Signature File

Suzette · 2007/04/06

I have spent 2 hours reading about changing the font and color of the signature file in the Thunderbird Email application. I am thoroughly confused and still have not found a "simple" way to setup a signature without having knowledge of programming.

Will some one please send me "simple" directions to create a signature file with color and texture, (different font), that does not involve programming language? I am a hardware person and not a programmer......

Thank you......

Ramona · 2007/04/06

Suzette,

It will require some HTML to add color and different fonts for your signature. There are countless HTML Tutorials on the Internet for beginners, such as yourself. The instructions are easy to follow, and for what you want to do, it will be simple. This is one of the better Tutorials:

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/

The Old Chief · 2007/04/08

Susette, I liked your question because I had never made an attempt to use a signature file before. but, I do know a little of HTML and Ramona's reply caused we to do some experimenting.

To use a signature file, I will assume you know to go to "Account Settings" and check it and then browse to the path where the file is.

But First, Copy the below text into NotePad or other TEXT Editor and save the file to any folder you choose but, know the path so you can browse to the file after you save it.

Name the file as you like but, make sure you save the file with the extension of .html A file name might look like this:...... signature.html

The following is about as simple as you can get and do the font color, size and style you ask to do. The b makes it BOLD and i makes Italics

The /b and /i /font on the end turns off bold italics and the font. If you don't want bold or italics just leave it out of the code. Of course the < > brackets are required.

Now there are 10 zillion color codes and they use 6 characters, the ff0000 is red -- 0000ff is blue --- six zeros is black. If you can make this work I will tell you where to get lots of the other color numbers.

Again thanks for asking. I tried it and it all works for me so let us know how you make out. By the way size can go either + or -, a +0 is about normal and a + will increase and a - will reduce the size based on the number.

<html>
<body>

 Suzette 

</body>
</html>

I might add that a simple TEXT file saved from NotePad will work even when using the normal file extension of TXT - Of course there is no enhancement of the text. Using HTML even a small image can be added to the signature.

Good Luck, Ray Smyth

The Old Chief · 2007/04/08

Suzette,

The following is a link to a page on my web site which will provide you with the color numbers.

I do web pages for my own enjoyment and I put this page up for my use only and didn't intend for the page to be professional. but, it's there for my reference because no one can remember all the different color numbers

I forgot to tell you that you can also use color names but, I never do because using the numbers you can change one or two numbers and change the shade or even make up a color of your own.

http://www.raysmyth.net/htmlhelp/0-test-p.html

An illustration of the size letters is also on this page with some other junk.

Suzette · 2007/04/09

Now this is why I love this BB!!

"The Old Chief "--I cannot thank you enough!!! Your instructions were brief and simple! This was soooo easy that even "I" did it. Now I can pass along my knowledge to my users.

Ramona--thank you for the web page tutorial pointer. I will keep it bookmarked for future reference to share with my users.

This is why I keep coming back to this BB!!!!

[SIZE= "3"]Thanks!!!!! [/SIZE]

The Old Chief · 2007/04/09

The Old Chief said:

Using HTML even a small image can be added to the signature.
Click to expand...

In reference to the above quote from my original message, I need to correct an error I made. In my experimenting I found you could use a very small image if you like and you can providing you just select a JPG or GIF file by it's self.

The normal HTML code in it's simiplest form to pull an image into a web page is:.. <img src= "image-name.jpg "> ... I had assummed by adding the normal code to the HTML file it would pull an image into your message.

I have now discovered it will not do that or at least I've not as yet been successful and I tried several changes in the coding and location of the image.

However, a User could make themselves a small image with their name or something like that and instead of a HTML file use a JPG or GIF file as the signature file.

AND yes you could add a small image to your signature by using the normal message insert of an image file just before or after where your signature file loads into the message.

I hope this is clear, Ray

The Old Chief · 2007/04/10

Suzette and others interested in a signature file for messages.

Now we got past the simple basics, I thought I might tell you for additional enhancements of a signature file that a is a pargraph in HTML and a is a line break.

's one after the other are not recognized but, a is recognized as many times as entered. So, 5 s in a row will give you 4 line spaces between paragraphs.

Place <center> in front of something will center all that comes afterwards and a </center> will turn OFF the centering.

A more enhanced signature file might look like the following:...

<html>
<body>

<center> E. Ray Smyth 
 
 The Old Chief </center>

</body>
</html>

Mention the word programming and many Users run away but, the coding for HTML is so so simple that anyone can do it with very little knowledge.

Fact is, the above coding represents all that it takes to make a web page. Of course there is many more enhancements and then there is CGI, Java and others which I don't know how to do but, the above is the simple basics of doing most any web page.

I hope this is not against the rules to take space to explain HTML but, since Suzette asked about signature files I thought the was important to know about for most any signature file because it allows you the opportunity to add additional lines.

Cheers,

JSS3rd · 2007/04/16

Ray beat me to it when he mentioned using an image as a signature, but the best part is that it doesn't have to be inserted in an email composition as an image (even though that's what it is).

The easiest way is to scan your signatures (first name, whole name, nickname, initials, Mom, Dad, Nana, Grandpa, as many as you choose) and save them in a dedicated folder. Try to save them as .png files, if possible.

In TB's Account Settings, on the main page for your account (note that I use my initials for my account name, and that I use them in the examples that follow, as well):
Check "Attach this signature:" only if you intend to use the same signature in every message.

Otherwise, click on the "Manage Identities..." button and, in the "Identities for <account name>" window that opens, click on the "Add..." button.

Fill in the required information, check "Attach this signature:" and click on the "Choose..." button (image #1). In the window which opens, navigate to the folder in which you've saved your signature images, and select the proper image (image #2).

OK your way back to the window shown in image #1, and confirm that "Attach this signature:" is checked.

Repeat for as many signatures as you wish to use, and OK your way out.

When you open a composition window in TB, you can access your desired signature from the drop-down selections for the "From:" window (image #3).

The Old Chief · 2007/05/07

JIM,

Just wanted to say thanks for finishing off the instructions for doing signature files.

Your last post was about 3 weeks ago but, since I use Seamonky, it has taken me that long to figure out how to use the multi signature files.

I would read what you said but, then get side tracked to doing something else and have to review it again so it was just a few days ago that it finally soaked through my thick head what you were saying and figuring out the difference between how it worked in Thunderbird verses doing the same in Seamonkey.

But, I think I got it now and it is neat to have several signature files to choose from depending on the nature of the message.

AND more so the fact that you can choose NONE for a signature when desired.

THANKS again --

JSS3rd · 2007/05/07

Hi Ray,

I'm sorry it took so long for you to get it figured out, but I'm glad that you did. I failed to mention NONE as a choice but, to tell the truth, it's my default signature. I've found that having a choice of different signatures really makes emails to family and friends a lot more personal.

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