iii) handles multiple Eudora settings files (e.g. for shared macs)
For more information about Eudora, see Qualcomm's Eudora site at:
<http://www.qualcomm.com/quest/> or Andrew Starr's Eudora page at:
<http://www.amherst.edu/~atstarr/eudora>.
For Internet Config/TExtEdit or Netscape mailto: links, Eudora mailto helper can handle addresses of the type <mailto:joe@abc.com?subject=hello>. This is a Netscapism, so it is up to you to decide whether to use such links in your WWW pages. It won't cause problems in other browsers; it will just result in a "To:" line of "joe@abc.com?subject=hello".
Note that the multiple settings stuff can be achieved with "single setting"- setup simply by putting a file called Eudora folder in the system folder which will cause Eudora to ask you for a settings file on launch...
There has been reports that these hax are completely superfluous with Eudora 3.0b, i.e. one can register Eudora as mailto helper with netscape.
This is how it is supposed to work:
Drop the appropriate version of "mailto helper" on "qEGu <-> aplt" to give it a unique creator signature. For this to be unique any version of the "Eudora GURL Handler" (which is distributed with Internet Config) must also be dropped on "qEGu <-> aplt".
For use with Netscape:
Backup your Netscape preferences should you ever wish to undo step.
Doubleclick "register mailto/w netscape" to run this script and click on "run".
To undo this, delete your Netscape preferences and restore the backup file.
For use with Internet Config:
Open Internet Config. Click on the "Helpers" square. If "mailto" is already registered click on it then click the "Change" button. Otherwise click the "Add" button and type "mailto" (without quotes.) In either case, choose "mailto helper" (the one you converted with "qEGu <-> aplt" above) as the helper.
Note that you probably will have to rebuild your desktop for Netscape/Internet Config to find/launch "mailto helper". One way to try it before that is to launch it and leave it running (it will quit after completing its task).
The "aplt<->qEGu" applet will change creator of any application with creator "qEGu" to "aplt" (and vice versa) so that dropping both yor choice of "Eudora mailto helper" and "Eudora GURL handler" on it will do whats needed for "Eudora mailto helper" to work (at least when it comes to creator signatures)
Using multiple settings :
If you use the "multiple settings" feature, you will be asked for a Eudora settings file (and a name for that setting) the first time you use it. Next time you will be presented with a list consisting of your one setting, if you now choose "cancel" you will be asked for a (different) settings file. If you really want to cancel things you'll have to click "cancel" again. On subsequent uses, however, it will not give you this list if Eudora is already open; it only presents this option if Eudora is not open. (A few lines of the script can be deleted for it to give you this option even if Eudora is open.)
The different settings are stored as Applescript properties, i.e. in the resources of the script/application, hence settings cannot be added if mailto helper resides on a locked drive.
No scriptable Finder:
These are supplied with version 0, but does not support "?subject=" e.g.
If you have ICeTEe and Eudora mailto helper installed (see above), you may use
this -> huldt@matematik.su.se
to configure (i.e. cmd-click, find a Eudora settings file, give it a name ,discard the message and start over again until you have found all settings you want).
Unfortunately there is no way to remove stored settings other than changing creator back to "aplt", opening the script with the script editor, recompiling (add a space and remove it again), saving and changing creator again. Thus you might wish to keep a copy of your original download before installing Eudora mailto helper.
added the ability to add a protocoll specification if none is available
URLs. Note that spaces in subject works with ICeTEe if you select all of the URL before command-clicking.
v0.1d3 might even work...
and Eudora could have any name
v0.1d4 leaves the cursor on a more appropriate place (for some - not for me)
v0.1d5 will find Eudora regardless of name. (This is really supposed to be true now, please tell me of any problems)
my sincere thanks to Andrew Starr (fame of <http://www.amherst.edu/~atstarr/eudora>)
Christian Huldt
huldt@matematik.su.se
may be distributed on cd-roms, but I would really appreciate a copy
Disclaimer:
These things will probably trash your hard drive, tease your children, insult you and your family, throw your monitor out the window and offend your religion and not work at all. This however is not to be blamed on anyone, don't use it unless your willing to take risks.
(for me the only thing it does is assisting with e-mail)
it is (so far) only tested on a LC 630 running 7.5.3 and not very much…
You are welcome to send me a book on Applescript so I can clean this mess up.
