[DM-MUG] How to add metadata to Mail emails to help with
Spotlight searches.
Victoria L. Herring
dmmug@dmmug.org
Thu, 19 May 2005 14:11:10 -0500
well I don't know what a class is, or how to do=20
applescript....so not sure what this means but=20
will check it out perhaps...
>I think that Mail has an applescript object for=20
>the subject line, it might be able to manipulate=20
>it for you. Yes, it's part of the "message"=20
>class:
>
>Class message: An email message
>Plural form:
> messages
>Elements:
> bcc recipient
> cc recipient
> recipient
> to recipient
> header
>Properties:
> <Inheritance> item [r/o] -- inherits=20
>elements and properties of the item class.
> all headers plain text [r/o] -- All the headers of the message
> background color=20
>blue/gray/green/none/orange/other/purple/red/yellow=20
>-- The background color of the message
> mailbox mailbox -- The mailbox in which this message is filed
> content text -- Contents of an email message
> date received date [r/o] -- The date a message was received
> date sent date [r/o] -- The date a message was sent
> deleted status boolean -- Indicates=20
>whether the message is deleted or not
> flagged status boolean -- Indicates=20
>whether the message is flagged or not
> junk mail status boolean -- Indicates=20
>whether the message has been marked junk or=20
>evaluated to be junk by the junk mail filter.
> read status boolean -- Indicates whether the message is read or not
> message id plain text [r/o] -- The unique message ID string
> source plain text [r/o] -- Raw source of the message
> reply to plain text -- The address that replies should be sent to
> message size integer -- The size (in bytes) of a message
> sender plain text -- The sender of the message
>=3D--> subject plain text -- The subject of the message
> was forwarded boolean -- Indicates=20
>whether the message was forwarded or not
> was redirected boolean -- Indicates=20
>whether the message was redirected or not
> was replied to boolean -- Indicates=20
>whether the message was replied to or not
>
>
>On May 19, 2005, at 11:55 AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>>That is a VERY good if hassling work=20
>>around...which is why one has Automator isn't=20
>>it? I'll give it a whirl and see if I can=20
>>create an Automator that will do this fairly=20
>>easily [I have Quickkeys too which I could try=20
>>too]
>>
>>Thanks...
>>
>>>Hey there,
>>>
>>>How about this for a sneaky work-around...
>>>
>>>Move the mail to the drafts folder, then=20
>>>double click on it. You can then change the=20
>>>subject. When you save it, however, it will=20
>>>look like that email came from you, so add=20
>>>their name or something while you are editing=20
>>>the subject to still find them.
>>>
>>>- =DFailey
>>>
>>>
>>>On May 19, 2005, at 11:32 AM, Bailey Ford wrote:
>>>
>>>> One reason, of many, that I still use=20
>>>>Eudora to get my main mail is that I can edit=20
>>>>the subject lines - so that if an email comes=20
>>>>in saying alot of good stuff but not saying a=20
>>>>client's name or topic for instance, I just=20
>>>>open the message and alter subject line =3D put=20
>>>>in "Smith harassment same-sex" and even if=20
>>>>the actual contents of the email did not=20
>>>>include those ideas, it does now.
>>>>Spotlight so far CAN identify emails=20
>>>>containing search wording but not perfectly=20
>>>>yet [mainly can find the folders they are in,=20
>>>>not the messages totally]. Eudora is changing=20
>>>>to upgrade to Tiger compatible Spotlight=20
>>>>capacity, but Mail is now that way. If a=20
>>>>Mail message had those words in its body or=20
>>>>subject, they'd show up in the spotlight.=20
>>>>But, if they did not, then they would not.=20
>>>>So, as with other documents I've mentioned=20
>>>>earlier [where you can Get Info and add=20
>>>>metadata in the comments section] it's easy=20
>>>>enough to do this....but I can't figure out=20
>>>>how in Mail.
>>>>
>>>> I sent this feature request in to Apple a=20
>>>>year or more ago and have since then, without=20
>>>>results. I can't believe it is impossible to=20
>>>>do, but went into a Message in Mail and ther=20
>>>>is nothing in the menu bar that allows me to=20
>>>>do any editting of a Mail message to=20
>>>>accomplish this.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have any other ideas??? Yes,=20
>>>>I know I can forward a message back to me=20
>>>>with the subject line changed but that just=20
>>>>creates a duplicate message and is, really,=20
>>>>more hassle than just being able to edit a=20
>>>>subject line or otherwise add metadata.
>>>>
>>>> Ideas.???
>>
>>--
>>Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights,=20
>>Discrimination & Employment Law,=20
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Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights,=20
Discrimination & Employment Law,=20
<http://www.HerringLaw.com>; Travel research and=20
planning, <http://www.JourneyZing.com>; Des=20
Moines, Iowa, 515-255-4475.