[Alpine-info] Question about message composition - attaching files

[Bret Busby via Alpine-info]

On 27/5/25 23:14, via Alpine-info wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2025, Bret Busby via Alpine-info wrote:

> 

>> So, the question remains - how do I attach files to that message?

> 

> I can't understand your problem.

> May be my poor english ;-)

> 

> As I also suggested you, CTRL+j and CTRL+t (when in message header), do 

> what you want.

> If you want to attach multiple files at the same time, after CTRL+t you 

> can press "l" to activate ListMode and then "x" to select files. Press 

> Enter and you have all selected files as attachment.

> 

> -- 

> Saluti,

>                           Paolo


No - it is not that your English is bad. I have not seen any evidence 
that your English is bad.

I had believed, before this instance, that the <CTRL><j> would have 
appeared in the menu at the bottom of the screen, when composing the 
message, but, as you have said, the cursor needs to be in the header, 
for the <CTRL><j> to work (and, for the <CTRL><j> to be displayed in the 
menu at the bottom of the screen).

Anyway, it is solved for the moment, and, the composed message is sent, 
with the attachments (but, unfortunately, without a return receipt 
request, which appears to be not an available option in alpine)

Hopefully, I will remember how to enable the attaching of files, if and 
when I next need to use it.

It is disappointing that the menu at the bottom of the screen, varies 
depending on the location of the cursor.

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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