Thanks Ben. Here we go some more........... ////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ On 11/21/03, Ben Kennedy wrote:
>On 20 11 2003 at 11:31 pm -0500, tass wrote: > >>There are a few things that I haven't figured out yet, and can't find any >>documentation for, so I'm checking here to see if anyone might be able to >>offer some guidance for these few items of confusion, > >Here we go. > >>either specify, or turn off "Word Wrap" as default - for both incoming >>AND outgoing mail. > >Not possible, there is no such concept in RFC 822 e-mail; see Wayne >Brissette for details. :) I'm not sure what you mean "not possible". Every email client I've ever used before has an option for settings a specific number of text characters before the program wraps down to the next line for new outbound messages. And most of them had a selection that allowed the user to turn this function off entirely. It is unbearably annoying to type specific lines of text with proper formatting just to see it come out the other end with the sentences all broken up into smaller sections for no good reason at all. And were not talking about endless strings of text without a "return" anywhere to be found. Most lines I type are around 110 characters maximum. Not to mention it plays havoc with extra long links that the email client can't read as wrapped to the next line. That really bites. :-) >>different audio announcements for each account selectable, > >You can do this via filters (I have different text-to-speech >announcements for a few things). By "announcements" I don't mean "speech" stuff. I would never in my life ever want my computer talking to me. I'm referring to being able to select from any *.wav or other appropriate audio file on my HDD. Coming from a program where I could tell from the next room which of 13 different email accounts just got mail based on very specifically selected sounds, it's something I've become quite attached to. >>Ability to select a "Default" account as the primary when creating new >>message, >>or at least have the app "asK" which account first. > >Mail Schedulings & Locations -> Default account for new messages. Thanks heaps. Missed that one some how. :-) >>Links in email are actually "click-able" (currently, nothing happens >>when cursor is >>placed over links, or when clicked - VERY not good). > >Cmd-click. Hmm. Seems a little silly to have to perform a key-combo to get the app to perform the most basic task for which the "link" is purposely designed to offer. Appreciate the trick. Just a shame it's needed at all. :-) >>"End", "Home", "Page Up", "Page Down" keys need to actually do something >>(preferably what they were designed to do). > >Care to elaborate? When scrolling listviews, they work for me as anticipated. Those keys are put there so that one can, while manipulating a page of text, maneuver about the page and the current line of text exactly as the keys are labeled. "Home" should take you to the very beginning of the current line of text, whereas the "End" key will take you properly to the last typed position of that same line. "Page Up" should immediately take your cursor to the very first position on the very first line of the entire page of text, and, yup, you guessed it, "Page Down" takes you to the last typed position of the very last line of the current page. So far, in the composition pages within PowerMail, the cursor never moves, "home" and "end" go to the beginning and end of the document, and the "page" keys only move the page up or down by some random number of lines of text - but the cursor always stays put making any movement completely useless. >>"Scroll Wheel" on mouse does nothing when in HTML mode, whereas it works >>perfectly with all other apps and in most all else in PowerMail. > >PowerMail's HTML mode is fairly broken as it is. Cross your fingers that >they are working on WebKit integration, and many woes will be resolved. Thanks. Fingers and toes crossed. I mostly NEVER use the HTML view. Only when some M$N sucker unknowingly sends out their email as HTML only. >>Button to toggle HTML/Plain Text views. > >There is a "globe" icon which features a pop-up menu (click and hold) >when viewing HTML emssages. Hmmm. Haven't seen any "Globe". Ah. Just re-read your reply "when in HTML mode". What about for us "seasoned" emailers that have long since gotten over the bubble gummy bear cutsie HTML and read everything in plain text except when mail comes in from time to time? :-) >>Option to "Bounce" an email back to the original sender. > >See "Redirect". That's *almost* the same. Could work in a pinch. This one is NOT a deal breaker. Just a nice touch. Knowing full well that the rest of them (those not actually explained) are completely "do-able" and proven to be SO useful, it's going to be a little bit of a struggle to have to live without them until they get fixed. Sorta like driving behind someone who takes up both lanes at 10 MPH under the speed limit while you know full well that the road can easily be driven perfectly well at 30 over! :-) Have a great one, Ben. And thanks again for you help. ht
