Thanks a lot Ruben. I'm trying to take your advice, but I must say I
have very little experience writing in apple script or working in
automator.
so far i have created an automator workflow as a service. my settings
thus far are:
service receives selected PDF files in Preview
borrowing from your other help page, i've used the run apple script
event with the following in it:
tell application "Mailplane"
set m to make new outgoing message with properties
{directlySend:false, optimizeAttachments:true}
tell m
make new mail attachment with properties {path:"Macintosh
HD:Users:ruben:Desktop:china.png"}
end tell
compose m
end tell
what i don't know how to do is tell m to make a new mail attachment
with the PDF that is open in preview. obviously the pathway for the
file above is wrong as it was just your example. can you give me any
hints?
Thanks.
On Nov 4, 6:48 am, Ruben Bakker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Unfortunately, the Preview menu item is hard coded to use Mail.app.
> Mailplane cannot change it, only Apple can do it :)
>
> To streamline your workflow, you could create an Automator workflow as a
> service (to get the keyboard shortcut):
> - Tell Preview.app to save changes
> - Get filename from Preview.app
> - Tell Mailplane to compose a new message with the PDF as an attachment.
>
> More info:http://mailplaneapp.com/howto/entry/compose_email_using_applescript/
>
> Hope this helps.
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:30 AM, tonkadu <[email protected]> wrote:
> > when using preview to view a pdf document in the file menu there is a
> > command named "mail selected pdf document". this command only seems
> > to use mail.app, and won't use mailplane even when i use the mailplane
> > pref to make mailplane the default mail app. is there anyway to get
> > this command to apply to mailplane?
>
> > also, i understand that some folks may find it easy enough to use the
> > print --> save as --> Mail PDF with Mailplane command does not solve
> > this problem for me. it doesn't really replace that functionality
> > because it forces you to use multiple keystrokes. the allure of that
> > built in preview command for me is the fact that you can execute with
> > the keyboard in one swipe. note, i have tried to assign a keystroke
> > to the print --> save as --> Mail PDF with Mailplane, but it doesn't
> > really work, you still have to click on the "save as" drop down button
> > in order the keystroke to register, defeating the purpose of the
> > keyboard shortcut assignment in the process.
>
> > if anyone has any ideas on how to get this working it would be most
> > appreciated.
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