Using Mail app with jpg attachments

i've been looking for a similar solution as well. found a current plug-in for mac OS mail. the developer seems to be rather responsive to inquiries and suggestions. it does cost $15, it might me worth spending not to have the aggravation.

http://clivegaleni.com/os-x-mail-anti-inline-plugin/

Hi

I just had the same experience and tried the suggested 'fix' from the terminal, which works ok, but who needs it right?

Then i realised that when you attach a jpg file and you get the picture in the body, you also get a drop down selection box right above it on the right hand side, where you can change the Image Size from 'small' the default, to something else, like 'actual', and hey presto, files transfer with all exif data intact works fine.

Oh, it just occurred to me that you need to export from Photos in Actual size as well, if that's where your snaps are coming from.

cheers, bb

Oh, it just occurred to me that you need to export from Photos in Actual size as well, if that's where your snaps are coming from.

There is no "actual size" setting when exporting from Photos.

Size refers to the dimensions of the photograph - its length by breadth, measured in pixels. It's complex because you camera doesn't take photos at "actual" size in a real-world sense.

Also, as Photos is evolving quite rapidly it's good to tell us what version you are using.

Hi

You're right, it's 'Full Size' not 'Actual size'. My bad

Photos Version 1.5 (370.42.0)

Of course size refers to the physical size of the image, but it is directly reflected in the size of the file and hence the amount of information stored. I was be wrong about exporting from Photos, i got confused, but I am absolutely correct about changing the size in Mail.app. If you attach the file and use 'Small', exif fields such as Description and Keywords disappear. This is most easily seen by: attach a jpeg file. select small size. send the email to yourself. detach the received file to download. use finder and display the info for the file. No description or keywords. You could also export the image straight from the mail.app to Photos and again, no Description or Keywords. Try it again but select Actual size and you should see that it works OK

Photos is now at v2, so important to note that results may vary with changes and bug fixes. Mail is also at a later version to, and again, that will have a bearing.

For instance I just shared a Small version (using the Share Menu) to an email and all the Exif and IPTC came along with it.

Hi Terence

Thanks for your advice and good news about the final resolution. I am up-to-date with updates, except for the OS, so those features must come with the Sierra upgrades. I'll have to find some spare download capacity somewhere to accomodate the 4GB required, which is 1/4 of my monthly allowance.

Brian

Mike, in summary you can change attachment behaviour, but it's universal.

If Mail is open, quit it. Open the Terminal (Applications → Utilities) Enter the following command:

defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes

Once you restart Mail.app any email messages that you send or receive will display attachments as icons, not inline. If you later you decide you want to change your preference back to viewing attachments inline simply repeat the above command but change the “yes” at the end to “false” (without the quotes). Note that this method is universal. Meaning all attachments, including those that are simply graphics (such as in email signatures) will be sent as attachments - so your messages may no longer have the desired appearance.

This is referenced from: http://katiefloyd.com/blog/get-rid-of-inline-attachments-in-apple-mail-revisited

Send Plain Text emails.

The issue is that there is very little standardisation in email. it has evolved enormously, but there is no central agreement for how things should work, except from the very earliest days - hence using plain text. The issues you refer to crop of from time to time between Mail and other apps on other OSes, and between other apps/OSes and mail. It's because there is no standardisation.