How do I "Apply Rules" to a list of messages via Applescript?

I am attempting to write an Applescript. It needs to enable a particular rule (got that figured out), then re-apply all rules (all of them) for all of the messages in the Inbox and the Sent box. I figured out how to get the list of messages in to a variable but I do not see anything in the Mail dictionary to apply the rules -- (or evaluate the rules or nothing).
I suppose I could use the GUI style "System Event" form of scripting but that is always really hard for me to figure out how to do.

Amann says about this script:
Note: this script is somewhat ugly and slower than Mail's internal apply rules command - things would be so much easier if Mail would allow rules to be applied to sent messages or at least supply an AppleScript command "apply rules to selection".
If you examine it, it does pretty much what I suggested regarding grabbing the conditions for each rule & testing for them within the script (in the "matchConditions" loop). As his notes make clear, certain conditions are excluded & the script only performs "move" actions, so you would have to do something similar for any other rule conditions & actions you want the script to perform, as well as targeting the mailbox you want.
I suspect it would be faster & easier in a lot of cases just to implement the rules as AppleScripts in the first place & call them with a simple "Every Message" Mail rule.

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How do you apply rules based on read status?

I migrated to Mail.app from PowerMail, and one of the powerful options available when creating a filter/rule in PowerMail was the ability to check the status of the message (message is/is not read) before applying the rest of the rule.
Is there a way to apply this same check within a rule in Mail.app?
This option is used to create rules that file mail ONLY AFTER it has been read.
Obviously, the user must apply the rule manually since rules are only fired off when mail comes in, or when one highlights one or more message(s) and then selects the "Apply Rules" option from the contextual menu or from the Message menu.
What makes this so powerful is that rather than having to manually file every message after you read it you can create rules that check status for read, if it is check to see if it matches other criteria, and if it does, put it in a folder with other like messages.
Like many people, I have a large number of folders and subfolders into which I file my messages. By creating such a rule, I only have to file a message that matches other criteria once, use that to set up the criteria for the rule, and on subsequent messages that match that criteria, I only have to apply the rule after I have read it.
I could just file all the messages directly into their appropriate folders, but then I have to keep watch on the subfolders for new mail, rather than just watching the inbox, reading the new mail, then using the Apply Rules item to have the read message checked and then filed based on the criteria that it matches.
The logic might look like this.
Is Read status true
AND
The subject contains "Intranet"
THEN
Move message to /On My Mac/Work Mail/Current Projects/Intranet Project/ mail folder
THEN
Stop processing rules.
Without the ability to test the message's "read status" I have to select the message, right click to select "Move To>" from the contextual menu, then mouse through four sub panes to put the read message in the folder where I want to store it.
I also cannot select a number of read messages and use the Apply Rules option to allow my filing rules to move any number of read messages to their proper storage folders.
If anyone has a method for doing this, please let me know. It is the one thing I miss most about PowerMail.
Message was edited by: rnsyderpsu

I have been doing some of this, and while it does provide some of the functionality that is lost without the ability to apply rules only to read messages, it is not a complete solution. One of the biggest drawbacks is that it is not easy to selectively limit what new mail shows up the smart mailbox. One approach that works, sort of, is to limit the smart mailbox to only messages from people in my address book. However, not all relevant messages are from people already in my mailbox, so it requires constantly double checking to make sure that things are slipping through the cracks.
The best thing about being able to apply rules, after receiving them, based on the status of a message is that it puts the control in the users hands. It allows you to selectively apply rules, only when you want to apply them. Rather than always/never, you have the ability to apply rules "sometimes/as needed." It allows for fuzzy logic, rather than hard conditions.

How to create a rule for distribution list

I have users in a distribution list that all require a specific rule to be created for them. I have been able to create a a rule to distribute in Exchange management shell which works properly but I have found out that the rule will not be visible to the
end user in the Outlook 2007 client. I was wondering if there is a solution to distribute a rule to these users without the need tot visit each of their computers while they are signed in (24-hour business but I.T. only works day shift). Any solution would
be appreciated.

