On 11/6/11 2:20 PM, Ray_Net wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 11/6/11 12:07 AM, Ray_Net wrote: >>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>> On 11/5/11 11:42 AM, Frog wrote: >>>>> Frog wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to make a .GIF signature file that can be attached to a >>>>>> message---like I can attach a piece of clip art to a message. Can this >>>>>> be done? If so, what are the steps to make this happen? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help sent my way. >>>>>> >>>>>> Frog >>>>> >>>>> I was about to give up on this signature attempt when I learned >>>>> about the Attachment of the signature being a problem. I then decided >>>>> if there was another way of accomplishing the same thing in a non image >>>>> file. I found the answer right in front of me and it seems to work with >>>>> few steps involved. Here is what I did (starting from the SeaMonkey >>>>> Inbox): >>>>> >>>>> 1. Clicked "Compose" >>>>> >>>>> 2. Added an "Address", "Subject", and a Message Text. >>>>> >>>>> 3. I then clicked the selection V at the end of the small window >>>>> containing "Variable Width" typed in it. (This small window is located >>>>> under the subject space and above the message space. I then selected >>>>> "Script MT Bold" from the drop down list. >>>>> >>>>> 4. I next selected the font size for the signature by either clicking >>>>> the A Up Arrow or the A Down Arrow. >>>>> >>>>> 5. Lastly, I sent the message. >>>>> >>>>> Note: All of the settings I made during this process reverted back to >>>>> the original settings once the message was sent. >>>>> >>>>> I hope this all makes sense...if not, let me know. Also, I >>>>> believe this procedure will work without involving the attachment >>>>> problem identified in some of the responses...if not, let me know. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again for your help. >>>>> >>>>> Frog >>>> >>>> The recipient will see your signature in Script MT Bold only if he or >>>> she has installed that font. According to >>>> <http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/index.shtml>, that font >>>> appears on only 58% of Windows systems and not at all on Mac or Linux >>>> systems. >>>> >>> So the best way is composing an html signature with an embedded .gif file. >> >> Not really. The recipient might have blocked the opening of >> attachments. As I said before in this thread, inline graphics files >> (GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, etc) are separated from an E-mail message as the >> message traverses the Internet. They are treated as attachments until >> the recipient's E-mail application recombines them with the message -- >> BUT ONLY IF the recipient allows attachments to be opened and does not >> force HTML-formatted messages to be viewed as if ASCII-formatted. >> >> Why would a recipient block the opening of a GIF file? Because GIF >> files (and other graphics files, too) have been known to carry malware, >> according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's US-CERT. >> > > So there is no way to achieve: > "I want to type in Script MT Bold//Font Size 22//Microsoft Word my > signature" > > If the receiver did not have this font installed. > And embedding a gif file (a printscreen of the text) into an html > signature doesnot work also if the receiver block attachement. > > Did you have a solution ?
Do a plain-text signature. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/>. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
