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From: Jolly Roger on 14 Jan 2010 16:04 In article <140120101245514029%ken(a)glass-stones.com>, Ken Lucke <ken(a)glass-stones.com> wrote: > Second, when I first open Mail, it opens fine, then sits and gives me a > spinning beach ball (while it shows the number of emails to download, > and it occasionally will start the download process), then just quits. Try viewing the Activity window (Window > Activity menu command) to see if you can figure out where it's getting hung up. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Barry Margolin on 14 Jan 2010 21:34 In article <140120101245514029%ken(a)glass-stones.com>, Ken Lucke <ken(a)glass-stones.com> wrote: > I've got a couple of problems with Mail that I can't seem to figure out. > > > First, when I send mail in Rich Text Format, all formatting seems to > get stripped. I have set the "Rich Text" setting in the Composing > preference pane, and it all looks good until I send it, then any copy > of it I get, even on other machines, all the formatting has been > stripped and it is back to plain text. Have you looked at the raw source, to see if the message contains multiple alternatives? You may have Mail set to show the plain text version. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Palle on 15 Jan 2010 13:25 On 2010-01-14 21:45:51 +0100, Ken Lucke said: > First, when I send mail in Rich Text Format, all formatting seems to > get stripped. I have set the "Rich Text" setting in the Composing > preference pane, and it all looks good until I send it, then any copy > of it I get, even on other machines, all the formatting has been > stripped and it is back to plain text. Thats a feature, not a bug. Unless you actively format your E-mail inline, then everything is raw-texted when sent. Have your tried that? Highlight a piece of text and make it bold (example). Se how it looks like when you send it then. -- Med venlig hilsen / Best regards Palle
From: Ken Lucke on 15 Jan 2010 21:10 In article <4b50b326$0$270$14726298(a)news.sunsite.dk>, Palle <palle(a)ducktrucks.dk> wrote: > On 2010-01-14 21:45:51 +0100, Ken Lucke said: > > > First, when I send mail in Rich Text Format, all formatting seems to > > get stripped. I have set the "Rich Text" setting in the Composing > > preference pane, and it all looks good until I send it, then any copy > > of it I get, even on other machines, all the formatting has been > > stripped and it is back to plain text. > > Thats a feature, not a bug. > > Unless you actively format your E-mail inline, then everything is > raw-texted when sent. > > Have your tried that? Highlight a piece of text and make it bold > (example). Se how it looks like when you send it then. Uhm, as I said. Stripped of formatting. Including the "sent" copy that Mail keeps - so if I decide to resend it, or send it to someone else, I have to redo all the font/formatting I previously did. -- You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. -- Charles A. Beard
From: Ken Lucke on 15 Jan 2010 21:17
In article <vilain-6D668B.17302815012010(a)news.individual.net>, Michael Vilain <vilain(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote: > In article <4b50b326$0$270$14726298(a)news.sunsite.dk>, > Palle <palle(a)ducktrucks.dk> wrote: > > > On 2010-01-14 21:45:51 +0100, Ken Lucke said: > > > > > First, when I send mail in Rich Text Format, all formatting seems to > > > get stripped. I have set the "Rich Text" setting in the Composing > > > preference pane, and it all looks good until I send it, then any copy > > > of it I get, even on other machines, all the formatting has been > > > stripped and it is back to plain text. > > > > Thats a feature, not a bug. > > > > Unless you actively format your E-mail inline, then everything is > > raw-texted when sent. > > > > Have your tried that? Highlight a piece of text and make it bold > > (example). Se how it looks like when you send it then. > > Usually what happens with formatted email is that the message that's > sent is a multi-part MIME message with a text part and a formatted HTML > part. Yes, it *sends* it as mime-encoded, but it refuses to display it on my computer in any way, shape, or form other than plaintext, unless I choose View---> Message---> Next Alternative which then shows it properly. But this apparently cannot be set permanently, AFAICT. I want the message to display on my computer exactly thhe way I formatted it when I sent it. I *get* rich-text files, and they show fine, why do *my own* refuse to show that way unless I specify it with "Next Alternative" each and every time. -- You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. -- Charles A. Beard |