On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:55:28 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 19:56 +0000, John King wrote: >> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:12:55 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: >> >> > On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 11:41 +0000, John King wrote: >> >> ooo2 on Suse 9.2, with KDE 3.5.0 and evolution 2.4.2 >> >> >> >> I have set evolution as my email application in >> >> Tools-Options-Internet. However, when I try to File-Send a document >> >> as email or as a pdf attachent, a new evolution message is started >> >> but no document or pdf file is attached . >> >> >> >> I have tried changing the email application to both kmail and >> >> thunderbird, and in both cases there is no problem - a new mail >> >> message is started with the files attached. >> >> >> >> Are there any settings I can make to enable evolution to work >> >> satisfactorily? >> > >> > I suspect you will have to troubleshoot evolution as it does work >> > _VERY_ well as demonstrated by the message I sent you off-line with an >> > attachment directly from OOo. >> > >> > I would guess you are missing a setting in evolution. Please check. >> >> Are you running evolution/openoffice under gnome or kde? I ask because >> I've had several problems with evolution under kde (e.g. not calling the >> correct application to view attachments) which I could only solve with >> command-line setting changes. I'm wondering if there's a gnome setting >> that I need to set in a similar way. I've been right through the menus >> in evolution itself, but haven't found anything that would enable the >> send document feature. >> >> > Under Gnome. I have KDE available if needed.
It looks as if it was a problem of a setting in gnome. I ran the gnome-integration rpm from the installation package, and now I can send both documents and pdfs from ooo via evolution. Curiously, the attachments do not show up in the email message compose window, unless I manually add another attachment, when both appear. -- John [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
