[MlMt] External Editor To Compose Messages?

Sherif Soliman sherif at ssoliman.com
Fri Aug 29 09:36:07 EDT 2014


On 19 Mar 2014, at 5:50, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:

> On 19 Mar 2014, at 8:48, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
>
>> [external editor bundles]
>>
>> I actually wanted to try use these but haven't figure out how ;/
>
> Just for the record, make sure you
>
> * enabled 2.0 features in the General preferences pane,
> * and are using the latest beta (Software Update preferences pane) or 
> maybe even the latest test version (hold down ⌥ when clicking 
> “Check Now”).
>
>> Anyone got a quick info on when to actually run the command ?
>
> When running it manually then it should be executed when the composer 
> is open (after creating a new message or reply). It can be executed 
> with the menu item in the Command menu or with the shortcut listed in 
> the same location.
>
> Running it automatically when creating a new message or reply is a bit 
> tricky (even more experimental). It requires the UUID of the command 
> in the bundle. Here is how to do it for TextMate:
>
> 	defaults write com.freron.MailMate MmBundleCommandLaunchedOnTab 
> "46C1F8A8-A069-4E54-A427-30D45342674F"
>
> UUIDs for all known editor bundles are:
>
> | Editor       | UUID |
> |--------------|------|
> | Aquamacs     | `CA69CAD5-D4EC-481C-986A-548C60C40418` |
> | MacVim       | `5A2D62AF-4725-492B-BFC6-DAB411D1AA86` |
> | Sublime Text | `2EF4C1A0-8FE2-11E3-BAA8-0800200C9A66` |
> | TextMate     | `46C1F8A8-A069-4E54-A427-30D45342674F` |
>
> Note that the [Aquamacs 
> bundle](https://github.com/bsvingen/mailmate-bundles) is not currently 
> included with MailMate.
>

Question: is this further documented somewhere in the manual online?

And how would one reset that defaults preference if I want to stop 
automatically using an external editor and just use MailMate's composer 
window again?

S


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