Re: Creating a template to replicate the company letter heading
Thanks - got that I am now having problems with the table design. Because of the design I am creating individual tables 1 row x 2 columns. That mostly allows me to treat the tables differently. However on the centre table that has the address and other details on the right column and the message area on the left. I want to just have a border on this cell alone but it seems it is not possible to do this. Tried putting single cell table side by side but they go on separate lines. Any ideas please Regards, David Thanks Rick I think I am finding my through it - maybe Found out that if you set the QT to html then you can insert a graphic and right set it. I was trying to paste it before. Then inserted a table (2 unequal columns) so that I could put the company details in the right column. I then have the left column for the text entry setting the text start at the top. That part will then automatically expand when you type. I sent an email to myself and it seems to work. That is as far as I have got. Haven't yet discovered if you can make the column borders invisible. Right click the table and choose table properties, then set the border AND the cell border to 0. It will be a light gray for editing purposes. Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Mod: Top posting (was: Creating a template to replicate the company letter heading)
Hallo David, On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 13:38:47 GMTGMT (8-12-2010, 14:38, where I live), you wrote: D Any ideas please D Regards, D David Thanks Rick moderator Note: This moderator's interjection is a note to all readers and not just to the person being replied to, even if their post may have instigated this reply. Please don't feel singled out David. ' This posting violated the list rules regarding top posting. Top posting, i.e., typing all your reply text at the top of your message and following it with all quoted text below, is not encouraged and we actually request that you not do so on this list because a) It makes it difficult to glean context from what you typed at the top of the message and b) It encourages excessive quoting. We would much prefer if you quote just that much of the message to which you're replying, so we know what it is you're referring to, and then below the quotation, type your response. If you're responding to more than one part of the original, then quote each part separately and follow each part with your response. Now, I know that you may not personally prefer this format and that you may disagree with some of the reasoning here. We very much respect this. However, this is the format that most of the active members here prefer and all members are expected, and are being asked to use the format that will make most of the active membership here comfortable reading. You'll likely get a more responsive group when you post using a style that is comfortable for them to read and understand. To find out why these MOD messages are posted to the list instead of private mail, please read the welcome message you received when you subscribed. Thank you. /moderator -- Groetjes, Roelof Cannot open file D:\Batmail\moderator.txt pgpwGmhqKniUY.pgp Description: PGP signature Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Creating a signature
In my current email I am used to just right clicking and selecting a signature. TB is so complicated. I have searched through the list and cannot find anything that makes sense to me. So far I have created a QT with just my signature but cannot work out how to relate it to the message template. Hope you can help Regards, David Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Creating a signature
Dear David,
@8-Dec-2010, 16:07 David [D] in
mid:201012816754.513...@sd-e657e995c056 said:
D So far I have created a QT with just my signature but cannot work
D out how to relate it to the message template.
Add this: %qinclude('QTSigHandle')
to your message template where QTSigHandle is the handle you gave to
your quick template signature.
Quick templates can also be invoked while editing by typing the
handle followed by Ctrl+Space. Using the %issignature tag in a Quick
Template makes the QT invocation replace any current signature with
the newly invoked one while the cursor remains in place for
continued editing.
One word though, and here the moderator hat gets put on... you're
not using a cut mark to delineate your signature and without that,
the %issignature macro doesn't work.
A cut mark looks like this: dashdashspacereturn
You'll see one of these above everybody's (well, most) signatures on
this list. Mostly because it works and partly because it's list
rules ;-).
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Cheers -- Marck D Pearlstone -- List moderator and fellow end user
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Re: Creating a signature
Dear David,
@8-Dec-2010, 16:07 David [D] in
mid:201012816754.513...@sd-e657e995c056 said:
D So far I have created a QT with just my signature but cannot work D out
how to relate it to
the message template.
Add this: %qinclude('QTSigHandle')
to your message template where QTSigHandle is the handle you gave to your
quick template
signature.
Quick templates can also be invoked while editing by typing the handle
followed by Ctrl+Space.
Using the %issignature tag in a Quick Template makes the QT invocation
replace any current
signature with the newly invoked one while the cursor remains in place for
continued editing.
Thanks for that. I could not find %qinclude anywhere in the drop down lists.
One word though, and here the moderator hat gets put on... you're not using a
cut mark to
delineate your signature and without that, the %issignature macro doesn't
work.
A cut mark looks like this: dashdashspacereturn You'll see one of
these above everybody's
(well, most) signatures on this list. Mostly because it works and partly
because it's list rules
;-).
Probably because I am still using Poco. Don't know yet how the advantages out
weigh the ease of use
of Poco. Will put them in anyway.
