Hi, What about using Keyboard shortcuts. For example, type 2ndmouse And the phrase you wish to enter will be typed for you. Thanks, Rob
> On Dec 12, 2021, at 1:16 PM, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Can anyone offer a suggestion to automate creation of signature tags? > > Here’s a bit of background. > > I’ve subscribed to “Quote of the Day” and save the ones I like to text files > in a folder I’ve created named “Signatures.” Each file is named using a > phrase in the e-mail/file with the “TXT” extension. > > For example, I have a signature that reads, “The early bird may get the worm, > but the second mouse gets the cheese.” > > This quote (with my name affixed at the beginning of the file, is in a file > named “Second Mouse.” > > Likewise, the signature (in the signature list) is also named “Second Mouse.” > > Is there any process I could use to process each file, placing the contents > of said file in the signature configuration? > > I’m wondering if I could develope a shell script that could open each file, > copy the contents therein and place that contents in a signature block using > the same name for the signature as the file name (minus the “TXT” extension). > > I certainly know how to process each file, copying the contents and stripping > the “.TXT” extension; but I have no idea if the signature configuration uses > special files and what those files might be. Can anyone offer a suggestion > or point me to a document that clearly describes the signature structure for > MacOS? > > Thanks in advance. > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * > - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin > - "He who controls the past controls the future." > "He who controls the present controls the past." > George Orwell > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/1B3EE0D3-F6A8-4B5E-97F4-3C6EABCCCD95%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/77F08FFC-CEC2-40BA-9AF1-A397D9EDF1F4%40icloud.com.
