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>> I think this question may have been asked before, but I've never
>> read an answer. I was just browsing RITLabs home page and noticed
>> on their screens shots of TB, some red coloured folders along with
>> the traditional yellow and blue ones. Anyone know the significanc
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AMA> Does anyone know how to make The Bat! check to see if it is the
AMA> default e-mail program? It would always ask me, but one time I told
AMA> it not to ask anymore thinking it would automatically make itself
AMA> the default e-mail program. Is there a registry e
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Andrew>> In Editor preferences dialog we have "Pasting different block
Andrew>> type" options:
Andrew>> S&kip prompt
Andrew>> Adjust auto&matically
Andrew>> What are these for? What does it mean, "different block
Andrew>> type"? When is a block considered to be of differen
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TP> Without going into evangelism, can anyone give me any pros/cons of
TP> the "competition" as compared to The Bat!?
Try looking at http://email.about.com/ - may be they have such
competition tables...
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MM>> Submission forms require internal PGP implementation, but you
MM>> need not any additional dlls - everything is inside thebat.exe
MM>> Examples are attached. Hope you find them useful. But, before
MM>> installing them, import office.txt PGPkey.
LG> Hmmm, I must be doi
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ND> Not sure if this really classifies as a bug or more an abnormality
ND> but I noticed the right click C&P menu is available in normal
ND> template editing but unavailable in quick template editing.
Do you mean folder's template editing by "normal template editing"?
The f
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In Editor preferences dialog we have "Pasting different block type"
options:
S&kip prompt
Adjust auto&matically
What are these for? What does it mean, "different block type"? When is
a block considered to be of different type, and different from what?
Any ideas?
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TB> Is there any way to turn of the deletion confirmation when deleting
TB> messages from the preview pane? An alert box pops up each time I hit
TB> Del and the preview pane is the active window. The same behavior
TB> doesn't occur when the headers pane is active, or when th
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m> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc]
m> @="Word.Document.8"
This means all the commands about .DOC files are described in section
Word.Document.8
m> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell]
m> @="wordview"
This means the default command (which is marked bold on pop-up menu
and which is
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SL> Operative word is "should", not must. Because of that, and
SL> the widespread use of mailing lists, I think that the client
SL> should prompt the user on which address they want to send to with
SL> the default being the reply-to. This gives the user the ability
SL>
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JA> is there any way to override the HTML viewer that The Bat! has so
JA> that I use a dedicated HTML viewer? I am thinking of something
JA> similar to how the image viewer works right now. The one that
JA> comes with The Bat! is not very good, but there is an option to
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m> I prefer to use WordView rather than Word for viewing word
m> processor attachments, to avoid execution of potentially malicious
m> macro code.
m> In spite of *.doc files being associated with WordView, The Bat!
m> insists on opening MS Word to view these files when at
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CGS> First, I today, reapaired it myself. I just renamed that file to
CGS> the message file and voila I have my inbox back.
CGS> btw, the .tmp file had the size of 54 MB ...
Seems you do not use Compress folder on a regular basis (and all mail
you ever received is still in
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>> You would have to create a filter with strings for each
>> person in that folder.
JA> Well it depends on my needs, right? If I want to filter all mail from
JA> one folder to one other folder, then I can just do one common string.
JA> For example I could search f
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AM>> I was experimenting with PMMail and Notetab Pro. I didn't like
AM>> what was happening. I had to shut down Notetab Pro manually each
AM>> time and then allow it to catch the next message for reading or
AM>> composing. Although Notetab Pro supports multiple document
AM>>
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CEG> I want to export some of my emails to MS Outlook. How do I got
CEG> about this as the only 2 export file type available are Unix and
CEG> RFC-822 message files.
Outlook supports RFC-822 message files, I suppose. If not, rename them
into *.EML - then it will understand
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LW> One final question - again the answer is quite simple (I hope).
LW> I need to see my messages collapsed, in subject order, and
LW> within the subject all the replies in the time which they were
LW> sent in chronological order.
LW> At present the first two cr
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You've already got that - hit Ctrl-Shift-F in the message list
window when you've marked the appropriate message and a dialog
pops up asking you what criteria to use and where to move it to
(a simplified version of the Account|Sorting Office/Filters menu
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TF>>> - "Kill file". Right clicking on a message automatically sets
TF>>> up a filter moving messages by that author into a specified
TF>>> box.
>> You've already got that - hit Ctrl-Shift-F in the message list window
>> when you've marked the appropriate message and
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T> I created a manual filter that will move read messages to my specified
T> folder. So when I get new mail, I read them all and then issue the
T> "Re-filter" command in the folder menu. When the re-filter window
T> pops up, "Incoming Mail" is selected by default but "manu
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FW> I'm another new user of TheBat, and I have a question about the positioning
FW> of TheBat's windows. Specifically, the editing window.
