Entourage Secretary beta released

2001-06-01 Thread Chris Stearns
Hi listers, I'm not sure if everyone has seen this, but Scotland Software (all code, no haggis), whom I hadn't heard of before, has released a beta of an interesting little application called Entourage Secretary. Check it out here: http://www.scotlandsoftware.com/products/secretary/index.html

Re: SR-1 updater logic could be improved

2001-04-07 Thread Chris Stearns
On 4/6/01 11:53, Chris Stearns at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe a Read Me note is all that is needed to clear this up... "Diane L. Schirf" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently, it was in the ReadMe. Which, typically, no one read. ;) (red-faced) "Maybe I... skimmed...ove

Re: SR-1 updater logic could be improved

2001-04-06 Thread Chris Stearns
Tim Mountford wrote: Again, who'd have thought an installer would stall at a custom icon if the sacred filename is okay (assuming it is). There are plenty of bemused users at the VersionTracker page that Diane pointed at yesterday who seem to have had issues like this. I also saw some people

Re: SR-1 updater logic could be improved

2001-04-06 Thread Chris Stearns
"Diane L. Schirf" wrote I disagree. Why should programmers waste time/resources/money to pander to people too stupid to have the basic common sense NOT to try to update an app that's been adulterated? I have a bit of attitude about this because I see more and more effort in the work world

Re: HTML built-in [was: Entourage unusable on OSX (s-l-o-o-o-o-o-w-w-w)]

2001-03-29 Thread Chris Stearns
Dennis T Cheung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that the best solution would be for Apple to make HTML rendering a core service as part of their API. Kinda like what QuickTime does for graphics on the platform. I can't imagine Apple not including this is Mac OS X - please tell me it's in

Re: Entourage unusable on OS X (s-l-o-o-o-o-o-w-w-w)

2001-03-29 Thread Chris Stearns
"Michael W. Wellman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now here's a useful site: How to turn off HTML/MIME mail in a multitude of clients: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1236/nomime.html But it didn't have any specific info for Entourage. I emailed Gerry Boyd (who runs the site) some detailed

re: Erage notification sounds volume

2001-03-29 Thread Chris Stearns
Joshua Jabbour [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip the Entourage notification sounds do not follow the "Alert Volume" setting from the sound control panel. I have my System volume set at around 5, but my alert volume set at about 2, so that system alerts don't echo through my apartment when

Re: Backing up Entourage

2001-03-13 Thread Chris Stearns
Allen Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Crevier at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: Or, add a line to the end of the script to launch Entourage, and take Entourage out of the startup items. Simplicity rules... Indeed! One more point, though, that no-one mentioned yet: the items in the

Re: Cosmopolitanism (was: automatic reply)

2001-03-13 Thread Chris Stearns
. I, for one, have found the feedback about different localizations of the software and different language encodings very interesting. There are even some Canadians (like me)! What list doesn't need at least one of those lurking about? -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http

Re: Paul Berkowitz/Applescript

2001-03-13 Thread Chris Stearns
the World Wide Web, visit http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- HTH -- Chris Stea

Re: Dictionary quirks (was: MailBits.com: Quotes Subscription)

2001-03-13 Thread Chris Stearns
"Bryan Harris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ever notice how the dictionary brings up the wrong entry, often the one right *after* the right one? For example, if you put your cursor in "jaundiced" below and choose the dictionary, you get "jaunt", although "jaundice" is a word. I'm pretty sure I

Re: Purging address popup list

2001-03-06 Thread Chris Stearns
David Cortright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course this feature is on the radar for future releases given that so many people seem to have an aversion to it. I think the aversion stems from this: the address pop-up lists, as they function now, sometimes offer too many address choices to the

Re: Yeah, what Gary said (Entourage's name)

2001-02-28 Thread Chris Stearns
David Cortright wrote: Try to find a single word that you can trademark worldwide. It ain't too terribly easy. This really is the crux of the issue. Seems like everyone want a piece of the 10s of billions in its coffers, especially small companies whose assets are little more than a

re: Reading Tip

2001-02-25 Thread Chris Stearns
Aaron Sills [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just realised that if I hit the space bar once while reading an email it scrolls down. Not only that, but once you reach the end of a message, if you press the spacebar to scroll again, E advances to the next unread e-mail. Cool. -- CMS -- To

Re: New Note from Selected Text (trying to write)

2001-02-04 Thread Chris Stearns
Title: Re: New Note from Selected Text (trying to write) Jim Baskins wrote: Hi Chris, Im way behind on the list, life does sometimes intervene, but I wrote a script (well, modified a script Paul wrote for something else) that does what you want. It will throw up a dialog asking you to

Re: New Note from Selected Text (possible bug in E?)

2001-02-01 Thread Chris Stearns
Allen Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Stearns at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: One thing I've noticed about the script is that is 'resets' the mailing list digest display back to the top of the message... I don't think this is anything in the script. If you have a digest up

New Note from Selected Text (trying to write)

2001-01-29 Thread Chris Stearns
Title: New Note from Selected Text (trying to write) The Create Note From Message script that shipped with E is useful, but many times I want to save just a _portion_ of a message to a new note. I'd like to highlight a selection of text/pictures/whatever in a message, then run a script that

re: Reply with template

2001-01-25 Thread chris stearns
"M. Tamer Ozsu" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of a script that would allow me to reply with template? I have looked at eStationary and Open Template, but those allow you to send a new message using a template. What I want to do is to reply to a message with a template, the

[OT] Hard Drives (was: AppleScript to backup Entourage data)

2001-01-24 Thread chris stearns
Mikel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone told me once it could help to guard against data corruption (plus I had an extra HD lying around). Is this bunk? There is an argument that keeping your operating systems on one drive, your application on another drive, and your data files on yet

Re: AppleScript to backup Entourage data

2001-01-23 Thread chris stearns
lias issue...but I didn't really fully investigate that. Thanks for the example and explanation Mikel - it was helpful. I'm going to go search through the digests now. -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL

re: Spamming the List

2001-01-23 Thread chris stearns
On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:02:15 -0500, Bruce Klutchko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But it has just occurred to me that the mail must be coming straight from the Spammer. He has just gotten our addresses from reading the list. So if the messages are not coming through the list, the List Dad (or

Re: AppleScript to backup Entourage data

2001-01-22 Thread chris stearns
? -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com

Links button is immovable (?)

