From notes at mozdev.org  Mon Mar 10 12:46:45 2008
From: notes at mozdev.org (notes at mozdev.org)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:46:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Signature] signature: feedback from George Beker
Message-ID: <20080310194645.86DE684522@mozdev.mozdev.org>


http://signature.mozdev.org/notes.html#c105

Great - easy to use.  The ONE problem is it doesn't allow me to insert formatted text (italics, colors, etc.).  That would be GREAT!  PLEASE, PLEASE!

If so, let me know.

bekerSig at bekers.org

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From notes at mozdev.org  Mon Mar 10 13:34:24 2008
From: notes at mozdev.org (notes at mozdev.org)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:34:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Signature] signature: feedback from Wnelweb
Message-ID: <20080310203424.1237384576@mozdev.mozdev.org>


http://signature.mozdev.org/notes.html#c106

I agree. I'd really like to be able to format the text. Is there already a way to do this?

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From notes at mozdev.org  Fri Mar 14 10:23:30 2008
From: notes at mozdev.org (notes at mozdev.org)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:23:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Signature] signature: feedback from Willy Jackson
Message-ID: <20080314172330.AD0B28450E@mozdev.mozdev.org>


http://signature.mozdev.org/notes.html#c107

Does Firefox have any capability to use signatures without an extension? In Tools -> Account Settings -> Composition & Addressing, there is an option called "and place my signature" but it is grayed out. Why?

Second, if Firefox can't do this natively, how do you install this extension? Quoting from the installation instructions they say:

1. download the .xpi file
2. open thunder bird
3. open the extension manager (tools -> extensions)
4. click install button

The problem is that under tools there is NO SELECTION CALLED 'extensions'.

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From notes at mozdev.org  Fri Mar 14 10:43:07 2008
From: notes at mozdev.org (notes at mozdev.org)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:43:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Signature] signature: feedback from WNelWeb
Message-ID: <20080314174307.83EA88451E@mozdev.mozdev.org>


http://signature.mozdev.org/notes.html#c108

First question: no clue as to why this is. 
Second question: Took me a while to figure this one out. What you need to do for number 3 is, under Tools, click on Add-ons (which is, I guess, your extension manager). Then you can install whatever extension you downloaded. I do not know why they call it 'extensions' in the instructions, but there you are. Good luck and I hope this helps you!

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From notes at mozdev.org  Sat Mar 15 09:28:03 2008
From: notes at mozdev.org (notes at mozdev.org)
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:28:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Signature] signature: feedback from WNelWeb
Message-ID: <20080315162803.6C0C884536@mozdev.mozdev.org>


http://signature.mozdev.org/notes.html#c109

One other thing you might want to try is saving a new letter as a template. 
To do this, Open Thunderbird.
Click on Write or File>new>message. A new, blank email will appear.
Move your cursor down to the body of the email and compose and format your signature (salutation, body, etc.) any way you want.
Once you are satisfied with it, click on File, then Save As and choose Template. Your letter will vanish immediately, likely causing you concern. 
Fear not!
Look under your Local Folders heading in Thunderbird. There you will see a folder called Templates.
Click on this folder and you will see your newly saved email template in the preview pane on the right (if that is where you have it set up). 
Double click on it and it will open up as a new email, displaying your formatted signature.
>From this point on, handle it like you would any new email.
There is no reason you couldn't use this technique for any number of different signatures. You can scroll through your saved templates viewing each in the preview window (assuming you have your Thunderbird set up to use the preview window, of course) until you find the appropriate signature. I haven't yet discovered a way to name the various templates.
PLEASE NOTICE this workaround will NOT work for including your signature on replies and forwards. For that, I suggest using the add-ons for signatures. It is for initial, original emails only, as far as I've been able to discover.
I hope this helps.
N.

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