Hi,
Using the attached file it is possible to compose mail using org-mode
(orgstruct, and orgtbl modes to be specific), and then send the mail
as a "text/html" mime message. In effect WYSWYG html email
composition. I find this very useful for sending lists and tables to
co-workers who use non-fixed-width-font email clients.
I put this together with the help of Rob form the gnu.emacs.vm.info
newsgroup, and I use it with VM, but it no-where mentions VM, and it
*should* work with any emacs email composition buffer.
To use place the attached file in your path, and add the following to
you .emacs file
;; org-mode in my mail
(setq mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time t)
(defun turn-on-full-org-mailing ()
(if mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time
(progn
(org-publish (car (car org-publish-project-alist)))
(setq mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time nil)))
;;(turn-on-orgstruct)
(turn-on-orgstruct++)
(turn-on-orgtbl)
(load "org-html-mail.el"))
(add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'turn-on-full-org-mailing)
Then when composing mail send as an html message by using a prefix
argument on the send command, so "\C-u\C-c\C-c". Your mail will be
converted to html using org's export command, the appropriate mime
headers will be attached, and then your normal send command will be
executed.
Note: This is still very young, so here are some issues, and ideas for
improvement that the list may be able to help with. :)
1. it seems that for the org-export-as-html command to work, the
buffer must be associated with a file, this adds some complexity to
the process, is it possible to export-as-html without associating
the buffer with a path?
2. if org-export-as-html has not yet been called since turning emacs
on, then the following error occurs in org-export-as-html
--*Messages*---
Exporting... [2 times]
byte-code: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil
--*Messages*---
Hence they hacky turn-on-full-org-mailing function, and
mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time variable
3. I would like to add the feature of automatically attaching, and
linking to images from the html, but I haven't really started this,
and I'm not sure how it would work, so any thoughts would be
appreciated.
Thanks,
Eric
;; Eric Schulte
;; 2008-01-10
;;
;; WYSWYG, html mail composition using orgmode
;;
;; For mail composed using the orgstruct-mode minor mode, this
;; provides the option of sending the mail in html format using
;; org-export-as-html.
;;
;; To use place this file in your path, and add the following to you
;; .emacs file
;;
;; ;; org-mode in my mail
;; (setq mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time t)
;; (defun turn-on-full-org-mailing ()
;; (if mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time
;; (progn
;; (org-publish (car (car org-publish-project-alist)))
;; (setq mail-turn-on-full-org-mailing-first-time nil)))
;; ;;(turn-on-orgstruct)
;; (turn-on-orgstruct++)
;; (turn-on-orgtbl)
;; (load "org-html-mail.el"))
;; (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook 'turn-on-full-org-mailing)
;;
;; Then when composing mail send as an html message by using a prefix
;; argument on the send command, so "\C-u\C-c\C-c". Your mail will be
;; converted to html using org's export command, the appropriate mime
;; headers will be attached, and then your normal send command will be
;; executed.
;;
(defun orgstruct-hijacker-command-11 (arg)
"In Structure, run `org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c'. Outside of Structure
check for a prefix argument and if buffer name contains `mail',
and run orgstruct-send-as-html, or run the binding of
`\C-c\C-c'."
(interactive "p")
(if (org-context-p (quote headline) (quote item))
(org-run-like-in-org-mode (quote org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c))
(if (orgstruct-send-as-html-should-i-p arg)
(orgstruct-send-as-html)
(let (orgstruct-mode)
(call-interactively
(key-binding "\C-c\C-c"))
(defun orgstruct-send-as-html-should-i-p (arg)
"lets be pretty sure we have a prefix argument and are actually
in a mail buffer"
(goto-char (point-min))
(if (and arg
(> arg 1)
(string-match "mail" (buffer-name (current-buffer)))
(search-forward mail-header-separator))
t))
;; TODO something needs to load when org exports to html, it works
;; when I have already exported an org file, but not if I haven't
;; since turning on emacs
(defun orgstruct-send-as-html ()
"Export the body of the mail message to html using
`org-export-as-html' then send the results as a text/html
Content-Type message"
;; adjust mime type
(goto-char (point-min))
(insert "MIME-Version: 1.0\n")
(insert "Content-Type: text/html\n")
(search-forward mail-header-separator)
(let* ((mail-text-point (point))
(mail-buffer (current-buffer))
;; have to write the file because org needs a path to export
(tmp-file (make-temp-name (expand-file-name "schulte" "/tmp/")))
;; becau