--
Regards,
David
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Re: Creating a signature
Probably because I am still using Poco. Don't know yet how the advantages out weigh the ease of use of Poco. Will put them in anyway. Right now the weak spots in the Bat are HTML and IMAP and the IMAP is getting fixed right now. I used Poco. The interface is slicker, but I kept running into walls. The Bat has more power than you will probably ever need. Someone could hold a 2 hour lecture on using templates and macros and still not cover it all. The help file is not up to date and the best way after checking it, is to ask a question here on this list. Marck and Roelof are vast pools of knowledge -- Rick Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine. - Sir Arthur Eddington v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Creating a signature
Am 08.12.2010 18:24, schrieb Rick: The Bat has more power than you will probably ever need That's not true ;-) Your desire will grow with the possibilities... -- Jens Franik je...@gmx.de Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Creating a signature
Hello David On Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 5:03:44 PM, you wrote: [snipped] Probably because I am still using Poco. Don't know yet how the advantages out weigh the ease of use of Poco. Will put them in anyway. Without starting a religious war I find TheBat! technically better than Barca (which uses the Poco email client). When I was using Barca I had some dreadful problems with attachments. It transpired that my anti-virus was adding a tag to the file and Barca was then unable to decode the attachments. Since Barca doesn't show the source of messages properly it was a pig to track down. It causes no problems at all in TheBat! so I came to the conclusion TheBat! is more robust. -- Best regards, Jeff Gaines www.avoncastle.net Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Creating a signature
Am 08.12.2010 18:24, schrieb Rick: The Bat has more power than you will probably ever need That's not true ;-) Your desire will grow with the possibilities... But you, kind sir, are a POWER user and this man is using Poco mail. lol -- Rick Help bring to a close, the Age of Greed v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Changing individual table cells border
In my floundering around to create a template I needed to use a table in which one cell only had a border. Could not find anyway it could be done and searching the list did not help. This is probably old news, but I discovered you could insert a table within a cell to create that effect. Hope this might help someone. -- David Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Changing individual table cells border
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:02 AM, David fo...@greenandgrass.co.uk wrote: In my floundering around to create a template I needed to use a table in which one cell only had a border. Could not find anyway it could be done and searching the list did not help. This is probably old news, but I discovered you could insert a table within a cell to create that effect. I think this could also be done easily by using CSS properties to specify the cell border -- that is, for the specific cell you would code it something like this: td style=border: solid 2px #00Atable text /td That should give a 2-pixel, blue border on that cell only. Obviously you could change the border width or color to suit your needs. -Abigail Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Changing individual table cells border
I think this could also be done easily by using CSS properties to specify the cell border -- that is, for the specific cell you would code it something like this: td style=border: solid 2px #00Atable text /td That should give a 2-pixel, blue border on that cell only. Obviously you could change the border width or color to suit your needs. How do you do that in the Bat? -- Rick Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Changing individual table cells border
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Rick rick.grunwald.groupm...@gmail.comwrote: I think this could also be done easily by using CSS properties to specify the cell border -- How do you do that in the Bat? -- Rick Be who you are and say what you feel, becaus Sorry, I don't know if it can be done. I thought it was a general coding question when I was answering -- I don't know if the Bat would support that as a template or not. -Abigail Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Changing individual table cells border
I think this could also be done easily by using CSS properties to specify the cell border -- How do you do that in the Bat? -- Rick Be who you are and say what you feel, becaus Sorry, I don't know if it can be done. I thought it was a general coding question when I was answering -- I don't know if the Bat would support that as a template or not. That was good advice, but AFAIK, you can't (yet) do that in the Bat. I once tried composing in a program and emailed the page - with limited results. They need to rebuild the HTML editor after the current IMAP rewrite -- Rick Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. - Phyllis Diller v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Changing individual table cells border
Hi On Thursday 9 December 2010 at 2:09:24 AM, in mid:1244457651.20101208210...@gmail.com, Rick wrote: I once tried composing in a program and emailed the page - with limited results. They need to rebuild the HTML editor after the current IMAP rewrite Is there any way to edit the HTML template in an external editor, such as notepad, and re-import it into TB!? -- Best regards MFPAmailto:expires2...@ymail.com Never lean forward to push an invisible object. Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Changing individual table cells border
I once tried composing in a program and emailed the page - with limited results. They need to rebuild the HTML editor after the current IMAP rewrite Is there any way to edit the HTML template in an external editor, such as notepad, and re-import it into TB!? I used Serif's Webplus, created an email and mailed it, the Bat being my default mailer. It worked somewhat, but don't try anything real fancy. I'm thinking you could use another email prog with a strong HTML editor then export it and import it into the Bat Again, I hope the next project is rebuilding the way the Bat creates and deals with HTML -- Rick You're only young once; you can be immature forever v4.2.36.4 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 Current version is 4.2.23 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
