It sure would make the templates worth while if either a shortcut key or an link from the File | New option would allow for a mail message to be opened based on a template. There would need to either be some sort of chooser to selecte the appropriate template form the default template directory, or a template could defined as default and grabbed automatically.

This is a request for enhancement. confirming. But this will not be a priority for now. Probably in the future.

Sounds good. At least it's on the table...

-->varada

Any idea on when there may be a feature added to improve template usability? Right now it is quite awkward to always have to go to the templates folder and open the template from which you would like to create a new message.

taking all of varada's bugs.

*** Bug 164237 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

I agree that there should be some method for settin up a particular template as your default HTML email format, particularly for new compositions. And perhaps a "Use My Template" option in the Format menu would be useful for those who don't want to set up a particular HTML format as a default and for those who want to toggle over to their preferred formatting when replying to an email.

"New Message with Template" should be on the Message menu as well as under File - New. And it would be nice to have it accessible from a little triangle next to the Compose button, as suggested in bug 107876 comment 5.

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