[arachne] Re: PROBLEMS WITH USE OF EXTERNAL EMAIL EDITOR

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Hi Greg M.,
                      There are as many ways to
perform this task as there are list members...
and probably more....I was just trying to 
describe one way. It sounds complicated when 
you have to describe step by step on screen....
but it is really very logical and simple and pretty
much fool-proof in practice. If one uses an editor
that lists the files and lets one choose a file by
clicking on it then one only has to remember the
last 2-3 numbers of the tbs file name most of
the time.  By loading the tbs file into the editor
then one can edit the header and the text body
at the same time if need be and when the file
is saved it is total and complete and ready to
send if no errors were made by the person
doing the editing.
    Of course, if one has the external editor button
working properly then all of the above is not
necessary......but.....Brian's description leads me
to believe that his external editor button is not
working properly so I tried to describe in step by
step fashion my interpretation of Sam H.'s email.
I personally, usually just use the internal editor. <ggggg>

Regards,

Eric 

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:00:52 +0930 "Greg Mayman" <gmone@xxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
> 
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:06:18 +0000, Eric S. Emerson wrote:
> 
> > Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
> 
> > Brian,
> >          I think this is what Sam H. was
> > saying he does.....anyway it works......
> > 1. Arachne is running and connected
> > 2. Press "C"....will load compose page
> > 3. Fill in everything you wish except the body
> > ..    of the email
> > 4. Click on "Save to Outbox"
> > 5. Press "M"...this will load Email page
> > 6. Click on "Outbox"...this will load Outbox
> > 7. Click on the email you just saved
> 
> Alright so far.
> 
> > 8. Get the path and name of the email from
> > ..    the address bar (URL)
> > 9. Press Alt-E ... this will return you to DOS
> > 10. Load your external editor with the file you
> > ..       just saved from address bar.
> > 11. Write in the body of your email and save it
> > ..       back to the same file...exit editor...
> > 12. Type "Exit" at command line...return to Arachne
> 
> That is horribly complicated. Much easier to click on "Modify" after
> step 8 above, then when the edit/compose screen opens, click on
> "External Editor".
> 
> On exiting the editor, make sure the file is saved as "textarea.tmp" 
> and
> the edited message should apear in arachne's edit/compose screen. At
> that stage you can click on "Send mail now" or on "Send to Outbox" 
> if you
> want to send it later.
> 
> 
> Regards from Greg Mayman in Adelaide, South Australia
>         35d 01'44" S  138d 32'13" E
> 
>                   Arachne at FreeLists                  
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> 
> 

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