Hi,
From your description, I would like to clarify that the rule you create in EMS is the transport rule. Users can't see the transport rules on Outlook side. They can see the Outlook rules on Outlook side. Your understanding will be appreciated.
Hope this can be helpful to you.
Best regards,
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How do I apply rules for date to cell

I use numbers 3.1. And I have trouble to apply a specific rule for a cell. I want to achieve an automatic fill in for a cell for todays date. So I open the filter on the right side of my document. I chose "date and time" and then I define the rule for its altering application for every week. I manage to go over the definition insofar as I choose "today" and the style "kursive". But I am unable to fill in this information into the cell. I hope I explained this function understandable for I am German and I use of course the German layout in Numbers. ( I could not find a german speaking platform for my problem ). Can someone help?

Courtesy of Google Translate
Dear sorole,
Typing the date:
<image>
Typing "=" shows the Function Browser:
<image>
Regards,
Ian.
Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Google Translate
Sehr geehrte sorole,
Die Eingabe des Datums:
Die Eingabe von "=" zeigt der Funktionsübersicht:
Grüße,
Ian.

How can one get/set ReplyTo field in mail message via GW API?

Hi!
Can anyone help me with that, please?

You can not with the Object API.
There is no plan to add the support to the Object API.
You would have to use the SOAP API.
>>> On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Vladimir
Iofik<[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Can anyone help me with that, please?

How to make exception rules for Stylish rules which change fonts?

How to make exception rules for Stylish rules which change fonts?
I use [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/ Stylish add-on] to change specific fonts to other fonts of my choice, but I have a problem. I want to change the font Arial to Tahoma in almost all pages I visit, but with the exception of websites as wikipedia.org. Because of this, I find myself having a very long list of domains to change Arial to Tahoma, only because I don't want that rule to apply to wikipedia.org and additional one or two other websites.
The current rule I'm using is, (my actual list is a lot longer, but this is just an example):<br/>
'''''@-moz-document domain("mozilla.org"), domain("thefreelibrary.com"), domain("sil.org"), domain("ethnologue.com") {'''''<br/>
'''''@font-face { font-family: 'Arial'; src: local('Tahoma'); }'''''<br/>
I can't use the following rule because I don't want it to apply to wikipedia.org:<br/>
'''''@font-face { font-family: 'Arial'; src: local('Tahoma'); }'''''

Try something like this:<br />
<br />
<pre><nowiki>@font-face { font-family: 'Arial'; src: local('Tahoma'); }
@-moz-document domain(wikipedia.org){
@font-face { font-family: 'Arial'; src: local('Arial'); }
</nowiki></pre>

How do I apply programmatic skins for completely custom drawn components of a Flex library project?

Hello folks,
I am looking for best practices advice when (1) creating
custom components and (2) styling and skinning.
I already know how to skin a component part of the Flex
framework. I can make a class extending ProgrammaticSkin and have
my component skinned using CSS to link the component with the
reference to my custom class.
However what about those cases when you are completely
creating a component from scratch?
Imagine a "Freehand Drawing Canvas" component that allows the
user to draw on it and has some buttons to set color styles, line
styles, etc., or imagine a "Screen Flow Gallery" component that
displays visual objects in a fashion similar to Cover Flow in the
Mac.
In many components I am aware you may reuse other components
part of the Flex framework but I am trying to picture an scenario
where you would need to draw everything yourself because there just
isn't something to base it upon so you will end up drawing it from
scratch.
To learn how instead of building one of those components I
mentioned previously I decided to start with something simple that
would illustrate this like a LiteButton component that will behave
just like the Flex mx.controls.Button but will extend UIComponent
and be completely custom drawn.
The component will have a default look and will also be
style-able and skin-able. I will provide styles for users of the
component to modify and regarding skinning anyone can create a
custom ProgrammaticSkin adding its own drawing logic and link it to
the component via CSS with the ClassReference applied to the skin
selector.
So far so good and it's clear what I want to achieve. I
actually know how to do most of the stuff here but I have one
single problem.
Here is my question, where should I put my custom drawing
logic? If I do it in the updateDisplayList inside the class
extending UIComponent it works, however I thought that it would be
a better practice to do it using programmatic skins, that way I
could provide different skin themes for my component set.
The problem is that I can't make the programmatic work in
this scenario. I tried instantiating the custom programmatic skin
during the updateDisplayList of the LiteButton component and adding
it to my display object via addChild but that didn't do anything. I
also tried creating a "default.css" stylesheet and tried to use
ClassReference as I would normally do to skin an already existing
component (or composite component as well) but that didn't do
anything either.
So how do I apply programmatic skins for completely custom
drawn components of my Flex library project?
I could do it inside the updateDisplayList of the LiteButton
class extending UIComponent but again I would like to provide
different theme sets for my components so it makes sense using
programmatic skins.

