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Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Jul 2017, 04:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,067
Posted By andretchen
Updates: workaround and suggestions for a simple fix

I contacted FM and their suggested workaround is to create a template page with signature and banner, storing it in the Templates folder.
This works fine EXCEPT that it will not work when replying...
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Jun 2017, 11:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,896
Posted By andretchen
Inserting inages via Base64 coding / better SUGGESTION

Just tried it - works great, only had to adjust the width to correct pix size.
However, I don't know how it will be received. As mentioned earlier, some recipients may block the whole email. This...
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Jun 2017, 11:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,067
Posted By andretchen
Issues with the new interface

See continued discussion there
http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=53887
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Jun 2017, 11:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,896
Posted By andretchen
Embedding images - how to make them left aligned (2)

I really hope we can keep the old interface AT LEAST for composing simple messages.

Now answering partially my previous question, here is another data point. IF I save from the new interface an...
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Jun 2017, 10:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,896
Posted By andretchen
Embedding images - how to make them left aligned>

With the new FM interface the default for inserting images is that they are now centered.

For signatures, how would you have them left aligned?

I'm no HTML expert at all, but I saw that I could...
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Jan 2017, 09:09 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,458
Posted By andretchen
Some features of Classic to preserve - html source editing

Oh that is just GREAT- thanks! Now I have also answered my previous question. I can use Squire as a "desktop in the sky" to copy images by link and paste into FM Compose. Somebody correct me if I'm...
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Jan 2017, 12:03 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,458
Posted By andretchen
Some features of Classic to preserve - html source editing

Excellent, Firefox does fine for simple mods like deleting the blockquotes, I'll just have to get used to/ learn the new java infused concotions to get more complicated manips. Hmm I see that I can't...
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Jan 2017, 10:39 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,458
Posted By andretchen
Too bad really - some features of Classic to preserve: inclusion of images via link

Well, that is precisely what I suggested, better even to use a temp buffer, I don't even need that jpeg in my file storage since it's in the text now - it could be labelled hacky but it is a real...
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Jan 2017, 02:23 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,458
Posted By andretchen
Too bad really - some features of Classic I would like to see preserved

I haven't used the new features much, am quite happy with the classic interface, but will now test out more seriously the seemingly inevitable transitions. Two features I like, which hopefully can...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2016, 12:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 932
Posted By andretchen
Suggestion: web page save feature like Evernote/ pocket

I use Scrapbook to save Web pages that I want to keep without having to worry about those being deprecated/ deleted. I also keep an account on Evernote, but it is not always faithful to the original...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 18 May 2010, 09:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,820
Posted By andretchen
You could also just create another Gmail account,...

You could also just create another Gmail account, set that one to forward to your personal email (you could also tell it to keep a copy if you want, *at the same time that it forwards*) . Oh and...
Forum: FastMail Forum 28 Feb 2009, 04:06 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,353
Posted By andretchen
THinking in terms of USABILITY please

Repeating here the most important and simple enhancement I (and maybe many others) would appreciate ( also vote for random832 and troyboy similar suggestions)

*** At the very least just let us open...
Forum: FastMail Forum 8 Oct 2008, 10:45 PM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 201,209
Posted By andretchen
Having a problem (bug?) with Drafts in new interface

Seems hard to believe, but I have replicated it TWICE, no THREE times just to be sure:

-from Compose screen, do a normal text entry - then "Save now"
-click on "Drafts" .. it is there, but empty...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 05:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 499
Posted By andretchen
Ah that sounds like a great solution - thanks ! ...

Ah that sounds like a great solution - thanks ! Do you mind writing up the exact steps, am sure there are more people who'd be interested. Saving us all the trouble of figuring out the best config....
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 05:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 866
Posted By andretchen
Foxmarks has a price (security & privacy)

Re foxmarks, it does receive good marks ;0 *however* I do not relish the idea of my bookmarks, and any associated comments being stored on someone's server, maybe profiled, sold or aggregated...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 04:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,896
Posted By andretchen
Embedding images -

Ah - super - that 's right - thanks for the clarification - past results for me had been a mixed bag until this method worked for sure all the time. Actually I had even tried dragging images (from...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 04:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 499
Posted By andretchen
Ah - great ! thanks. I take it that there is...

Ah - great ! thanks. I take it that there is *no* search though for text across all notes in Notepad ( tho there is the standard search available from the browser functionality as you pointed out,...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 03:54 AM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 201,209
Posted By andretchen
Character size, search and Notepad sort

Ah - super, thanks for the reminders ;-)
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 03:47 AM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 201,209
Posted By andretchen
Originally Posted by andretchen View Post .. I...

Originally Posted by andretchen View Post

.. I can now SORT my notes in Notepad !! ...

In the old UI, in addition to clicking on Name (as Berenburger pointed out) you can also click on Last...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 12:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 866
Posted By andretchen
Backup and Sync'ing Browser Favorites

** Email and browsing** are the most important online uses. It would really make sense for FM to expand its features to help with saving/syncing favorites (and its better superfeature, scrapbook)...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Oct 2008, 12:15 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,353
Posted By andretchen
Second that sync /backup request - also for Favorites and Scrapbook too

It definitely would help to be able to sync / backup to a local spot, either an xml file or a special Notes subfolder in our email (automated!) so the sync feature can piggyback on the IMAP...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 3 Oct 2008, 11:33 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,002
Posted By andretchen
Workaround solution

Please refer to this link where I posted a how-to using the webmail interface

http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=53887
Forum: FastMail Forum 3 Oct 2008, 10:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,964
Posted By andretchen
Indeed slower - *not* good but ..

It seems inevitable that the new interface is slower... it runs quite a bit faster in Chrome but I understand there may be unresolved issues

I really like that the old /current interface is...
Forum: FastMail Forum 3 Oct 2008, 09:12 PM
Replies: 1,251
Views: 201,209
Posted By andretchen
Good job !

.. even though the character size now is smaller ( this is a problem for many clients) - I suppose this can be user-tweaked...

However the BEST feature for me believe it or not is that I can now...
Forum: FastMail Forum 3 Oct 2008, 08:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 499
Posted By andretchen
How to search for text in a Draft email

Is there a simple way to search for keyword text in a draft email ?

The reason I'd like to do this *without* sending it to myself is that I keep useful information in drafts as a simple way to keep...
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