Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Michal Nazarewicz]

Hello,

I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
the one I've chosen.

Another thing would be making a "From:" header clickable in similar
manner -- this time I could choose one of preset From headers.

Surly it is possible do to this but I have no idea how to achieve such
behaviour.  Any hints or code?

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Re: Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Slackrat]

Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@tlen.pl> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
> clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
> cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
> I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
> the one I've chosen.
>
> Another thing would be making a "From:" header clickable in similar
> manner -- this time I could choose one of preset From headers.
>
> Surly it is possible do to this but I have no idea how to achieve such
> behaviour.  Any hints or code?
>
> -- 
> Best regards,                                         _     _
>  .o. | Liege of Serenly Enlightened Majesty of      o' \,=./ `o
>  ..o | Computer Science,  Michal "mina86" Nazarewicz   (o o)
>  ooo +--<mina86*tlen.pl>---<jid:mina86*chrome.pl>--ooO--(_)--Ooo--

Have you tried "randomsig.el" ??

;; see .emacs for complete randomsig.el
;; ####################################

;; TO MAKE IT WORK, put the following lines into your ~/.gnus:

 (require 'randomsig)
 (define-key message-mode-map (kbd "C-c s") 'randomsig-replace-sig)
 (define-key message-mode-map (kbd "C-c S") 'randomsig-select-sig)
 (require 'gnus-sum) ; probably required for `gnus-summary-save-map'
 (define-key gnus-summary-save-map "-" 'gnus/randomsig-summary-read-sig)
 (setq randomsig-dir "/home/inconnu/.signature/random-signature")
 (setq randomsig-files '(
"001" "002" "003" "004" "005" "006" "007" "008" "009" "010" "011" "012" "013" "014" "015" "016" "017" "018" "019" "020"
"021" "022" "023" "024" "025" "026" "027" "028" "029" "030" "031" "032" "033" "034" "035" "036" "037" "038" "039" "040"
"041" "042" "043" "044" "045" "046" "047" "048" "049" "050" "051" "052" "053" "054" "055" "056" "057" "058" "059" "060" 
"061" "062" "063" "064" "065" "066" "067" "068" "069" "070" "071" "072" "073" "074" "075" "076" "077" "078" "079" "080"
"081" "082" "083" "084" "085" "086" "087" "088" "089" "090" "091" "092" "093" "094" "095" "096" "097" "098" "099" "100"
)
 )
 ;; or (setq randomsig-files (randomsig-search-sigfiles))
 ;; or (setq randomsig-files 'randomsig-search-sigfiles)
 (setq message-signature 'randomsig-signature)

;; This will also define the shortcut `C-c s' in message-mode to
;; change the signature, `C-c S' in message-mode to interactively
;; select the signature to replace the current signature, and `O -' in
;; gnus-summary-mode to read the signature from the selected mail.

;; `randomsig-files' must be a list of existing files, an existing
;; file, or a function returning a list of existing files. If these
;; don't have absolute paths, they are located in `randomsig-dir'.

;; File format: Each file must contain at least one signature.
;; Signatures are separated with `randomsig-delimiter-pattern'. If
;; there is only one signature in the file, the delimiter can be
;; omitted, so real .signature-files can be used.

;; `randomsig-delimiter' is used when inserting new signatures with
;; `randomsig-message-read-sig' into the signature file. So
;; `randomsig-delimiter' should match `randomsig-delimiter-pattern'.

;; `randomsig-static-string' is put in front of every random signature
;; if non-`nil'.

;; The *-read-sig functions read the signature of a message, or use
;; the marked text, and write it to a signature-file, for which the
;; name is asked. If the file does not exist, it will be generated.
;; When called with any prefix, the signatures will be offered to edit
;; before saving.

;; if `randomsig-replace-sig' is called with any prefix, it will ask
;; for a file to get the signature from.

;; `randomsig-select-sig' will offer a list of signatures to select
;; from in an extra buffer. n will jump to the next signature, p to
;; the previous, RET will insert the selected signature, q will exit
;; the selection buffer without replacing the current signature, R
;; will reload the signature-files, and e will open a buffer for
;; editing the signature at the point. When called with any prefix, it
;; will ask for a file to get the signatures from

;; `randomsig-search-sigfiles' will search for regular files in
;; `randomsig-dir', which do not match `randomsig-search-unwanted'. A
;; subdirectory of `randomsig-dir' can be given as optional argument.