"jbucaran" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello folks,
>
> I am looking for best practices advice when (1) creating
custom components
> and
> (2) styling and skinning.
>
> I already know how to skin a component part of the Flex
framework. I can
> make
> a class extending ProgrammaticSkin and have my component
skinned using CSS
> to
> link the component with the reference to my custom
class.
>
> However what about those cases when you are completely
creating a
> component
> from scratch?
>
> Imagine a "Freehand Drawing Canvas" component that
allows the user to draw
> on
> it and has some buttons to set color styles, line
styles, etc., or imagine
> a
> "Screen Flow Gallery" component that displays visual
objects in a fashion
> similar to Cover Flow in the Mac.
>
> In many components I am aware you may reuse other
components part of the
> Flex
> framework but I am trying to picture an scenario where
you would need to
> draw
> everything yourself because there just isn't something
to base it upon so
> you
> will end up drawing it from scratch.
This may help with that
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=skinstyle_3.html
> To learn how instead of building one of those components
I mentioned
> previously I decided to start with something simple that
would illustrate
> this
> like a LiteButton component that will behave just like
the Flex
> mx.controls.Button but will extend UIComponent and be
completely custom
> drawn.
>
> The component will have a default look and will also be
style-able and
> skin-able. I will provide styles for users of the
component to modify and
> regarding skinning anyone can create a custom
ProgrammaticSkin adding its
> own
> drawing logic and link it to the component via CSS with
the ClassReference
> applied to the skin selector.
>
> So far so good and it's clear what I want to achieve.
Actually after
> playing
> with the weekend and today I know how to do most of the
stuff but I have
> one
> single problem. So here is my question, where should I
provide my custom
> drawing logic? If I do it in the updateDisplayList
inside the class
> extending
> UIComponent it works, however I thought that it would be
a better practice
> to
> do it using programmatic skins, that way I could provide
different skin
> themes
> for my component set.
These aren't mutually exclusive. When you provide a skin with
a
TypeSelector, you have to add it to the display list
somewhere, and this is
typically done in updateDisplayList or addChildren. I prefer
to do it in
updateDisplayList, because you can then change it if the
style changes.
> The problem is that I can't make the programmatic work
in this scenario. I
> tried instantiating the custom programmatic skin during
the
> updateDisplayList
> of the LiteButton component and adding it to my display
object via
> addChild but
> that didn't do anything.
Exactly what did you do?
> I also tried creating a "default.css" stylesheet and
> tried to use ClassReference as I would normally do to
skin an already
> existing
> component (or composite component as well) but that
didn't do anything
> either.
I've never had any problem using an approach similar to
this...but I will
say that I couldn't see any advantage in creating a
default.css style sheet,
since it's not really default in the way that the one that
comes with Flex
is. It's much more obvious to anyone using your component
what's going on
there if you create a style sheet where they're likely to
spot it.
> So how do I apply programmatic skins with the default
look for custom
> drawn
> components?
It seems like your approach is fine, but maybe you've made a
mistake in your
implementation.
> I could do it inside the updateDisplayList of the
LiteButton class
> extending
> UIComponent but again I would like to provide different
theme sets for my
> components so it makes sense using programmatic skins.
You might want to consider also adding an instance of
HaloBorder to your
component. That brings a lot of functionality with it.
HTH;
Amy

How to set up rules/conditions on a drop down box to ensure its been filled if a value in a text box is selected.

Hi, I am in midst of creating a form in infopath. I have a text box field in which the user will enter the number of issues he has. if the user has entered the number of issues he has, then he will need to select the type of issues from a multi selection
box. Thus i need to know how to set up rules/conditions to ensure that the user has to complete the multi selection box if he enters a value in text box for the number of issues.

