On 11/7/11 5:17 AM, Frog wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 11/6/11 2:20 PM, Ray_Net wrote: >>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>> On 11/6/11 12:07 AM, Ray_Net wrote: >>>>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>>>> On 11/5/11 11:42 AM, Frog wrote: >>>>>>> Frog wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am trying to make a .GIF signature file that can be attached to a >>>>>>>> message---like I can attach a piece of clip art to a message. Can this >>>>>>>> be done? If so, what are the steps to make this happen? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help sent my way. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Frog >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was about to give up on this signature attempt when I learned >>>>>>> about the Attachment of the signature being a problem. I then decided >>>>>>> if there was another way of accomplishing the same thing in a non image >>>>>>> file. I found the answer right in front of me and it seems to work with >>>>>>> few steps involved. Here is what I did (starting from the SeaMonkey >>>>>>> Inbox): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. Clicked "Compose" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2. Added an "Address", "Subject", and a Message Text. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3. I then clicked the selection V at the end of the small window >>>>>>> containing "Variable Width" typed in it. (This small window is located >>>>>>> under the subject space and above the message space. I then selected >>>>>>> "Script MT Bold" from the drop down list. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 4. I next selected the font size for the signature by either clicking >>>>>>> the A Up Arrow or the A Down Arrow. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 5. Lastly, I sent the message. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Note: All of the settings I made during this process reverted back to >>>>>>> the original settings once the message was sent. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I hope this all makes sense...if not, let me know. Also, I >>>>>>> believe this procedure will work without involving the attachment >>>>>>> problem identified in some of the responses...if not, let me know. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks again for your help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Frog >>>>>> >>>>>> The recipient will see your signature in Script MT Bold only if he or >>>>>> she has installed that font. According to >>>>>> <http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/index.shtml>, that font >>>>>> appears on only 58% of Windows systems and not at all on Mac or Linux >>>>>> systems. >>>>>> >>>>> So the best way is composing an html signature with an embedded .gif file. >>>> >>>> Not really. The recipient might have blocked the opening of >>>> attachments. As I said before in this thread, inline graphics files >>>> (GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, etc) are separated from an E-mail message as the >>>> message traverses the Internet. They are treated as attachments until >>>> the recipient's E-mail application recombines them with the message -- >>>> BUT ONLY IF the recipient allows attachments to be opened and does not >>>> force HTML-formatted messages to be viewed as if ASCII-formatted. >>>> >>>> Why would a recipient block the opening of a GIF file? Because GIF >>>> files (and other graphics files, too) have been known to carry malware, >>>> according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT. >>>> >>> >>> So there is no way to achieve: >>> "I want to type in Script MT Bold//Font Size 22//Microsoft Word my >>> signature" >>> >>> If the receiver did not have this font installed. >>> And embedding a gif file (a printscreen of the text) into an html >>> signature doesnot work also if the receiver block attachement. >>> >>> Did you have a solution ? >> >> Do a plain-text signature. >> > David, > You probably remember me from my past problems...the old man learning > the computer world as he goes. Now for my learning question this time > around--Is the signature that I developed (developed following the steps > I gave in my earlier message)plain text? Is there a security problem > with the signature I developed? It seems to me that is is simply plain > text as the rest of my message--just in bold letters, a larger font > size, and in a different font. Am I correct in this thinking? > Thanks again for helping me get my knowledge base in line. > Frog
How do you get a different font, font-size, and bold? That cannot be done with plain-text. At the minimum, it requires HTML-formatting, for which there is no security problem. However, some users will display that as ASCII-formatted, negating the effort you put into designing your signature. If you are concerned about conveying the content of your signature, HTML-formatting is betting than an image file. If you are more concerned about the aesthetic impact of your signature, not everyone will receive that impact. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/>. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