FW> I do -not- run Bat in maximized window mode, preferring to have "medium"
FW> size windows open, so I can have access to other thin
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Steve Lamb wrote:
> I prefer to have one regex filter that would catch mailing list mail
> and filter it into a folder under the "Mailing Lists" folder using
> the name of the mailing list that sent it. That way when I add new
> mailing lists I don't have to add a new filter
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FW> I have a folder set up, under my INBOX, from which I want to
FW> forward messages to a mailing list. This list will be one-way
FW> only - outbound from me. Perhaps someone will reply, but the
FW> replies will be to me only, not to the list.
FW> The template for the fo
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>> How do I best set up an archive where I can move older messages but
>> still be able to pick them up and view them easily.
>> I do not want them to be loaded at the usual start-up.
d> Set up sub folders underneath each folder.
Or setup another mailbox in TB. You
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SK>> In Eudora Pro 4.22 I can edit and save incoming email messages
SK>> as also each message's summary header is this possible in The
SK>> Bat! 1.38e -if so how ?
MDP> This is not a facility available in TB other than by exporting the
MDP> message to a text file, e
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cin> I was wondering if there are any options anywhere to tone down
cin> the confirmation dialogs? There seem to be lots. I don't mind
cin> the ones where it could be a permanent problem (like deleting a
cin> folder full of messages), but when I click "Ctrl-Enter" to send
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JT> Well, my TB doesn't leave temp files, but some other programs do. I've
JT> been very content after adding these two lines to my c:\autoexec.bat
JT> deltree /y c:\windows\temp > nul
JT> md c:\windows\temp
JT> That will wipe your temp directory and recreate it every time
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AM> Actually, if the folder contains only messages saved as draft, a
AM> little pencil or pen (too small to tell which it is) appears
AM> superimposed over the folder which itself maintains it's yellow
AM> color. This is different from the bright green color that the
AM> fol
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MH> in our local network environment, users are connecting with The
MH> Bat! to our local mail server rather than to an Dial-Up Provider
MH> via an RAS connection. Thus in the relevant settings (SMTP server,
MH> POP server etc.) the local IP of the mail server is set
MH> (19
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AVK> Dr.Web has always been one of the fastest scanners available. It
AVK> uses it's own algorithm of checking files. This results in the
AVK> situation when it needs even less time to scan your whole HDD
AVK> _with_ all the possible bells and whistles (like heuristic
AVK> a
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OS> I tried to establish a filter for outgoing messages... it should
OS> run an external program before sending the message.
No, not before but _after_ sending the message to SMTP server.
OS> --
OS> Oliver Sturm / <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Please, use dash-dash-space-CRLF
Hello, The Bat Users!
Alexander, Steve, and Rob, thank you for explanation. You convinced me
to insert %SINGLERE macro in the reply template for TBUDL. :)
SL> Besides, what real use does it have? Who cares how many replies
SL> there are in a thread especially since threads will most likely
SL>
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>>>Another program is X-Ray (http://xraysoft.cjb.net/)
>> do you know if there's a translation of whatever the readme.txt of that
>> package is written in ?? (i guess it's Russian ...)
KR> Well, it certainly isn't English. I'm not about to run the executable
KR> without h
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MDP> Many of us (including myself) prefer to use the %SINGLERE macro in our
MDP> reply templates (especially for mailing list submissions) to disable
MDP> this incremental "Re[n]:" behaviour.
I have a question: is this a part of Netiqette? Are there any reasons
for disabl
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>>> I have noticed that the attachments to these parked messages seem to
>>> disappear.
R>> that's funny ... i just noticed that my 'attach' directory is full of old
R>> attachments without messages. ;-)
Same situation here. A lot of old attachments without messages.
Tho
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AM> Anyone knows how to change the font for the folder tree and message
AM> list via the registry. I've been looking for an entry and can't find
AM> one.
I didn't find any, too. May be TB uses some Windows' setting from the
Control Panel? But most probably, the font is h
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AM> Delete two or more messages from the message list and then pass
AM> the mouse over the message list. The number of messages said to
AM> be selected is incorrect. I usually have only one message
AM> selected and yet it says that I have up to 5 selected at one
AM>
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AM> So, after all this. Is there a way to suppress the serial number?
Sure. You have to use some program for that (a kind of "transparent"
SMTP server - you tell The Bat to use it as your SMTP server and to
that program - to use your real SMTP server). I've heard about VPOP
Hello, The Bat Users!
What do these messages mean? I keep getting them from time to time...
