Subj : Re: AutoSend test
To   : Martin Foster
From : Tim Schattkowsky
Date : Tue Nov 16 2021 00:12:54

//Hello Martin,//

om *15.11.21* at *11:14:18* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"AutoSend test"*.

 TS>> WinPoint always applies the templates from the text group assign to the
 TS>> destination (!) area of the new message. The reasoning behind this is
 TS>> obvious. However, that is not necessarily where the message will end up
 TS>> as the destination area can be changed in the editor.

 TS>> I think, you are expecting the text group of the source area to be
 TS>> applied. However, the default area for forwarded messages is NETMAIL, so
 TS>> the headers are taken from the text group assigned to NETMAIL (if any).
 TS>> My guess is you have no text group assigned there and end up with no
 TS>> headers.

 MF> Ah, Aha! :-))

 MF> Your guess is absolutely spot on and the reason for this is that in a new
 MF> clean install of WinPoint, there aren't any text groups and therefore, a
 MF> text group cannot be assigned to the existing NETMAIL area. The message
 MF> templates have to be enabled by going into Extras -> Options ->
 MF> Signatures and clicking the "Add" button and then giving the new text
 MF> group a name but the new text group is NOT assigned to the existing
 MF> NETMAIL area(I hadn't realised that until now).

 MF> In addition, a text group cannot be assigned to the Prototype Area(Extras
 MF> -> Options -> General) in a new clean install for the same reason as
 MF> above.

Probably creating and assigning the default text group at first start would make sense. This is less trivial than one may expect because it requires some collaboration between the setup program and the application binary, but I put it on the list.

Regards,
Tim
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