPACE with X (CTRL with X) until you >hear "Create a Keyword text document" or whatever text file type you prefer >(ASCII text, Microsoft Word, or Rich Text format). Then type the file name >(no need for an extension), and press ENTER. >5) Exit the message and either trash it or leave it in its original form in >whichever folder. >On the other hand, if you want to keep a revised copy in your e-mail database, >then do the following but do it exactly as instructed: >1) Using the File Manager, copy the file Email Folders.cdb (found in the >Keylist folder, if you view its contents with all, including hidden, files >showing), to a storage or compact flash card, or to another folder in the >Flash Disk. Note that I said "copy" not "move". >2) From the Main Menu, press A for the Address List. >3) Type S to select a different definition file. >4) Press SPACE to enter the list of items to choose from, then BACKSPACE until >you get to the folder prompt. SPACE through the folders offered and select >the Keymail folder. Hit ENTER. >5) Press SPACE to select the Email Folders definition file. Hit ENTER. You >will be returned to the Keylist Menu. >6) Type L for Lookup. Your VN/BN will say or display "Please wait". It may >also say nothing but would just sit there dead silent. You must wait >nevertheless. It is sorting out the contents of the e-mail database for use >in the Keylist Menu. I must stress that you SHOULD NOT DO ANYTHING that will >interrupt this. Do not turn it off, do not press RESET, do not let the >batteries go flat. Just wait, wait, and wait for as long as it takes. The >length of time will depend on how many messages you have stored in the >database. More messages mean more eternities to wait. For example, if I have >around 600 messages in the database, it takes about 17 minutes. It's >important that you do not interrupt it because if you do, then you will >corrupt the database. If you do get impatient and decide not to continue with >this, then you can hit RESET, and then copy the Email Folders.cdb file I have >instructed you in Step 1 to save somewhere else to the Keylist folder where it >should repl a > ce the corrupted Email Folders.cdb there. >7) If you were patient enough, or if you only had few messages so the wait was >not excruciatingly long, you will be placed in the selection list for fields >to lookup. You will see familiar fields like "To", "CC", "BCC", "Subject", >"From", etc. If you know the whole subject line or part of it, then type it >in the Subject field. If you remember only the name or address of the person >it was from, then type it in the From field. You can also look for the record >by pressing SPACE with dots 5-6 (READ with 9) to move forward or SPACE with >dots 2-3 (READ with 7) to move back. >8) When you've found the record for the message you wish to revise, navigate >to the Body field and hit ENTER. You will be placed in the message itself and >you can revise it as you please. >9) When you're done, press SPACE with E (ESCAPE) to exit, and then SPACE with >dots 2-6 (CTRL with ENTER) to save the changes to the whole record. You can >now exit the Lookup and Keylist Menu by pressing SPACE with E (ESCAPE) until >you are returned to the Main Menu. >10) Finally, enter the Keymail Menu by pressing E from the Main Menu. Press W >to write a message. The VN/BN will again say or display "Please wait", or >just sit there like a stone, but at any rate, you MUST wait, most likely the >same length of time as before in the Keylist Menu. At the end of the century, >the VN/BN will say, "Send to" as it should since you selected the Write An >Email option. You can exit if you do not want to compose a message. You just >have to do this so that the database contents will again be sorted for the use >of the Keymail Menu this time. Again, it is important that the sorting is not >interrupted to prevent corruption of the database. By the way, the next time >you enter the Keylist Menu, you will be asked to select the definition file. >Follow Steps 4 and 5, but instead select the Keylist folder and the Address >List definition file. >HTH, >Roselle