Mtdc> Return-Path: <>
Mtdc> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mtdc> Received: (qmail 11278 invoked by uid 417); 11 Dec 1999 15:03:55 -
Mtdc> Received: from ns2.dutaint.com (HELO thebat.dutaint.com) (202
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H> A couple of days ago we were on the subject of filtering incoming
H> mail from this list. There were a wide range of suggestions, ALL
H> of which I had previously tried. None had worked but I decided to
H> try them again. Again none worked. So being truly methodical (o
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M> I'm using Bat Version 1.35. I can not configure my Bat E-mail
M> Software to function within our network. Our Server has the WWW
M> and smtp and pop direct connection and I am trying to use the Bat
M> on my work-station. I have been attempting this for several months
M
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JM> I would like to know if Kill filters kill the messages with *all* the signal
JM> strings in Routing, or with *any* of the signal strings in Routing.
with any string, IMHO.
JM> Besides, how can I make kill filters to delete messages with empty "To:" fields?
No way.
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LEM> Do I have any mean to filter by a specific kludge. E.g., "if 'Reply
LEM> to' is that, then do this", "If 'CC:' contains that do this'.
See below.
LEM> The only choices I saw are Sender, Recipient, Subject, Text, Any
LEM> Kludge, anywhere. Can't I create a new locat
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AM>>> If you forward a message, a copy of the message sent is not
AM>>> placed in the "Sent" folder and this is why hitting
AM>>> Ctrl+backspace to find the forwarded message copy will not
AM>>> work.
>> Here all forwarded messages are kept in Sent. May be you have some
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AM> Hi all,
AM> OK, I've now detected the pattern.
AM> If you forward a message, a copy of the message sent is not placed in
AM> the "Sent" folder and this is why hitting Ctrl+backspace to find the
AM> forwarded message copy will not work.
Here all forwarded messages
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CG> Is there a hotkey to jump to the next unread message (in another
CG> folder, if necessary)?
Space key - it scrolls down the message, then jumps to the next (may
be depends on the sorting order (ascending, descending)... if it does,
then this is a bug and should be repor
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t> Christopher J. Trybowski> pulled out of reg.
t> By the way notice above text from Christopher: this time I left it
t> as it was: but WHY hasnt it got the single > in front. Its a
t> nuisance that where there are long prefixed names as sender that
t> this happens.
Ac
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KR> Yes, I had figured this one out, as well. It's a nuisance to have
KR> to check them manually, though.
Look at the menu. There are some items to check all the messages and
to invert selection. I don't remember their names, sorry.
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LB> I just finished composing a message and I miss a certain function
LB> that I had come to really appreciate. When I highlight a word or
LB> phrase and tried to drag it to another place in the paragraph, it
LB> doesn't budge! Am I not doing something right - or does that
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MP> After a long Time of just reviving and not reading messages I
MP> started to clean up my Folders. For every Folder of a
MP> Mailing-List I made an Archive-Folder where I collect interesting
MP> Message-Threads. But If I am in the Thread-view of the bat an I
MP> want
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TF> Does anyone know why my auto-complete function has stopped
TF> working in the address fields? I was using TB! 1.31 and the
TF> auto-complete function stopped recognizing any of my groups. I
TF> never could figure out why. Now I've upgraded to TB! 1.36 and the
TF> au
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SL> When the reply-to and from fields differ, offer the user the choice of
SL> which to use. While RFC822 states that reply-to should be used it does not
SL> state that it must be used to the exclusion of from. Furthermore, since 822
SL> does allow for mailing lists to
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AK>> The properties windows should be resizable, so you don't have to
AK>> scroll so much while designing message templates.
PG> I do not think it would be so useful : the easiest way to design a
PG> template seems to use the editor, and benefit from all its
PG> features (j
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> It says delete from server, does that mean before or after
> downloading it OR is it smart enough to filter on the header and
> kill / delete it before wasting my time getting it to my pc??.
If you use Kill filters, then the mail gets deleted on server without
downl
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> In short where is the helpfile corresponding to the latest bat
May be in the release file for the latest version (thebat.exe - it's a
RAR archive)? If not, then there is no help file available, sorry.
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> Is it possible to edit (add, change, delete) the headers of a message?
Export the message (MSG format or UNIX mailbox), edit the headers in
any editor, then import it back. This is the only way.
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ug:
Create a new message, edit headers (To, CC, BCC fileds). These
changes will be not autosaved (unless you edit the message body).
Regards,
Andrew K. Lovetski
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To se
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> Well, I just noticed this, but links in the quote-section also won't
> work Is this intended or also a bug?
When I reported this bug to RITLabs over a year ago, they said: "We'll
think it over". So, as I understood, they consider this as a bug or as
a thing to do.
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> Open the dropdown menu list.
>
> Tap the down and up arrow keys to navigate to the address you wish to
> delete. When the address is highlighted simply hit 'delete'.
You can use Space key to "park" some important addresses - you won't
delete them by accident in this case
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PG>> Would it be possible to make the right menu options "Location to
PG>> Clipboard", "Write message to address", "Add to address book"
PG>> available from the Editor ?
