Mail: Attachment Icons. ?

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Mail: Attachment Icons. ?

I had to do an A&I and since then I am no longer able to attach a photo that shows up as an icon within the mail.
Now the attachments show the whole photo/s within the mail.
I have checked the help section and have been unable to find that particular issue. Maybe I am using incorrect terms?!

Thanks for any help

mac book pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 4G ram, dual proc233

Posted on Aug 3, 2009 4:31 PM

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BDAqua

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Aug 3, 2009 6:13 PM in response to hanne333

Hi, see if this helps...

http://creativebits.org/macos_x/mail_app_attachment_asicon

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BDAqua

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Aug 3, 2009 6:40 PM in response to hanne333

Lovely Picture BTW.

Also just found out you can Right Clock/Control+click on it & choose Show as Icon! 🙂

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hanne333 Author

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Aug 4, 2009 8:30 AM in response to BDAqua

Yah, I did figure that one out 😀
The icon I used to have looked like a blue Rubics cube with only 4 squares on each side. I just think it is strange that they have disappeared.

Not a biggie, but I tend to be OC when I can't figure out something, 😀 How could one work with computers otherwise 😉

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WZZZ

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Aug 4, 2009 10:33 AM in response to hanne333

Could it have been some third party app, like the one BD linked, that the A&I didn't copy over? Could it still be extracted from "Previous"? However, if you selected "Preserve user"

Note: Because the "Preserve user and network settings" option moves, not copies, existing users, Home directories, and network settings, from the Previous Systems folder to the newly installed System, these items will not exist in the Previous Systems folder after the Archive and Install is complete.

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hanne333 Author

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Aug 6, 2009 8:06 AM in response to WZZZ

I never added any mail apps, so i don't know.

Thanks for your help

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hanne333 Author

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Aug 6, 2009 8:15 AM in response to hanne333

I tried to reinstall some of the pkg from the previous version and nnoe will complete. " Error. try to install again" So what is up with that? I thought I could add back in what I wanted?

Do I need to move those packages into the present system?

Thanks

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BDAqua

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Aug 6, 2009 9:31 AM in response to hanne333

What is the exact error and what pkg exactly, from what exact path?

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hanne333 Author

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Aug 6, 2009 2:38 PM in response to BDAqua

MHD
previous system1
AdditionalEssentials. pkg
Error msg: There were errors installing the software
and in the center" Please try to install again"

I get that message no matter which .pkg i try

(additionalFonts.pkg, BatteryUpdate.pkg, those are the only ones I've tried to install again

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BDAqua

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Aug 6, 2009 3:30 PM in response to hanne333

Are you perhaps trying to install PKGs from the /Library/Receipts folder?

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hanne333 Author

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Aug 6, 2009 9:00 PM in response to BDAqua

how did you guess? LOL

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BDAqua

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Aug 6, 2009 10:07 PM in response to hanne333

OK, they retain the .pkg extension, but are only "stubs" of the originals!?

Sadly, and I suspect I may have had something to do with it due to ranting & suggestions... higher OSes eliminate those in favor of even stupider ideas!? 😟

You have to Download all new PKGs or DMGs to install! 🙂

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

PS. You never did introduce yourself or even post yet AFIK! 😉

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hanne333 Author

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Aug 9, 2009 5:41 AM in response to BDAqua

where would you like me to do an intro?? Oh you mean BBs? ok will do :)Make sure you don't read it until you're ready to go to sleep 😀
Where in the old "stub" .pkg do I find the exact name to download. This part is new to me 😉

I looked at the download site and did not find the packages I was looking for.

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BDAqua

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Aug 9, 2009 10:52 AM in response to hanne333

The stub is the same name as the real one, or likely .dmg on the end rather than .pkg, and possibly not a version on it

additionalFonts.pkg you have to get off your install disc.

Custom installs in Mac OS X 10.4...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301229

BatteryUpdate.pkg, not sure which one.

Battery Update 1.2...

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/firmware_hardware/batteryupdate12.ht ml

Battery Update 1.3...

http://support.apple.com/downloads/BatteryUpdate_13

Battery Update 1.4...

http://support.apple.com/downloads/BatteryUpdate_14

Or another one?

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