Can someone verify this? Thanks - ljogerst First, the automatic installation fails (on Kubuntu 10.04) as the target path does not exist, I think. On my installation, I had to put the attach_thunderbird.desktop file in ~/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus (but this may be an (K)Ubuntu-specific problem). However, I think the following really is a system-independant bug: When I'm right, Thunderbird wants to have a file /foo/bar passed as file:///foo/bar instead of file://foo/bar (at least what I've tested here...), so I assume the "Exec" line have to be changed from Exec=thunderbird -compose "attachment='file:/`echo %F | sed 's/\\ \\//,file:\\/\\//g'`'" to Exec=thunderbird -compose "attachment='file://`echo %F | sed 's/\\ \\//,file:\\/\\/\\//g'`'" Hope I'm right and could help... Regards, Felix Günther

Hi ljogerst, After trying some time on kubuntu reciving the "check your 'temporary directory' setting" message, I found this http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=67956.0;wap2 and realized some changes for the service folder and icon location: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Place a shell script called attach_mail_service, make sure it's executable, in your home directory bin ie: ~/bin. The contents are as follows: Code: #! /bin/bash # # Script created by ASID # Attach files to thunderbird temp="" #temp2="" #subject="mailing files: " count=0 for i in $* do count=$(( $count + 1 )) if [ $count -eq $# ] then temp=${temp}file://${i} #temp2=${temp2}file://${i} else temp=${temp}file://${i}, #temp2=${temp2}file://${i}, fi done #subject=${subject}${temp2} if mozilla-thunderbird -remote "ping()" 2> /dev/null ; then mozilla-thunderbird -remote "xfeDoCommand(composeMessage,attachment='$temp')" #,subject='$subject')" else mozilla-thunderbird --compose "attachment='$temp'" fi Now place a file named AttachToThunderbirdMail.desktop in your /usr/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus directory. The contents are as follows: Code: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 ServiceTypes=all/allfiles,KonqPopupMenu/Plugin Actions=attachToEmail Type=Service [Desktop Action attachToEmail] Name=Attach to Email Icon=/usr/share/thunderbird/icons/mozicon16.xpm Exec=~/bin/attach_mail_service %F Hope this helps Greetings

I tryed your servicemenue on a Kubuntu 9.10, all I got was nothing. I changed the Icon suffix from .png to .xpm nix Then I combined a service menue for k.mail with your service menue. [Desktop Entry] ServiceTypes=all/allfiles Actions=emailAsAttachment Type=Service X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin [Desktop Action emailAsAttachment] Nane=email_as_attachement Name[de]=Per e-Mail versenden Icon=email Exec=thunderbird -compose `echo attachment=\'file://%F\' | sed 's/ \//,file:\/\/\//g'` I have a thunderbird-window that openes but no attachement. Not very interesting. So could you please tell me how you make it run ? Thank you

I have Kubuntu 8.10 with KDE4. I modified this to have this service menu under KDE4 like this : [Desktop Entry] Actions=attachToEmail Encoding=UTF-8 ServiceTypes=all/allfiles,KonqPopupMenu/Plugin ExcludeServiceTypes=application/x-iso,kdedevice/*,inode/directory Type=Service [Desktop Action attachToEmail] Exec=thunderbird -remote "xfeDoCommand(composeMessage,attachment='file://%f')" Name=Attach to Thunderbird Mail Name[fr]=Envoyer avec Thunderbird Icon=/usr/share/thunderbird/icons/mozicon16.xpm and place it in the /usr/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/ folder. I have the service menu in dolphin but it doesn't attach the file. I have the same problem if I replace the Exec line with Exec=thunderbird -compose `echo attachment=\'file://%F\' | sed 's/ \//,file:\/\/\//g'` or with the solution with the quotes also. Anyone has an idea why it doesn't xork?

Thanks, useful servicemenu. But for Debian users, Icedove replace Thunderbird. So, edit the two files *.desktop and change thunderbird with icedove on the Exec line. For the icon, the location is : /usr/share/icedove/icons/mozicon16.png

for Thunderbird 2 (Gutsy), this Exec key allow to attach more than one file: Exec=thunderbird -compose `echo attachment=\'file://%F\' | sed 's/ \//,file:\/\/\//g'`

Hi, This service menu doesn't work with Dolphin, here the Dolphin script (with italian translation ;-)): [Desktop Entry] Actions=attachToEmail Encoding=UTF-8 ServiceTypes=all/allfiles ExcludeServiceTypes=application/x-iso,kdedevice/*,inode/directory [Desktop Action attachToEmail] Exec=/home/bruno/thunderbird/thunderbird -remote "xfeDoCommand(composeMessage,attachment='file://%f')" Name=Attach to Thunderbird Mail Name[it]=Invia E-mail con Thunderbird Icon=attach

After hours and hours of configuration, my FC4 runs without any problems...even file-attachment!!! Almost nothing satisfies like that ;-)

Really nice, -esepecially with shivas "workaround". thanks a lot.

Great Service Menu heres the portuguese [pt-PT] translation Name[pt]=Anexar Ficheiro no Thunderbird

...you could maybe add: *Service-Menü installieren -> *Zu persönlichen Aktionen hinzufügen *Zu systemweiten Aktionen hinzufügen *Persönliches Web-Kürzel hinzufügen *Systemweites Web-Kürzel hinzufügen Works fine for me!

Is it possible to get this working with an already running instance of thunderbird?