>
> Have you try this, reply any messages, then from Original Text Pane
> select any
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> TB 1.36 works fine. It is just the new location of the icons which is
> tweaking my nose now since with the behavior of the buttons changed there is
> really no reason for the deferred setting at all. :/
There is a reason: the result of pressing F2 in editor depends
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> A long standing bug:
>
> open the bat & any other application
> right-click on your task-bar & select 'horizontal alignement' (or
> something like that since I'm using a dutch win 98...
>
> You see a non-existing window appear... (as in blank desktop space)
>
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> I do! And this exactly functionality has been requested heaps of
> times, but "×ÏÚ É ÎÙÎÅ ÔÁÍ" (forgive me for using Russian,
> don't think this could be translated into English reliably):-)
May be the following translation will do?
"things are right where they started"
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> Some time ago, I submit the following feature request to TB team:
>
> - a command to convert forwarded messages to "normal" messages, as if
> you were the recipient.
> For the moment, I save the attached msg, and import it back to my
> folder. Very tedious, and time cons
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>> is there any way to make the bat behave like every application, i. e.
>> to print a mail by pressing Ctrl+P?
>
> You mean from the main window? It works from the View Folder window.
Yes, but not in the main window. And this shortcut is free, that is it
is not used for a
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>>> Links in square brackets are not distinguished by TB.
>>> [http://www.ru/]
>
>> It's not really a bug. Just place spaces between the brackets like
>> this: [ http://ww.ru/ ].
>
> Not to mention the accepted convention is to use the greater/less than
> symbols f
Hello The Bat! developers,
I'm using The Bat! Version 1.36
under Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998
and would like to report a bug
The bug description:
Links in square brackets are not distinguished by TB.
Steps to reproduce the bug:
[http://www.ru/]
Regards,
Andrew K. Lov
Hello, The Bat Users!
> 1) What do I do with %REGEXPTEXT & %REGEXPQUOTES macros ?
Steve Lamb already answered this. What I want to add is the
description of these macroses on the Macros Popup menu (Text submenu):
%REGEXPTEXT - RegExp subpattern of %TEXT
%REGEXPQUOTES - Quoted RegExp subpattern
Dear Kevin Boylan,
> Problems:
Since the final 1.36 version is out, you should use TBUDL list, not
TBBETA, for discussion.
> 1) Insert Quick Template from the right mouse click popup menu does
> not work.
Works here pretty well. I've typed the template's handle,
right-clicked it and the templa
it is obvious that they should be considered as two
different paragraphs. If I want to change Smth in quoted text, I
would type my words inside the quoted paragraph, not above it.
Regards,
Andrew K. Lovetski
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Hello The Bat! developers,
There are some features I would like to see in your program:
When inserting a quick template via right-click popup menu, a dialog
box should appear (to choose the template) in the case when no
template with specified handle was found.
Regards,
Andrew K
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> Could someone tell me how to backup my mail? I just copyed the mail
> folders like "user1" (I have multiple accounts) to a zip disk. But
> when I reinstalled The Bat! and I copyed the directory to the The
> Bat! directory and made a account within bat, it didn't see my old
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> Some mails are displayed in bold letters, other not. My character set is
> ISO 8859-1. Just a guess - maybe, mails with different character sets
> than that used, are displayed as bold text?
> Is it possible to change this feature?
Quoted text is displayed differently fro
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> Sure: often it is enough to look at the TO: Field. But however a lot
> of emails, especially from mailing- lists don't show my receiving
> mailbox, but instead something like
>
> The Bat announcement susbcriber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>
> which gives me no clou about which
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> Why can't I set up the text font to be displayed in bold? It's a
> nonsense -- currently I set it up directly in registry and it works
> correctly!
Here it works fine via setup dialog.
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t to myself (for testing
purposes). I didn't see that the To field was "Andrew K. Lovetski
", and didn't check it in the Outbox folder, so it went to
the list (well, actually it didn't reach the list - thanks to the
software running on the server).
Yes, I know this is my fault.
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> Any reason why the 'Send-To' function does not work in the context
> menus in 1.35?
>
> Right click on a file and the send-to is in the menu, but no action
> is forthcoming...
May be TB was not running when you've selected this? This is a bug,
when TB ignores mai
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>> And I think it may be important to attach by clicking
>> on the icon, but I didn't try another method.
>
> I did it with drag&drop. Is this the reason?
Yes, it is! It's an old TB's bug: when attaching files via drag-drop,
it does not pay any attention to the switch "Acc
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>> If you have a 105 key or Win95 keyboard, the 'Menu' key (next to
>> AltGr) will bring up the word list. The caret has to be within (not at
>> either end of) the word in question, but it works for me.
>
> As I said, I'm waiting for a keyboard shortcut.
Shift+F10 = 'M
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