;; Completion will only work for files in `randomsig-files', though
;; others files can be used, too

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Re: Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Reiner Steib]

[ Cc-ing ding ]

On Fri, Aug 03 2007, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:

> I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
> clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
> cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
> I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
> the one I've chosen.
>
> Another thing would be making a "From:" header clickable in similar
> manner -- this time I could choose one of preset From headers.
>
> Surly it is possible do to this but I have no idea how to achieve such
> behaviour.  Any hints or code?

I'm not aware of such code.  But it would be a nice feature.  
Anyone?  ;-)

BTW, your User-Agent "Gnus/0.7" header is bogus.  Please fix it or
better use one of the predefined variants.

Bye, Reiner.
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       ,,,
      (o o)
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Re: Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Slackrat]

Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@tlen.pl> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
> clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
> cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
> I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
> the one I've chosen.
>
> Another thing would be making a "From:" header clickable in similar
> manner -- this time I could choose one of preset From headers.
>
> Surly it is possible do to this but I have no idea how to achieve such
> behaviour.  Any hints or code?

No need to make them clickable

You can customize as follows in .gnus

;; ##################
;; POSTING HEADERS ##
;; ##################
;;

;; Set some default email and news headers
(setq message-default-mail-headers
"Fcc: ~/Mail/outbox")

(setq message-default-news-headers
"Fcc: ~/News/sent.news.archive")

(setq message-required-mail-headers
      (nconc message-required-mail-headers
             (list '(Face . (lambda ()
                              (gnus-face-from-file "~/.signature/facesmtp.jpg"))))))

(setq message-required-news-headers
      (nconc message-required-news-headers
             (list '(Face . (lambda ()
                              (gnus-face-from-file "~/.signature/facenntp.jpg"))))))

(setq gnus-posting-styles
      '((".*"
	 (name mail-user-name)
	 ("X-Guarantee" "This email is certified to have been free
             of UCE and any other Malicious, Harmful or
             Annoying Content when originally posted by
             <user>@azurservers.com - Azurservers posts
             SPF records and do not condone SPAM type
             emails")
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/bill")
	 ("X-Homepage" "http://azurservers.com")
	 ("X-Operating-System" "Slackware GNU/Linux")
	 ("X-AuthNo" "Registered as AZSV bghkd8332277")
	 (organization "Not very much!"))

;; USENET
;;=======

	 ("rec*"
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/davey")
	 (name "Davey Crockett")
	 (address "d4Qaveycrockett@azurservers.com")
	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-rec")
         )

	 ("gnu.emacs*"
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/slackrat")
	 (name "Slackrat")
	 (address "s4Qlackrat@azurservers.com")
	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-gnu"))

;; MAILING LISTS
;;==============
	 ("tlug"
	 ("To" "tlug@ss.org")
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/slackrat")
	 (name "SlackRat")
	 (address "slackrat4Q@azurservers.com")
	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-tlug")
         )

;; INDIVIDUALS
;;============

         ("sublet-nicola"
	 ("To" "Nicola Nunu <bought@hotmail.it>")
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/bill")
	 (name "Bill Henderson")
	 (address "billhenderson@azurservers.com")
	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-sublet-nicola")
	 ("Bcc" "inconnu@azurservers.com")
         )

 	 ("tanya"
	 ("To" "Tanya Kim Henderson <tanyah@ualberta.ca>")
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/dad")
	 (name "Bill Henderson")
	 (address "billhenderson@azurservers.com")
	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-tanya")
	 ("Bcc" "inconnu@azurservers.com")
         )

 	 ("gaukroger"
	 ("To" "Kath et John <john.gaukroger@virgin.net>")
	 (signature-file "~/.signature/bill")
	 (name "Bill Henderson")
	 (address "billhenderson@azurservers.com")
	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-gaukroger")
	 ("Bcc" "inconnu@azurservers.com")
         )
))