I assume what you are asking is to make multi selection box as mandatory. If not please explain with a example
Try below:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ItIYeZ8K2gEJ:sharepointkings.blogspot.com/2013/06/make-multi-select-list-box-required-in.html+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in&client=firefox-beta
If this helped you resolve your issue, please mark it Answered

How can I delete the purchased books list in iBook?

How can I delete the purchased books list in iBook?

Hi,
Yes you are miss understanding the problem. To clarify. The problem is not how to delete the book from a device, it is how to delete the puchase (i.e. the history). You can hide it in your account settings, but you cannot delete it. So if you buy something on a shared account (i.e. a family account like mine), your children can see and download any of your puchases - forever.
Some will say it's for your protection. A bit like the shop looking after your receipt, so that you cannot lose it.
However, I thought that as part of the data protection act, you could ask for this information kept about you to be deleted, but this doesn't apply to Apple purchases. Believe me I've tried.

How to remove the rule or class function in CS5

i need to know how to remove the rule or class function in CS5 at the bottom of the screen there are two options for formating HTML and Css when i click the HTML it only allows me to change the bold or italics or link something but when i click CSS it allows me to format how i want the paragraph aligned and the text size and font when i click on lets say changing the font size a box comes up asking me to name a rule so it applies it to everything else i type i want to know how to stop tht like edit everything on my own and if i use CS5 here will it be compatible with CS4 or CS3 at my skool plzz help ive been frustrated with this

If I use CS5 here will it be compatible with CS4 or CS3 at my skool plzz help ive been frustrated with this
Code is code. It doesn't matter which product you use.
i need to know how to remove the rule or class function in CS5
You can't. DW encourages you to use good coding methods, which means using CSS classes and to keep content (HTML) separate from styles (CSS). For example, if you change font-size on p tags like so:
p {font-size: 38px}
Every paragraph will have 38px sized text.
If you want to apply a special style to just a portion of your text, you must define a CSS class name like so:
.foo {
font-size: 38px;
color: red;
HTML:
<p>This is normal paragraph text <span class="foo"> And this is very big and red.</span></p>
This is normal paragraph text And this is very big and red.
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
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Message was edited by: Nancy O. -- unfortunately, this forum doesn't support Raw HTML with inline styles. You'll need to paste my code examples into your DW page to see the effect.

When I try to download update, I save the file as directed. However, the update is not applied. How do I apply the update for Firefox?

I am being prompted to download the update to a new version of Firefox. When I click on download, I receive a window to save the file. I save the file instead of canceling. After the download has been saved, my version of Firefox still has not been update. How do I apply the update?

Thanks Alex, but sadly I already tried that. Neither .docx or .xlsx files show up in the content list. They both show as a Chrome HTML document so changing how Firefox addresses those doesn't help since it thinks its the same type of file. I don't think I can manually add files into the "Content Type" left side nav.

How do I apply different margins to different section in the same document?

In Pages 5, how do I apply different margins to different section in the same document? there are is no layout break like in Pages 4.

Use the Text Format Pane, Layout Tab, Indents.
You could do the same thing by dragging the margin stops on the Ruler.
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Please help! How can I validate Radio Buttons and List Menu with PHP.

Hello everyone, I have been learning PHP step by step and
making little projects.
The point is I find it easy to learn by doing "practical
projects."
I have been reading the David Powers's Book on PHP Solutions
and it's really great, however there is nothing mentioned regarding
Validating Radio buttons. I know the book cannot cover every aspect
of PHP and maybe someone in here can help.
I have been learning how to process HTML forms with PHP.
The problem is every book or tutorial I have read or
encountered fall short on validation.
I'm wondering how I can learn to validate Radio Buttons and
Select List Menu.
I have managed to create validation for all other fields but
have no clue as to how I can get validation for Radio Buttons and
List Menu.
I would also like an error message echoed when the user does
not click a button or make a selection and try to submit the form.
I would appreciate any help.
Patrick