2001-01-22 Thread chris stearns
side. Anybody know why? -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To search the archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/

re: AppleScript to backup Entourage data

2001-01-21 Thread chris stearns
syntax: "expected 'else, etc,' but found 'then.'" The other 'thins' are similarly problematic. I have my security extensions enabled. Anybody know what's up? -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL

Time-Digital article on Office:2001

2000-12-26 Thread chris stearns
Pretty funny - the author complains about Office for Mac, saying "I'm a little annoyed that Microsoft is making better software for the Mac than for Windows" http://www.time.com/time/digital/daily/0,2822,92604,00.html Shame on you, Mac:Office team. :) -- CMS -- To unsubscribe:

Best method for form letters?

2000-12-22 Thread chris stearns
ect of it, including any options attached.) I've tried "Save As: Entourage email message," but when double-clicked, the message which is launched is un-editable. That's no good. Any ideas as to the best way to handle this situation? Thanks in advance. -- Chris Stearns Edi

Script not quitting Entourage

2000-12-22 Thread chris stearns
Thanks in advance. *this message has been cross-posted to the AppleScript-Users List. Apolgies to those who read both - if this is unacceptable, please let me know and I won't do it again* -- Chris Stearns -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To search the archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/

Re: Script not quitting Entourage

2000-12-22 Thread chris stearns
es" it will work. Thanks to both of you - that info is very helpful. The script is working perectly now. Cheers -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To search the archives: http://www.m

re: Reply to list from digest [SCRIPT]

2000-12-14 Thread chris stearns
William Howarth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Allen--brilliant script, and here is proof that it WORKS! So is this... Thanks so much for this neat little script, Allen. I get the list as a digest too and it saves me lots of time. -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http

Junk Mail Filtering

2000-12-10 Thread chris stearns
John M Young wrote: Yes, the rule would act instantaneously. Therefore I would have no opportunity to quickly look at them in my inbox before quickly moving them to my deleted items folder. Sometimes a message I want gets marked as junk. I understand now. I'm sure a Script based on the

Re: Entourage-Talk Digest - 12/09/00

2000-12-09 Thread chris stearns
case, "Deleted Items" folder). HTH -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To search the archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/

Re: Daily Journal ? [Long script]

2000-12-06 Thread chris stearns
(very rudimentary) scripts. I'm having lots of fun. Thanks to everybody on the list - I've found a new interest thanks to you. -- Chris Stearns Editor, The Mezzanine Reader http://www.mezzaninereader.com -- To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To search the archives

Re: Enrage

2000-12-02 Thread chris stearns
"Brian Durant" wrote: I see that some members of the list have renamed Entourage to Enrage. --then-- Dan Crevier wrote: Actually, people have been calling it "Erage". Try turning off Autocorrect from the Tools menu. LOL!!! Am I the only one who finds this hilarious? Entourage has

Re: Newsgroup Reading (multiple sorting)

2000-12-02 Thread chris stearns
David Cortright wrote (in the Entourage:mac-Talk mailing list): The reason we do not sort by date while threaded is due to the new back-end data store that we use. While it has limitations such as this, it also allows for other great features such as custom views, global categories, ... That

Newsgroup Reading (was: How do I find a Group?)

2000-11-28 Thread chris stearns
2nd posting - 1st time didn't seem to work Günther Vansteelant wrote: A feature I'm missing from Entourage is the possibility to sort on multiple columns. In Now Contact you can shift click on different columns and the contacts will be sorted likewise in the order you clicked. This way you

Subject: Re: How do I find a group?

2000-11-22 Thread chris stearns
Jeff wrote: I have named all my groups with a tilde (~) as the first letter in the name so that when I want to find a group in the "AutoComplete" window I just enter the tilde and all my groups pop-up for me to choose from. Likewise, I have named all my Groups starting with a * so I use the

(OT) Re: Cmd-H

2000-11-19 Thread chris stearns
Allen Watson wrote: Only thing I know of right now is, if you are in an app and Option-Click on the desktop, you will hide the app and switch to the desktop. !! I didn't know that. That will provide the functionality I need about 80% of the time. You could install OSA Menu, I did this

Re: Entourage AppleScript Reference??

2000-11-18 Thread chris stearns
From: Paul Berkowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Allen might not know about that. (The code name during the beta process for what eventually got called Entourage was "Alpaca".) I thought it was called "Dolphin." Or was that the Office package as a whole? (Or am I imagining things?) CMS -- To

(OT) Re: Cmd-H

2000-11-18 Thread chris stearns
Of course, this will all change on Mac OS X, since Apple has stolen cmd-H to be Hide Application. I like the Cmd-H shortcut for "Hide Application" under OS X. Too bad it's replacing something useful (something which I didn't know about till now, though). Is there a system-wide 'hide app'