Re: [libreoffice-users] Question on send to email option in linux..

On 18 Jul 2022 at 22:12, Philip Jackson wrote:

Date sent:              Mon, 18 Jul 2022 22:12:20 +0200
Subject:                Re: [libreoffice-users] Question on send to 
email option in linux..
From:                   Philip Jackson <philip-jackson@gmx.com>
To:                     LibreOffice <users@global.libreoffice.org>

> On 18/07/2022 21:35, Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply. I have LibreOffice 7.2.7.2 version as
> > loaded by default for my Fedora 35 and also have
> > LibreOffice 7.3.4.2 downloaded from libreoffice.
> >
> > With both I have tried a simple saved file with the word
> > test in it. File is saved. Have Tools / Options / Internet /
> > Email set to /usr/bin/WSENDTO (Thou I did also try using
> > the direct path to program as well.).
>
> Strange - but in all the years I've been using LO Writer and email, I've never thought or had 
> reason to look at that setting. But now that you've made me curious, I've had a look to see what 
> I've got in Tools / Options / Internet / Email and it informs me that my email program is :  
> sensible-lomua.
>
> I've no idea what that is. I've used Thunderbird in conjunction with Linux and LO for many years 
> and it just worked.
>
> Sorry.

Thanks again for the quick response. Don't know if it is 
trying something else. In browser I can type 
mailto:mikes@guam.net and it pulls up email client with 
no problem. Just seeing nothing with libreoffice, but the 
macro works fine. 

Thanks.



> > /usr/bin/WSENDTO has this.
> > #!/bin/bash
> > echo $0 $1 $2 $3
> > /home/msetzerii/.wine/drive_c/PMAIL/Programs/WSENDT
> > O.EXE $1
> >
> > Strange thing is that absolutely nothing happens. No box
> > opens, and nothing in way of a error message is showing
> > up.. But with my simple macro - running it opens the
> > email client and has the document attached with no
> > problem...
> >
> > Simple Macro
> > Sub Mailto
> > Dim oDoc As Object
> > Dim Path$
> > oDoc = ThisComponent
> > Path$ = oDoc.getURL()
> > If oDoc.HasLocation() Then
> > shell("/home/msetzerii/.wine/drive_c/PMAIL/Programs/W
> > SENDTO.EXE " &mid(Path$,8,100) )
> > Else
> >    Print "The document has not yet been stored"
> > End If
> > End Sub
> >
> > Tools / Marco / Run and selecting it opens the email client
> > with the file attached..
> >
> > Not getting anything is what confuses me. Would expect
> > something to show on screen, but nothing. The macro
> > calls same program and takes the passed parameter, and
> > does trim theFILE://  off the parameter.
> >
> >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------+
> > > >    Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor
> > > > (Retired)
> > > >    mailto:mikes@guam.net
> > > >    mailto:msetzerii@gmail.com
> > > >    Guam - Where America's Day Begins
> > > >    G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer
> > > >    http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/
> > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+
>
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+------------------------------------------------------------+
 Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor 
(Retired)     
 mailto:mikes@guam.net                            
 mailto:msetzerii@gmail.com
 Guam - Where America's Day Begins                        
 G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer 
 http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/
+------------------------------------------------------------+




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