It's not that default value is "None." In fact it's not. It
will only be
"none" when the form is submitted.
Also if your submit button is names 'send' then
$_POST['send'] will only be
set if the form was submitted.
Make sure you didn't hit the refresh button on your browser
which usually
reposts the information. Also make sure you did not reach the
form from
another form with the same button names.
Otherwise paste the snippet.
Also you can check what fields are set in the post array by
adding this to
the top of (or anywhere on) your page:
print_r($_POST);
Cosmo
"Webethics" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
> Off the top of my head this should be no different than
your radio buttons
> except that 'productSelection' will always fail the
!isset check when the
> form is submitted since the default value is "None", and
therefore always
> set. :-)
>
> So how about this..?
> <?php
> if (isset($_POST['send']) and
($_POST['productSelection'] == "None"))
> {echo "Please select a product.";}
> ?>
>
>
>
>
> "Webethics" <[email protected]> wrote
in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Another question - how do i applied the code you
just showed me to
> > select
> > menu
> > or select list?
> >
> > This is the list:
> >
> > <div class="problemProduct">
> > <label for="productSelection"><span
class="product_label">Product
> > Name.</span></label>
> > <select name="productSelection" id="products"
class="selection">
> > <option value="None">-------------Select a
product----------</option>
> > <option value="Everex DVD Burner">Everex DVD
Burner</option>
> > <option value="Vidia DVD Burner">Vidia DVD
Burner</option>
> > <option value="Excerion Super Drive">Excerion
Super Drive</option>
> > <option value="Maxille Optical Multi
Burner">Maxille Optical Multi
> > Burner</option>
> > <option value="Pavilion HD Drives">Pavilion
HD Drives</option>
> > </select>
> > </div>
> >
> > I thought I could just change the name is the code
from operatingSystem
> > to
> > productSelection.
> >
> > Something like this:
> >
> > From this:
> >
> > <?php
> > if (isset($_POST[send]) and
!isset($_POST['operatingSystem']))
> > {echo "Please select an operating system.";}
> > ?>
> >
> > To this:
> >
> > <?php
> > if (isset($_POST[send]) and
!isset($_POST['productSelection']))
> > {echo "Please select an operating system.";}
> > ?>
> >
> > But this does not work, any ideas?
> >
> > Patrick
> >
>
>
>
>
> Hey, I tried this about but as you mentioned, since the
default product
> value
> is "None" an error message appears when the page loads.
>
> Is there a way to code this things so that even though
the default value
> is
> "None" there ia no error message untle you hit the
submit?
>
> When I applied the code, it messes up the previous code,
now the operating
> system is requiring an entry on page load.
>
> When I remove the code from the list menu everything
goes back to normal.
>
> I know this is a little much but I have no other
alternatives.
>
> Patrick
>

Mail won't automatically apply rules to messages in "sent" folder

The title says it all. Is this a bug? Mail lets you set rules for items in the "sent" folder, but apple won't automatically apply the rules like it will for all other mail. You must highlight your "sent" messages and click "apply rules." This is quite annoying. Am I missing something.
Thanks,
Jake

Once you send an e-mail it gets time stamped, from what I know this timestamp can't be modified. I too have received e-mails with the wrong timestamp. In some mail clients such as Yahoo Mail and Gmail what will happen is that you will get a new message notification but the email won't be at the top of the inbox but rather somewhere down the list. This happens as e-mails are sorted by their timestamps when they arrive to your inbox.
Hope this helps!

How do you apply the EQ settings to a particular genre or album?

How do you apply the EQ settings to a particular genre or an album instead of individually applying the setting to one song at a time.

It's probably easiest to first be in list view and have your Column browser up.
Set the Column Browser to show Genres.
In the Genres column, select the Genre you want to apply the EQ to. Now select all of the songs that appear for that genre.
Right-click on the blue mass and select "Get Info". Say yes to the dialog asking if you're sure you want to edit information for multiple items.
In the Options tab of the Multiple Item Information window, check "Equaliser preset", pick the equaliser setting you want and click "OK".
Processing may take a while if you've got a lot of songs in that genre.
For an album, it's basically the same process.
Set the Column browser to show albums.
In the Albums column, select the album you want to apply the EQ to. Now select all of the songs that appear for that album.
Right-click on the blue mass and select "Get Info". Say yes to the dialog asking if you're sure you want to edit information for multiple items.
In the Options tab of the Multiple Item Information window, check "Equaliser preset", pick the equaliser setting you want and click "OK".

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