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English - Android => How do I... => Topic started by: Djinn on September 26, 2015, 05:16:57 am
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Hi,
I got me Aqua mail Pro and I cant get it work with my html signature. In signature I changed it to Rich text and pasted the html code but it's showing my code when trying to send email.
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Why is it not supported? Aqua mail should have this settings
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Why is it not supported? Aqua mail should have this settings
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The reason is quite simple:
Because AquaMail is supported by a sole developer. Behind AquaMail is a one man team: development, support, bug fixes, new features, all of it.
You can imagine that it takes time to develop and to manage everything alone.
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Whatever you create in AquaMail rich text editor will be sent as HTML (obviously).
So perhaps you've asking -- if you can paste arbitrary HTML code developed somewhere else -- no, there is no such thing in AquaMail (and as far as I know, there is no such feature in Thunderbird or Outlook on "big" computers, either).
Or maybe you're asking -- why isn't AquaMail's rich text editor as full featured in terms of formatting capabilities as that in Thunderbird or Outlook -- there is no good answer, maybe @mikeone's is the one that comes closest.
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I'm using Aquamail on 2 Android devices, one a tablet running android 5.1.0 and the other one a Samsung smartphone Running Kit Kat. I haven't been able to find anywhere the instructions on how to use the rich text editor, please let me know.
I understand from these forms that HTML is not supported. My question is: will the rich text editor allow for both information (name phone numbers email address etc.) as well as a logo of my company?
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HTML is supported, that's what the Rich Text Editor is for. What is not supported is insertion of pre-generated HTML code. You must let AquaMail's editor create its own code.
I use AquaMail to send email for both my business and my wife's business, with company logos and clickable links in signature text.
You can enable HTML globally by default:
AquaMail Settings > Rich vs plain text > Select desired mode
...or while composing mail or a signature by tapping on 'Switch to Rich text' at the top of the composition window. You'll get an editor toolbar with icons for inserting images, etc.
Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001
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I understand from these forms that HTML is not supported. My question is: will the rich text editor allow for both information (name phone numbers email address etc.) as well as a logo of my company?
If your question is about including that information in the default signature, it looks like you cannot include any images there, text only.
But you can include images, including your logo in the message itself, as described by crashdamage.
Personal comment: I hate when people include image files in the e-mail signature especially while everything else in the message is just text. In my books, that's a bad style. But as many bad habits, it's contagious.
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@StR:
I put a logo in my business signature because it's required, I have no choice.
I put one in my wife's business signature because she likes it. And know better than to say no.
But I hear ya...
Android since v1.0. Linux user since 2001.
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If your question is about including that information in the default signature, it looks like you cannot include any images there, text only.
But you can include images, including your logo in the message itself, as described by crashdamage.
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@StR
However, it is also possible to insert images in signatures:
> switch to "Rich text" > swipe the "Rich text bar" from right to left to show the image button > to adjust the image size tap on the inserted image > in the Selection window there are also options to align the image.
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[ > swipe the "Rich text bar" from right to left to show the image button
Argh!
That was the missing link ...
Mea culpa!
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[ > swipe the "Rich text bar" from right to left to show the image button
Argh!
That was the missing link ...
Mea culpa!
You are welcome.
BTW:
You are doing a great job in the forum. Glad to have you here.
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So perhaps you've asking -- if you can paste arbitrary HTML code developed somewhere else -- no, there is no such thing in AquaMail (and as far as I know, there is no such feature in Thunderbird or Outlook on "big" computers, either).
False and honestly kind of insulting that you lie and treat users as dumb...
Both Thunderbird and Outlook accept pregenerated HTML as signatures, with even inline style CSS.
Today I was looking for this feature in Aquamail because I need to put a base64 encoded image in my signature.
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@riahc3
Thank you for posting in this 16 months old thread.
BTW:
Kostya's remark "(and as far as I know, there is no such feature in Thunderbird or Outlook on "big" computers, either)" was merely a presumption - but not an assertion.
So, what is your intention for such an offensive post against the developer
In addition to that: AquaMail is a really, really "small" app, designed for a mobile device, not a powerful PC / Mac desktop application like Thunderbird or Outlook.
It would be interesting, whether 'Outlook for Android' (the app - not the desktop application) offers this functionalityb I'm not aware of this.
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So perhaps you've asking -- if you can paste arbitrary HTML code developed somewhere else -- no, there is no such thing in AquaMail (and as far as I know, there is no such feature in Thunderbird or Outlook on "big" computers, either).
False and honestly kind of insulting that you lie and treat users as dumb...
Both Thunderbird and Outlook accept pregenerated HTML as signatures, with even inline style CSS.
@riahc3: Sorry to say this, but don't you think your response is a bit rude? ... even if you are correct on the technical aspect. As @mikeone mentioned already, that was a parenthetical remark, clearly labeled as not being 100% certain.
Besides, 16 months ago, those programs might or might not had that ability. (Have you actually checked that [i.e. how it was 16 months ago] prior to the accusations?)
