Evolution 1.4.5 and its very limited capabilities

[Arturo Duran]

I am using the default Evolution package installed by
FC1.

I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
the application when sending messages:

NO font sizes
NO font colours
NO "Justified" paragraph alignment

All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.

Is this a bug?.
Can anyone help?.

Cheers,

Arturo Duran

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[Paul Morgan]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 09:20, Arturo Duran wrote:
> NO font sizes
> NO font colours
> NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
>
> All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.

The out-of-box default is plaint text message. Aside from changing the
default for all mail to html, you can change an individual message to
html from the format menu. This enables the font stuff.

hth,
paul

[Markku Kolkka]

Arturo Duran kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika Maanantai 1. Joulukuuta 
2003 17:20):
> I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
> the application when sending messages:
>
> NO font sizes
> NO font colours
> NO "Justified" paragraph alignment

You can't have those in plain text emails. If you _must_ send formatted 
text in email, send it as a PDF attachment.
> All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.

Good. The program works correctly.

[Marc Schwartz]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 09:20, Arturo Duran wrote:
> I am using the default Evolution package installed by
> FC1.
>
> I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
> the application when sending messages:
>
> NO font sizes
> NO font colours
> NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
>
> All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
>
> Is this a bug?.
> Can anyone help?.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Arturo Duran

Unless your default Composer settings are for HTML, you get plain text,
which cannot have colors, fonts sizes or other formatting.

Either:

1. Go to Tools -> Settings -> Composer Preferences and select "Format
Messages in HTML"

OR

2. When you create a new e-mail, select Format and check HTML.

Then you will have your formatting options.

Option number 2 is better, since your default messages (like to this
list) will be plain text, which is the preferred approach.

HTH,

Marc Schwartz

[Preston Crawford]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 07:32, Marc Schwartz wrote:
> > NO font sizes
> > NO font colours
> > NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
> >
> > All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
> >
> > Is this a bug?.
> > Can anyone help?.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Arturo Duran
>
> Option number 2 is better, since your default messages (like to this
> list) will be plain text, which is the preferred approach.
>
> HTH,

This is what I find funny. No offense, Arturo, there are still a few of
us out here who HATE getting HTML email. Evolution handles both fine.
The fact that it doesn't default to HTML is a *feature* in my book.

Preston

[Arturo Duran]

Hi, Preston,

Thanks to you and the others for such quick responses.
I had the feeling it could not be a bug, but just a
hole in my attention to detail; as simple as setting
HTML as default format...

Anyway, I got to know this because of your help.

BTW, what is so insecure / worrying about using HTML
for e-mail?.

Regards,

Arturo Duran
Navacerrada, Madrid, Spain

--- Preston Crawford  wrote: >
On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 07:32, Marc Schwartz wrote:
> > > NO font sizes
> > > NO font colours
> > > NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
> > >
> > > All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
> > >
> > > Is this a bug?.
> > > Can anyone help?.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Arturo Duran
> >
> > Option number 2 is better, since your default
>
> messages (like to this
> > list) will be plain text, which is the preferred
>
> approach.
> > HTH,
>
> This is what I find funny. No offense, Arturo, there
> are still a few of
> us out here who HATE getting HTML email. Evolution
> handles both fine.
> The fact that it doesn't default to HTML is a
> *feature* in my book.
>
> Preston
>
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[Alexandre Strube]

Em Seg, 2003-12-01 às 16:03, Arturo Duran escreveu:
> BTW, what is so insecure / worrying about using HTML
> for e-mail?.

Some code can be included in html... It's a pain in the ass to download
an email with wallpaper, it won't be read from pine/mutt etc, well..

[Barry L. Kline]

On Monday 01 December 2003 01:03 pm, Arturo Duran wrote:
> BTW, what is so insecure / worrying about using HTML
> for e-mail?.

1) Text-based readers find it incomprehensible.
2) Those that read from alternative devices (phones, pagers, etc) have to put 
up with html tags from within.
3) It increases the size of the message without contributing to the content. 
For people that receive tons of email and have mail box quota this can cause 
their box to fill prematurely.  And people with slow dial-up connections have 
to tolerate longer download times.
4) Some of the mail readers that do comprehend HTML render the message in 
illegibly small fonts.
5) Many of the people who can help you with your problems filter out HTML 
formatted email.  You'll reduce the number of potential people who can help 
you out of a jam.

That is just a few of the problems.

Barry

[Michael Kearey]

Arturo Duran wrote:
> I am using the default Evolution package installed by
> FC1.
>
> I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
> the application when sending messages:
>
> NO font sizes
> NO font colours
> NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
>
> All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
>
> Is this a bug?.
> Can anyone help?.

When you compose a message, it is by default plain text. Set it to 
Format->HTML and the formating you want is available.

I hope this eases some disappointment..

Cheers,
Michael

[catastrofe]

I use Evolution all the time, I think is great.

By default the editor is set to write the e-mail in a plain text format
(which I think is the most used, and of course more secure). If you want
to have all the sizes, colors, etc, you will have to go to the tools
menu|configuration|editor preferences and check de default format to
HTML.

If this is not clear, drop me a mail and I'll send you a screen-shot
from where you can find the option (my system is in Spanish).

Best regards.

El lun, 01-12-2003 a las 16:20, Arturo Duran escribió:
> I am using the default Evolution package installed by
> FC1.
>
> I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
> the application when sending messages:
>
> NO font sizes
> NO font colours
> NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
>
> All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
>
> Is this a bug?.
> Can anyone help?.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Arturo Duran
>
> Download Yahoo! Messenger now for a chance to win Live At Knebworth DVDs
> http://www.yahoo.co.uk/robbiewilliams
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[Alexandre Strube]

Hello Arturo,

Em Seg, 2003-12-01 às 13:20, Arturo Duran escreveu:
> I am using the default Evolution package installed by
> FC1.
> I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
> the application when sending messages:
> NO font sizes
> NO font colours
> NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
> All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
> Is this a bug?.
> Can anyone help?.

This is because you're sending plain text emails, not html.

[Bret Hughes]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 10:08, Alexandre wrote:
> Hello Arturo,
>
> Em Seg, 2003-12-01 às 13:20, Arturo Duran escreveu:
> > I am using the default Evolution package installed by
> > FC1.
> > I am rather disappointed at the limitations imposed by
> > the application when sending messages:
> > NO font sizes
> > NO font colours
> > NO "Justified" paragraph alignment
> > All of these options are greyed out BY DEFAULT.
> > Is this a bug?.
> > Can anyone help?.
>
> This is because you're sending plain text emails, not html.

And that is a good thing. IMNSHO

Bret