How to Insert Variables Into Subject and Body of Send Mail Message With Subject Action

[ccstone]

Hey @ronald,

@ronald

1- The subject and body don't seem to accept variables, which is surprising.

Of course they do:

Make New Mail Message with Variables v1.00.kmmacros (6.0 KB)

2- please note that I want to insert / paste rich text, not plain text. I mention this because KM Wiki reads ![:!:]

Mail does not support creating messages with rich-text via AppleScript. It was possible somewhere pre-Sierra, but Apple in its infinite wisdom broke it and has chosen not to fix it.

Keyboard Maestro uses AppleScript behind the scenes in it's Send Mail action, so there's nothing to be done.

The only way is to create the message and then PASTE rich-text into the email body.

3- I am also surprised that if I use the action alone, the email is created in the background. I have to add the activate Mail action before it to see the newly created email.

Yes, that's another quirk in the way AppleScript works with Mail.

Send Mail Message with Rich Text from Named Clipboard

-Chris