Today I was looking for this feature in Aquamail because I need to put a base64 encoded image in my signature.
More than 99% 98.765% of Aquamail users would not understand what you are trying to do, and less than 0.123% would be able to generate such an html code themselves. If you were a developer of a program for a broad user base, would you consider implementing the feature just for that (especially while there are features pending that would cover a much large audience)?
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In 2015, Outllok/Thunderbird could so it as well.
If my reply was rude, that wasn't my intention. What I did find rude was that there are posts here saying it can't be done when it can.
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In 2015, Outllok/Thunderbird could so it as well.
Okay. However, we are talking here about an app (AquaMail), designed for a mobile device.
So
1. Does "Outlook for Android" has such a feature to insert predefined HTML-Code in the signature, or not?
2. I'm not aware of an email client "Thunderbird for Android". I only know Thunderbird for a desktop pc.
If my reply was rude, that wasn't my intention. What I did find rude was that there are posts here saying it can't be done when it can.
Nobody has said, "it can't be done". I tried to explain this in my previous post:
BTW:
Kostya's remark "(and as far as I know, there is no such feature in Thunderbird or Outlook on "big" computers, either)" was merely a presumption - but not an assertion.
So, again:
I'm curious whether 'Outlook for Android' (the app - not the desktop application) or which other email app (for Android) offers this functionality: I'm not aware of such an app.
Thank you in advance for sharing your findings with us.
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In 2015, Outllok/Thunderbird could so it as well.
Good, then the technical part of your previous posting was correct.
If my reply was rude, that wasn't my intention. What I did find rude was that there are posts here saying it can't be done when it can.
Email and forum communication is missing many important channels and the intentions (and the tone), which you might infer in a personal conversation from the tone or facial expressions, are easy to misinterpret.
And in your case, the words are strong and contain an unambiguous accusation:
False and honestly kind of insulting that you lie and treat users as dumb...
As Mikeone and I have already written, Kostya's statement was clearly not 100% definitive (he expressed that tentativeness), and it was not the main focus of his posting. As a human, he made a mistake. That is not the reason to accuse him of lying and the rest.
That's about rudeness.
Now, to share my personal view, -- from my observation of Kostya on this forum for over 3 years now, I have never seen him intentionally misleading people or treating them as dumb. Period.
As any of us, he's made occasional mistakes, which he's admitted (unlike some politicians) and apologized for.
He provides the most dedicated software support that I've seen, patiently helping and educating users about Aquamail and other issues. (And he does that for free and paid users equally!) {*}
Yes, he has his own opinion and vision. He listens to users but makes his own decisions. (Well, at least that was the case until the recent acquisition by MobiSystems.) And it is his vision that yielded this great and successful app enjoyed by hundreds of thousands (possibly millions) of users.
But as the old proverb says, he "is not a shiny gold coin that everyone is going to like". Obviously, he cannot satisfy everyone's requests (some of those are due to the time constraints, others - due to the contradiction to his vision, and in some cases there is a contradiction between requests from different users). And I personally have several things that he disagrees with, but such is life. That doesn't affect my respect toward him.
But I've seen some users who feel a strong entitlement and who through a tantrum like a 4-year-old who didn't get his candy, if Kostya doesn't fulfill their request. (Even $5 paid for this app do not give people the right to be rude with the developer.) On a (very) few occasions, I've seen Kostya loosing his patience while responding to some trolls rude people a bit stronger (which I, as a human, also understand), but still in a very civil manner.
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{*} Compare Kostya's level of support to, say, Adobe or Microsoft: users pay high $$$-$$$$s for those products, frequently with many bugs and problems that the company refuses to fix. Their support is awful.
I hope this "larger-scale" picture shows why your accusations of lying and lack of respect in your very first posting in this forum sound rather rude.
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Also hoping for this feature. The signatures are slightly off / wrong font etc when we use the rich text editor. Both Outlook for desktop and Thunderbird support choosing a .html file for the signature!
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It's about time you added raw-html signature support.
I think all it takes is an acceptance that it's not your responsibility to determine what is safe and what isn't.
Let the user mess it up at their own risk.
Why ?
Because MailDroid is the only option for people who want to send a professional email that looks the same on Thunderbird as it does on Outlook and Android.
I would prefer to do this from Aquamail instead of MailDroid.
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It's about time you added raw-html signature support.
Recently added in Version 1.16.xxx:
https://www.aqua-mail.com/forum/index.php?topic=6693.msg40333#msg40333
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Yes.
Android 5.0 +, "new text editor" enabled in app settings -> composing and sending (is default).
Now when pasting - the app tries to detect if the text being pasted is actually HTML and if so, treats it as HTML.
We look for:
- An opening tag <foobar> or <foobar a=1 b=2>
- A closing tag </blah>
The tag names don't need to be the same.
For example this should work:
<div style="font-size: 16pt">Some text <i>in italics</i> and <b>bold</b></div>
<span>And some more text</span>