Getting Rid of HTML in My Messages in KMail

[Hal Vaughan]

On Sunday 18 January 2009, Kishore wrote:
> On Sunday 18 Jan 2009 10:42:55 pm Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Sunday 18 January 2009, Kishore wrote:
> > > On Sunday 18 Jan 2009 10:18:05 pm Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > > Interesting -- this message came through before I have seen my
> > > > original posted to the list.
> > > >
> > > > On Sunday 18 January 2009, Kishore wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday 18 Jan 2009 9:40:24 pm Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > > > > So how can I tell KMail to use text only and NOT any HTML
> > > > > > in my outgoing messages?
> > > > >
> > > > > AFAIK, the setting you choose in the composer window sticks.
> > > > > So if you send a mail using the inbuilt composer *ensuring*
> > > > > that the HTML option was turned off from the options menu. It
> > > > > should then be turned off by default the next time you
> > > > > compose a mail.
> > > > >
> > > > > At least, that is the way it is meant to be.
> > > >
> > > > I'm looking at the Settings window and have selected Composer.
> > > > There are the following tabs across the top: General, Standard
> > > > Templates, Custom Templates, Subject, Charset, Headers,
> > > > Attachments.  I've checked through them all.  I *really* hope
> > > > I'm missing something obvious, but I don't see a single place
> > > > that specifies using HTML or text.
> > >
> > > Sorry. I may have miscommunicated. I *meant* the options menu of
> > > the composer window, not the composer options of kmail!
> >
> > Okay, I found it.
> >
> > > Say, when you choose to reply to this mail, it opens the composer
> > > window where you can edit your response. In that window, there
> > > would be a "Options" menu that lists a "Formatting (HTML)"
> > > option. Make sure that that option is unchecked.
> >
> > I've made sure HTML is unchecked in this email.  I checked some
> > replies I've written that haven't been sent out yet and even with
> > that button unchecked, they're formatted with HTML.
>
> Surely, this mail unlike your previous is not HTML formatted. If you
> open the mail for editing, uncheck the HTML option if already
> selected and send, i would expect it to send in plain text. Can you
> confirm?
>
> > Is there some way to specify this as no HTML permanently?  It seems
> > there are a lot of settings KMail expects me to set or check every
> > time I open the Composer window to write an email.  (I'm not trying
> > to complain to you about it -- I appreciate the help, but it is a
> > serious flaw in the UI.)
>
> It should remember most of those settings from the previous time that
> it was invoked. Which one's do you have a problem with?

I have to change the language on the spellcheck to USA (English - 
(United States of America)) with each new email I write.  In the past I 
had to turn on spellcheck for each new email I sent.

I haven't changed the settings for HTML on this, so we'll see how it 
remembers it with this email.  I guess I have to check, as well, if the 
composer sets it to HTML automatically when the incoming email I respond 
to is in HTML.

On another note, while I see the responses here, I have yet to receive a 
single one of the emails I've sent to this group yet!  It'll be 
interesting to see how long it takes them to show up (and yes, I checked 
the spam filter).

Again, thanks and we'll see if this email has kept the settings from 
before.


Hal

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