[MlMt] How do I generate a new uuid for a signature entry in the Signatures.plist file?

[Henry Seiden]

Aha. So either MM can generate its own within the app where it’s 
applied OR you can DIY it in the OS and apply it yourself to the code 
snippet.

That makes sense.

Respectfully,

Henry Seiden
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On 25 Aug 2024, at 8:43, Sebastian Hagedorn wrote:

> On 25 Aug 2024, at 8:37, leo wrote:
>
>> Hello fellow MailMaters
>>
>> I would like to add signatures with a text editor or with a script to 
>> MailMate’s signature config file `MailMate/Signatures.plist`.
>>
>> I can base new signatures on old ones. For example, I have already in 
>> `Signatures.plist` the XML snippet:
>>
>> ```
>>     	<dict>
>>     		<key>addressGlob</key>
>>     		<string>teaching at mydomain.net</string>
>>     		<key>html</key>
>>     		<string></string>
>>     		<key>htmlEnabled</key>
>>     		<false/>
>>     		<key>name</key>
>>     		<string>medical</string>
>>     		<key>string</key>
>>     		<string>--
>> My Name
>> Social Scientist/Software Developer/Data Scientist
>> e: teaching at mydomain.net
>> </string>
>>     		<key>uuid</key>
>>     		<string>095B77F2-CE90-4F9D-A2CF-8E286A539A7A</string>
>>     	</dict>
>> ```
>>
>> Creating a new snippet, say, for the email `writing at mydomain.net` is 
>> straight forward, except the `uuid` key which — as I suppose — 
>> should be unique.
>>
>> How do I generate a new uuid for the new signature?
>
> macOS comes with a command-line tool called "uuidgen". Just open the 
> Terminal and enter uuidgen followed by a return.
>
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