Inserting pictures

[John Delacour]

At 9:58 AM -0800 12/6/01, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

>I have been able to paste pictures into MS-OE successfully, but it seems to
>have problems with drawings. Do you know if Eudora would accept something
>like the simple CAD sketch I tried to send to the list a couple of days ago?

That would depend on the file type.  If its a .dwg or something, then 
I doubt it very much.  I can paste the Mac clipboard into a message 
but I think Eudora then sends it as a Mac PICT file (== .pct) and 
Windows readers might not be able to view it.  What I do is always 
convert to .gif and insert through the file dialog.  Next time I get 
on the PC I'll see what's possible.  I've worked for years as an 
alpha tester in the engine rooms of Eudora, mainly writing automation 
scripts for the Mac version, but I know the Windows version fairly 
well now.

What I would use on Windows to convert to .gif is a shareware program 
named SnagIt (find it with Google or at download.com).  Once this is 
running you type ctl-shift-P wherever you are and draw a marquee 
round the rectangle you want to capture.  This then goes into a sort 
of scrapbook from which you can save as .bmp, .jpg, .gif etc.  I have 
the same sort of thing on the Mac but it's at least 12 years old and 
works perfectly.  If any Mac users would like it (it's called 
Capture, by the inventor of BinHex encoding) just let me know and 
I'll post it to you.

Your drawings did not appear in my messages and I had to hunt for 
them in Eudora's secret places, but I got them.

JD