Mailplane

Cutting Edge: Use the clipboard to attach files and pictures

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Copy any file or picture to the clipboard and the paste it into any editable field to create an optimized attachment. The "picture attachment dialog" will pop up for the preview and optimization settings.

Example 1:

1. In Finder: select some files
2. Copy them to the clipboard
3. Go to Mailplane
4. Compose a new message
5. Paste the files

Example 2:

1. Open a picture in Preview
2. Select a part of the picture
3. Copy the selection
4. Go to Mailplane
5. Compose a new message
6. Paste the picture part

Cutting edge: Picture attachment dialog

Do like to control the photo optimization settings each time you attach files? Then you'll like this new feature:
The dialog shows each time you attach files and allow to enable/disable optimization and allow you to set the same properties as in the "Photos" preferences.

1. Picture preview: If you attached more than one picture, the display changes every three seconds
2. Enable/Disable Optimizations, set quality and size
3. Attach pictures
4. In case you never change the settings, disable this sheet. You can always enable it in "Photos" preferences.

Tip: If you press the command key while performing a drag and drop operation, the files aren't optimized and the dialog isn't shown.

Upcoming features

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

I just added the new "upcoming features" page. It lists all changes and new stuff that is already available in the latest cutting edge release:

• Gmail 2 support
• Mailplane URLs
• Background account notifications
• Account nickname and re-ordering
• and much more...

(General preferences)

What is the cutting edge release anyway? It's the upcoming Mailplane version, it's where the new features are added, tried and tested. But, as much is added or changed it may be less reliable than the current stable release.

If you like to try it anyway: instructions can be found in the extended and improved FAQ section.

Improved Screenshots

Thursday, January 03, 2008

The screenshot feature has been much improved and now works in Leopard, too. (This has been released a while ago, but I feel it is worth mentioning).



You are now able to capture a selection, a window, or the whole screen. By default Mailplane hides itself while the screenshot is captured.

This is great way to better explain a problem, feature, or something on your screen. A picture is worth a 1000 words, right?