For what it's worth... A few AppleScripts that may be of interest to Emailer users running Classic on OS X 10.4 are now available here:
http://www.mythtech.net/emailer/AppleScripts/Mail-Temp-WindowScripts.zip Chris was kind enough to host them, and I hope they are of some use. The notes below accompany the scripts. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Peter B. bunnz (at) mhtc.net ----- 3/6/07 Using Claris Emailer 2.0v3 in Classic on Tiger (on OS X 10.4), I encountered certain quirks that I found annoying (in my transition direct from OS 9). I wrote these scripts to address some of those quirks. Emailer often seems to 'forget' user preferred window positions on quit and relaunch... and the Browser window likes to shrink up to the upper left corner of the screen, making it somewhat difficult to do anything. 'Reposition Emailer Windows' is a workaround for this and is described below. Similarly, message windows seem to prefer the upper left corner. 'Reposition Message Window' relocates and expands any message window to a more convenient location. The last three scripts all try to work around the 'Temp Incoming' folder problem (for which there seems to be no real 'cure'). As I understand it, Emailer doesn't always unpack (or properly delete) temporary files it uses when receiving mail. This results in duplicate mail items that often seem to 'arrive' at different times (though in fact they almost always have the same date stamp). The three scripts all deal with Temp Incoming in the same way... but provide different options in combination. None represent a cure, but they make life with Temp Incoming a little easier. The advantage of combining the 'check mail' function with the handling of the Temp Incoming folder is that - usually - an unpacked item is reported immediately... and the date stamp can be compared to the (likely) duplicate item in the In Box. The scripts have not been tested elsewhere, or on any version of OS X prior to or after 10.4.3, but they've run well on my machine for several months without a problem. One or more may have to be tweaked to work on other machines. The notes below also appear as headers in the scripts. I'm hoping they will be of use to some of you in the Emailer community... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reposition Message Window -- This script will resize and reposition an open Emailer message window ¬ -- to a central location on a 12" laptop screen. -- By fiddling with the numeric bounds you can set a preferred window ¬ -- position and size for your own screen. -- This script can be run from Emailer's script menu. ------------------------------------ Reposition Emailer Windows -- Emailer in Classic (on OS X 10.4), often seems to 'forget' user preferred window positions on quit and relaunch... -- This script will resize and reposition Emailer's Browser and Connection windows to a centered location (on a 12" laptop ¬ -- screen). It 'assumes' those windows are open on startup. It will not open the windows. The script also brings the ¬ -- Connection window to the front. -- By fiddling with the numeric bounds you can set a preferred window position and size for your own screen. -- This script can be run from Emailer's script menu. ------------------------------------ Temp Incoming Check-Delete -- This script checks to see if there are unpacked messages in Emailer's 'Temp Incoming' folder. ¬ -- If there are, a dialog appears offering the option to quit and relaunch Emailer. Usually, on relaunch, ¬ -- Emailer will unpack the message(s)... presenting a duplicate message (with an identical time ¬ -- stamp) in the In Box... which can then be deleted. The 'Temp Incoming' folder is checked again and ¬ -- if empty, a second dialog appears offering the option to quit Emailer, delete 'the Temp Incoming' ¬ -- folder and relaunch Emailer. If the discarded 'Temp Incoming' folder is the ONLY item in the trash, ¬ -- the trash will be emptied. -- The script is more conveniently used in 'combined form' with a mail check (see alternate ¬ -- 'Check Mail-Temp Incoming'). -- The script calls on AppleScript GUI scripting methods and must be run under ¬ -- OS X, rather than Classic. In addition, in Universal Access system preferences, 'Enable access ¬ -- for assistive devices' must be on (checked). It can be run in compiled form using a keyboard script ¬ -- utility, or as an application from the Dock. -- This script CANNOT be run successfully from Emailer's script window, as Emailer ¬ -- may be told to quit in process. ------------------------------------ Check Mail-Temp Incoming -- This script combines a mail check and the features of the 'Temp Incoming Check-Delete' script. -- As written, the script will both check AND send mail. -- The user must open the script and enter his/her current Emailer account name in the -- script at "???", and save the script before use. -- The script calls on AppleScript GUI scripting methods and must be run under ¬ -- OS X, rather than Classic. In addition, in Universal Access system preferences, 'Enable access ¬ -- for assistive devices' must be on (checked). It can be run in compiled form using a keyboard script ¬ -- utility, or as an application from the Dock. -- This script CANNOT be run successfully from Emailer's script window, as Emailer ¬ -- may be told to quit in process. ------------------------------------ 'Duluxe' -- This script combines the features of the 'Reposition Emailer Windows' and 'Check Mail - Temp Incoming' scripts. -- As written, the script will both check AND send mail. -- The user must open the script and enter his/her current Emailer account name in the -- script at "???", and save the script before use. -- The script calls on AppleScript GUI scripting methods and must be run under ¬ -- OS X, rather than Classic. In addition, in Universal Access system preferences, 'Enable access ¬ -- for assistive devices' must be on (checked). It can be run in compiled form using a keyboard script ¬ -- utility, or as an application from the Dock. -- This script CANNOT be run successfully from Emailer's script window, as Emailer ¬ -- may be told to quit in process. ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
