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Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro

From Matthew Phillips <mnews@sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Subject Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro
Date 2025-06-09 22:29 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <c37d752a5c.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk> (permalink)
References <2a0c4d165c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk> <9b97b4225c.Matthew@sinenomine.co.uk> <df62c2225c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>

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In message <df62c2225c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
 on 25 May 2025 Harriet Bazley  wrote:

> On 25 May 2025 as I do recall,
>           Matthew Phillips  wrote:

>> In message <2a0c4d165c.Alan@alan.adamshome.org.uk>
>>  on 1 May 2025 Alan Adams  wrote:
>> 
>> [snip]
>> 
>>> I could not find a way to rename the offending attachment before saving,
>>> and the save doesn't allow renaming. I had to forward the document to
>>> myself, and pick it up on a PC in order to save it with a legal name.
>> 
>>> Is there a way to handle this better please?
>> 
>> Yes, a very non-intuitive Ctrl-Adjust-double-click on the attachment icon
>> brings up a save as box which allows you to pick a different name.
>> 
> According to the manual ("The Message Display Window") it's just an
> Adjust-double-click, and that does seem to work - though I didn't know
> about it, or else had forgotten!

Ah, that's simpler!  I should have checked the manual but usually I fumble 
around till I hit on something that works.  It would be rather better if 
there was an option off a menu over the attachment icon, I feel.  We could 
also do with a "Save All" option to put them all in a (new?) folder.

-- 
Matthew Phillips
Durham

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Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2025-05-01 18:15 +0000
  Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-05-01 20:42 +0100
  Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-05-02 22:36 +0100
  Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-05-25 21:08 +0100
    Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-05-25 23:39 +0100
      Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Matthew Phillips <mnews@sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk> - 2025-06-09 22:29 +0100
        Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2025-06-09 23:00 +0100
          Re: Small problem encountered with MessengerPro Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-06-18 08:25 +0100

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