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Re: Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Michal Nazarewicz]

Slackrat <s4Qlackrat@azurservers.com> writes:

> Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@tlen.pl> writes:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
>> clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
>> cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
>> I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
>> the one I've chosen.
>>
>> Another thing would be making a "From:" header clickable in similar
>> manner -- this time I could choose one of preset From headers.
>>
>> Surly it is possible do to this but I have no idea how to achieve such
>> behaviour.  Any hints or code?
>
> No need to make them clickable
>
> You can customize as follows in .gnus
[...]
> (setq gnus-posting-styles
>       '((".*"
> 	 (name mail-user-name)
[...]
> 	 (signature-file "~/.signature/bill")
> 	 ("X-Homepage" "http://azurservers.com")
> 	 ("X-Operating-System" "Slackware GNU/Linux")
> 	 ("X-AuthNo" "Registered as AZSV bghkd8332277")
> 	 (organization "Not very much!"))
>
> ;; USENET
> ;;=======
>
> 	 ("rec*"
> 	 (signature-file "~/.signature/davey")
> 	 (name "Davey Crockett")
> 	 (address "d4Qaveycrockett@azurservers.com")
> 	 ("Fcc" "~/Mail/sent-rec")
>          )
[...and so one...]

Yes, I'm aware of it but still in some cases I would like to be able to
quickly change a signature.  For instance, all my mail.* groups are set
with a signature in Polish but occasionally (like twice a year) I write
mail in English and here I would like to change signature to English
version quickly.

I'll investigate randomsig.el you've proposed in parallel reply, maybe
that will solve my problems.

-- 
Best regards,                                         _     _
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 ..o | Computer Science,  Michal "mina86" Nazarewicz   (o o)
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Re: Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Michal Nazarewicz]

> Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@tlen.pl> writes:
>> I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
>> clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
>> cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
>> I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
>> the one I've chosen.

Slackrat <s4Qlackrat@azurservers.com> writes:
> Have you tried "randomsig.el" ??
>
> ;; see .emacs for complete randomsig.el
> ;; ####################################
>
> ;; TO MAKE IT WORK, put the following lines into your ~/.gnus:
>
>  (require 'randomsig)
>  (define-key message-mode-map (kbd "C-c s") 'randomsig-replace-sig)
>  (define-key message-mode-map (kbd "C-c S") 'randomsig-select-sig)
>  (require 'gnus-sum) ; probably required for `gnus-summary-save-map'
>  (define-key gnus-summary-save-map "-" 'gnus/randomsig-summary-read-sig)
>  (setq randomsig-dir "/home/inconnu/.signature/random-signature")
>  (setq randomsig-files '(
> "001" "002" "003" "004" "005" "006" "007" "008" "009" "010" "011"
>  "012" "013" "014" "015" "016" "017" "018" "019" "020"
[...]
> )
>  )

It works nice even though I'd prefer assigning each signature
a name so that when selecting a signature a menu would pop-up or I'd be
prompted for name in minibuffer.

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Best regards,                                         _     _
 .o. | Liege of Serenly Enlightened Majesty of      o' \,=./ `o
 ..o | Computer Science,  Michal "mina86" Nazarewicz   (o o)
 ooo +--<mina86*tlen.pl>---<jid:mina86*chrome.pl>--ooO--(_)--Ooo--

Re: Clickable '-- ' with signatures menu

[Michal Nazarewicz]

>> Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@tlen.pl> writes:
>>> I've recently came up with an idea of making the signature separator
>>> clickable in such a way that after clicking it (or pressing enter when
>>> cursor is on it) a menu would pop-up with a list of signatures.  Then
>>> I can choose one signature and the current one would be replaced with
>>> the one I've chosen.

> Slackrat <s4Qlackrat@azurservers.com> writes:
>> Have you tried "randomsig.el" ??

Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@tlen.pl> writes:
> It works nice even though I'd prefer assigning each signature
> a name so that when selecting a signature a menu would pop-up or I'd be
> prompted for name in minibuffer.

So it's enough to give a prefix argument to randomsig-replace-sig to be
prompted for file name.  :)

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