How about if we just rename signatures "Templates"? I'm not kidding...
Dan
On 10/30/2000 2:04 PM, "Jeremy Reichman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One of my campus clients came up with this signature idea for OE 5 a while
> ago and it impressed me then. It is a little strange to think about.
>
> I would prefer (for OE, too) to have a templates feature built-in. (Like
> Netscape Communicator 4.5+ has, alas. Don't laugh, it's a faster IMAP client
> than OE.)
>
> You can also drag and drop text clippings into OE (and Entourage, I presume,
> since I don't yet have Ofc 2001) messages. Similarly, you can drag and drop
> selected text from compatible text editors (like BBEdit Lite). (Dragging
> text files themselves adds them as attachments, grrr. Wish there were a way
> to drag the files in as the body of a message!)
>
> There's also the "Insert text file ..." script in the OE script menu (and
> again, I presume in Entourage's) that you can use to insert boilerplate text
> from a text file into a message. FWIW.
>
> I've also had some good success using scripts that create message bodies
> from other sources, like BBEdit (Pro, since it's scriptable) windows. After
> a little trial and error with OE's dictionary, I figured it out. Makes me
> feel like a champion scripter! :)
>
> Overall, I'd still rather have a templates feature!
>
>
>> Just create a signature with your boilerplate content, and then when
>> replying to a message where you want to insert it, just use the signature
>> popup. I think you'll find it suites the template/boilerplate need exactly,
>> although it's a different way of thinking about signatures.
>>
>> Dan
>
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