8. When Rich Text is selected in the Format menu there is no way to tell which font is selected. Most programs would have either a box showing which font is selected, or a check mark by the selected font name in the drop-down list (or both).
A workaround is to copy a sample of the formatted text into a program that does show the font, such as TextEdit. But PowerMail should not require users to do this. A box with the font name would be very helpful for people who have long lists of fonts. Some programs also show the font name in that font, which helps with font selection. - Winston Winston Weinmann wrote: >7. Links in HTML messages are sometimes clickable, sometimes not. > >- Winston > >Winston Weinmann wrote: > >>6. For HTML messages I cannot use the cursor to select text. I can >>double click on a word to select that word, or triple click and select a >>line, but I can't click and drag over HTML text to select it. >> >>This means I often have to take the extra step to either switch to text- >>only view, or open the message in a web browser, in order to copy >>something from an email. >> >>- Winston >> >> >>Winston wrote: >> >>>I was a late upgrader from PowerMail 5 to PowerMail 6. Here are a few >>>impressions. >>> >>>1. Great that I can now print HTML documents (without opening them in a >>>web browser first). >>> >>>2. Wish I could forward HTML documents. This really is essential these >>>days. (Yes, I suppose I could open them in my web browser, then print to >>>a PDF, then send an attachment. But really.) >>> >>>3. Dragging a message from the In Tray to a folder doesn't show the >>>message dragging. This is very disconcerting. The destination folder >>>highlights when the cursor goes over it, but I can't easily tell that >>>I'm still dragging something. And if I mis-drag I'm not sure I'll ever >>>see where the message went as it's invisible. >>> >>>Is there a fix for this? >>> >>>4. The highlight on a message being read in the In Tray is too bright. >>>It's also almost impossible to read a message name that has been >>>labeled, as these go dark against the blue highlight. Nor can you see >>>how it's labeled. Definitely a step backward. >>> >>>5. Hiccups >>>- a calendar item that came as text originally, then as a calendar >>>attachment that opened in iCal when someone else forwarded it to me. I >>>suspect PowerMail could have handled the first one more elegantly. >>> >>>- HTML sometimes still doesn't show up. I have to click on another >>>message, then back to the one in question. Sometimes several times. >>> >>>- could not copy the PowerMail 6 application from the downloaded Disk >>>Image directly to my computer. Had to open it on an Intel Mac and hide >>>it in a Zip file to get it onto my PowerPC computer. >>> >>>- HTML messages, which I suspect were improperly formatted without a >>>text only section, come in as attachments instead of opening in PowerMail. >>> >>>I'm sure there are some benefits I am missing, but other than (FINALLY) >>>being able to print what I see in an HTML document, I do not see much >>>change. I am still getting used to the brighter blue and white bands >>>separating messages and folders. They seem more distracting than helpful. >>> >>>I do appreciate the Rich Text formatting option, although I've not used >>>it yet. I'd have preferred being able to forward HTML documents. >>> >>> >>>- Winston >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >
