On 08/24/2015 04:29 PM, Yasha Karant wrote: > My query applies specifically to Mozilla Thunderbird current, but could > have a more general solution. > > I need to convert to a plain text file listing (that could be imported > into a word processor, LaTeX or a GUI front end thereto, etc) what > appears in the display of Thunderbird as the columns Subject From and > Date for an internal activity report that I must write. These columns > appear on the end-user GUI display and allow one to then read specific > messages by "point and click". As I cannot find a description of the > official Thunderbird nomenclature for the various sections of the GUI > display, I am using the above descriptions. > > I could use a screenshot application, select a rectangular region, save > each entity as a PNG image, and then use an OCR application to yield > plain text. I would prefer that the screenshot application simply > recognizes the text *AS* text, allowing me to copy and paste into a text > editor, etc., all running under X wndows. Does anyone know of an > application that does this? A brief perusal on the web as well as a > quick read of the information on the "default" screenshot applications > that come with either MATE or KDE does not seem to reveal a mechanism > for this (but rather the PNG or other image, non-text, route). > > The normal mechanism I use -- highlight (select), pointing device button > (to copy), and then point device button (paste) to capture from say a > text HTTP file in a web browser to a word processor application -- does > not seem to work for the above "column" portion of the Thunderbird > display. This normal mechanism does work if I view source for each > message, displaying the SMTP text source and headers in a box, but is > very time consuming as the information that I need is available in the > "columns" of the basic Thunderbird user interface without having to view > the source. > > Any assistance is appreciated. > > Yasha Karant Hi Yasha, Something like this? grep -i "subject\|from\|date" Inbox -T -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Computers are like air conditioners. They malfunction when you open windows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~