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Re: [Macros4outlook-users] Skip signature when replying in RTF/HTML format?

[Tomas H. <XH...@ha...>]

On Sun, September 19, 2010 19:05, lar...@we... wrote:


Hi Lars,

>> 1) Not to add any signature by default (keep the default signature for
>> replies and forwarded messages in Outlook settings to <none>) and only
>> perform the processing when a specific button is pressed (either using
>> the
>> current approach with different Reply button, or alternatively adding
>> another button only in the message editor for adding the signature and
>> processing the message).
>
>> 2) Obviously, it would be enough if the macro could process the message
>> only once a signature is added.
>
>> 3) It would be also enough for me if the macro could avoid adding the
>> signature or removing it altogether if the edited message is not in
>> plain
>> text format (I don't add any "real" signature by default because I
>> always
>> need to choose among several options depending on the context and I do
>> that manually anyway).
>
>
> with all approaches I think the main problem is, that the signature is not
> added
> by the macro but automatically by Outlook when the macro calls the reply
> function.
>
> Also, as a signature might come in many different formats, there is no way
> for
> the macro to recognize a signature thus preventing removal. You would have
> to add
> markers to the signature so it could be removed but those would also be
> there
> for plain text mails.

Well, I obviously know how to avoid having the signature added
automatically in MS Outlook (as already suggested in my options 1 and 2
mentioned above are about). The trouble is that having a default signature
is currently the only possibility for the macro to perform its job. That's
basically one of my questions - would it be possible to have an
alternative triggering mechanism?

Tomas

Re: [Macros4outlook-users] Skip signature when replying in RTF/HTML format?

[<lar...@we...>]

Hi Tomas,

> 1) Not to add any signature by default (keep the default signature for
> replies and forwarded messages in Outlook settings to <none>) and only
> perform the processing when a specific button is pressed (either using the
> current approach with different Reply button, or alternatively adding
> another button only in the message editor for adding the signature and
> processing the message).

> 2) Obviously, it would be enough if the macro could process the message
> only once a signature is added.

> 3) It would be also enough for me if the macro could avoid adding the
> signature or removing it altogether if the edited message is not in plain
> text format (I don't add any "real" signature by default because I always
> need to choose among several options depending on the context and I do
> that manually anyway).


with all approaches I think the main problem is, that the signature is not added
by the macro but automatically by Outlook when the macro calls the reply
function.

Also, as a signature might come in many different formats, there is no way for
the macro to recognize a signature thus preventing removal. You would have to add
markers to the signature so it could be removed but those would also be there
for plain text mails.


Lars

[Macros4outlook-users] Skip signature when replying in RTF/HTML format?

[Tomas H. <XH...@ha...>]

Hi *,

First of all, please note that I'm not subscribed to the list so please
make sure to include my address in Cc: when replying.

Second, thanks for the QuoteFix macro, it's very nice and fulfils my needs
(yes, I'll try to send a postcard ;-) ).

Third, I have a question and hope to find a solution here. First of all my
current setup - I don't use the functionality to read all e-mails in plain
text as suggested on the WWW page because I often need to see the
formatted version of received e-mails unfortunately. Instead, if I need /
want to reply in properly quoted manner, I select "edit message" (the
received one), switch the format to plain text, use FixedReply there and
close the original message without saving my changes (thus preserving the
original message format but still being able to use FixedReply as
appropriate). This setup works well for my needs. The only disadvantage is
that if I need to keep the original RTF or HTML format, I still get the
"signature" (aka response template) prepended to the quoted original
message, because the "signature" needs to be included automatically to all
messages as far as I can see.

While thinking how I would prefer it to work, I'd see several options
(more or less equivalent for me as a user):

1) Not to add any signature by default (keep the default signature for
replies and forwarded messages in Outlook settings to <none>) and only
perform the processing when a specific button is pressed (either using the
current approach with different Reply button, or alternatively adding
another button only in the message editor for adding the signature and
processing the message).

2) Obviously, it would be enough if the macro could process the message
only once a signature is added.

3) It would be also enough for me if the macro could avoid adding the
signature or removing it altogether if the edited message is not in plain
text format (I don't add any "real" signature by default because I always
need to choose among several options depending on the context and I do
that manually anyway).

Any thoughts, anyone?

Thanks

Tomas

Re: [Macros4outlook-users] Welcome

[Oliver <ol...@us...>]

Hi,

> I'm looking forward to help out on your project, if there is something 
> I can contribute, just drop me an mail.  :)

Thank you for offer. Currently, QuoteFixMacro works fine here. :)

For a perfect solutions two things need to be thought of:
* Self-write a quoting algorithm
-> QuoteFix fails in special cases such as sourcecode quoting
* include par
-> par is available at http://www.nicemice.net/par/ and seems to have
really good reformatting algorithm
-> there currently is a protoypical integration written by Daniel

But I'm not sure, whether it's really worth it.

Cheers,

Olly

[Macros4outlook-users] Welcome

[Karsten H. <jul...@gm...>]

Hi,

I've subscribed successfully to your mailing list, so I will start 
with a short intro about myself.

My name is Karsten, I'm located in Berlin and spend most of my time 
with C++ development. One of the bigger projects I'm involved in is 
the open source reimplementation of the (hopefully) still known Be 
Operating System - BeOS. The project is now called Haiku.

I'm looking forward to help out on your project, if there is something 
I can contribute, just drop me an mail.  :)


Regards,
Karsten

[Macros4outlook-users] Welcome

[Oliver <ol...@us...>]

Dear users of QuoteFixMacro,

I'd like to welcome all of you to the mailinglist. I hope that you enjoy
QuoteFixMacro.

For further information, please vist our Wiki at
http://macros4outlook.wiki.sourceforge.net/

We found an active committer and look forward to include many improvements
into QuoteFixMacro.

Cheers,

Oliver