Signature Switch :: Reviews :: Add-ons for Thunderbird

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Greg Dunn on Nov. 8, 2020 · permalink

I switched to Thunderbird recently and am pretty happy with it, except the old signature randomizer I used with Eudora of course doesn't work here. So I grabbed SIgnature Switch. It does the job!

Naturally, Thunderbird forced an update and the new version of SS is still in progress. As far as I can see, most everything works except the "Fortune Cookies" feature. When I enable it the signature from Thunderbird comes across verbatim: mine is set up so that the tag for my SS setting is "RandomSig", but when I put [[RandomSig]] in Thunderbird, that's exactly what appears in the signature of my email below the -- separator.

I know the file is correct and the path is valid, because I used it with the prior version of SS and it worked fine.

I'm going to go ahead and give 5 * because I'm sure this will get fixed soon.

Edited again: this review still applies with version 2.4.1 (the current version at this time).

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by King of Nothing on Nov. 4, 2020 · permalink

Thanks a lot, Achim, for this cool add-on and for updating & maintaining it!! It helps me a lot and works like a charm!

Grüße aus Österreich!
King

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.3.0).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by rosolino on Nov. 2, 2020 · permalink

The problems that I had before have disappeared and it is convenient to use.
Thank you for fixing it!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.2).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Bjørn on Nov. 1, 2020 · permalink

A bit surprised that my signatures were gone, but I read you're not to blame. It took some time getting to know to add-on again, but hey, I'm happy I have a working signature add-on for 78.*, so tnx!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.2).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user c3997f on Oct. 29, 2020 · permalink

I like the addon but miss option to config the addon to allow signature between above quote. Any suggestion? Thanks!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.1).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user c4cd93 on Oct. 17, 2020 · permalink

Great addon.
I searched a lot but couldn't find how to config the addon to allow signature between above quote. Any suggestion? Thanks.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.0).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by MoitoLixo on Oct. 13, 2020 · permalink

Great job and great reaction!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.0). This user has a previous review of this add-on.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Toad Hall on Oct. 12, 2020 · permalink

Using Thunderbird 78.3.2. This update to version 2.0.0 did derailed me to begin with and needs a bit of tweeking. Previous versions were so easy to understand.
The 'Signature Switch' button on toolbar was added to far right of toolbar after the 'Attach' so it was easy to not see and had to be moved to a more suitable location on toolbar.
'Switch on' green button does nothing.
In Options:
'Add new Signature' had me completely baffled. No idea what all the icons mean. Icons are useless without Text. Please include Text with icons.
The 'arrow' buttons do nothing and do not allow me to import or upload. No idea what they are for anyway.
No idea how to connect to html files already created using Thunderbird 'Write' window as no functionality provided to import a file. Must be a reason.
The Import button is greyed out. So I presume you have create signatures then export in order to import. Useful if you need to copy between computers or create a backup, but obviously no use for importing html files.

Update: this new addon has been completely rewritten. Now the addon is a pure MailExtension; meaning it has limited access to resources from the outside. So...no you cannot get it to 'import' anything you have previous created within Thunderbird Write window and saved as HTML file. BUT you can copy and paste the content of previous created html files.

Click on 'Add new signature'
Click on 'pencil' icon
You can open your previously created html files with Notepad, copy all the content and then paste it into the 'HTML' section
Give same name as previous, so you don't get confused and click on Save'

You should see those options in the drop down list, just like previous version making it easy to select.

I offer help on Support forum, so usually try to get to grips with addons with the intent of advising on Support Forum if user has an issue or just wants to know how to get the addon to work. Please support the author with donations so continued support can be maintained.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.0.0). This user has 2 previous reviews of this add-on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by jpl75 on Oct. 11, 2020 · permalink

Thank a lot for the update to TB 78.
Signatures are now defined using a new process. You need to read carefully the indications.
It's great to be able to save the signatures for possible reinstallation.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.0.0).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by bithunter on Oct. 7, 2020 · permalink

Great add-on. Thanks for porting it to TB 78.*
Edit: fortune cookie support is supported again in v. 2.1
VERY FAST response of the developer!!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.0.0).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Viktor on Oct. 4, 2020 · permalink

Happy to see you back! I was missing this add-on. And the new UI is great.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.0.0). This user has a previous review of this add-on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user 5b8115 on Oct. 3, 2020 · permalink

HURRAH! It works wonders in Thunderbird 78. I live in Argentina. There are many restrictions here for sending foreign currency abroad. For this reason; I am not sending you a contribution. You deserve it, without a doubt. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

¡HURRA! Funciona de maravillas en Thunderbird 78 Resido en Argentina. Aquí hay muchas restricciones para enviar moneda extranjera al exterior. Po tal motivo; no te envío una contribución. Te la mereces, sin lugar a dudas. ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.0.0). This user has a previous review of this add-on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by The_Rach on Sept. 30, 2020 · permalink

I am very pleased that Achim did not quit and has updated Signature Switch to the new API. The beta is working great on my system. I miss the fortune cookie file and alternate sigs based on recipient. I am looking forward to when all the features are ported. Please keep up the great work on this, my favorite add-on.