## ReminderFox - Info

### Reminders working with Messages

> Reminderfox has different methods to use the reminder feature with the Mozilla based email applications (Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Postbox):
> - to remind for any message stored to the mail folders
> - is has a sort of workflow control with mails
> - to remind for addressbook/contact entries like birthday ;-)

#### Adding a reminder for an email

> ReminderFox also offers integration specifically with Mozilla email systems to essentially attach a reminder to any email. This is useful when you have an email that you would like to come back to at a later date. For example, if you receive an email that is important, and you want to ensure that you follow-up to it a certain date, you can add a reminder for that email.
> To create a reminder from an email, simply right-click on any email in the list, or inside of the email itself. From the context menu, select Add a Reminder.

> The Add Reminder window will come up pre-populated with the email details:

> Note that this feature works for any message stored in Thunderbird: emails in any folders, news messages, RSS feed messages, etc.
> You can also select text inside of an email and when you select Add a Reminder from the context menu, the highlighted text will be included as part of the reminders notes. This is useful for quickly grabbing dates, times, and places from an email.

#### Opening an email attached to a reminder

> When a reminder has an email associated with it, it will show up in the list with a mail icon (you need to have the Mail column visible). You can click on a reminder's email icon to view its associated email (or select View Mail from the reminder context menu). Note that the email can still be displayed even if the message has since been moved to another folder.

#### Open a reminder associated to an email

> http://reminderfox.mozdev.org/faq-DE_files/RmFx_Send++Menu.png
> After a reminder is created from an email, the email's label (color) is changed and it's tagged with `Reminderfox` to signify that a reminder is associated with it. This tagging is cleared back to the original state when the reminder is deleted or completed.
> The context menu on the message gives direct access to open the reminder:

> Note: The context menu item is only active if there is an associated reminder in the Reminderfox list.

### Workflow with mails

> Reminderfox has the ability for a process control based on mails. Using this for an outgoing mail a reminder will be added to the reminder list, but the mail carries a reference to the stored reminder also.
> The incoming mail reply can be associated directly to the stored reminder. For that it's necessary the sender of the reply has used the "Reply" feature of his mail system.

#### Send mail and setup the reminder

> Start with using the normal 'Compose' function, use the button on the main toolbar or open a draft or template.
> For sending the message a special button [Send ++] on the toolbar of the compose window will be used.

> [Send ++] is basically a normal "Send", but before sending the "Add Reminder" dialog will be opened to complete a reminder for the message. The reminder dialog has pre-populated items like taking the message 'subject' to the title or the senders info and the importance of the message.
> Closing the dialog with [OK] the reminder will be stored to the list and the message will be send. The reminder will have added [Send++] the title. Also a copy of the message will be stored to the 'send' folder with a reference to the stored reminder. That message copy will have a reminder reference which can be used with the context menu to open the reminder in the list directly: Open a reminder associated to an email
> Notes:
> 1. The [Send++] button has to be installed on the compose toolbar, see here Customize Toolbar
> 2. The [Send ++] feature maybe incompatible with other features installed with other extension using special send functions (f.e. Enigmail or Attachment_reminder)
> 3. For easiest use and consistent behavior of Send++ it's recommended:
>    1. For an account the best use of the Send++ feature is to place a copy of the message on the "Sent" folder in the "Local Folders".
>       To set it up go to "Account Settings", select the account and "Copy & Folders". With first section "When sending messages, automatically" select 'Other'. With the pull-down-menu beside 'Other' select Local Folders --> Sent
>    2. If using Send++ the "Reminder List" should be closed. If it's open initially the reminder will not have a "mail" icon. On the "Sent" folder: the message has a tag "ReminderFox" *\.
>       Using context menu on the 'message list' will open the reminder. The opened reminder dialog will have the mail icon. Using [OK] the reminder will be added to the list, so the next open of the "Reminder List" will show the "mail" icon.
>       *\ For IMAP accounts and 'Sent' folder on IMAP the tag "ReminderFox" will only be added with using the context menu -- as described above.

#### Reply to an email send with 'SEND++' option

> If the recipient of a message which has been send using the [Send ++] uses the 'Reply' function of his mail system, the Reminderfox reference will not be lost and his reply will come back with the reference.
> This feature makes it easy to 'connect' the reply not only to initial message (also know as 'conversation') but also enables a context menu item 'Open the associated Reminderfox event'.
> The context menu item is available on the message list but also with opened message also.

#### Filter and Searchfolder

> The [Send++] feature adds a reference to the mail header. This item can be used in combination with the 'Filter' and the 'Search' features of the mail system (Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Postbox) to find and identify messages with that reference.

> ##### Filter

> Using the main toolbar menu "Tools" --> "Message Filters.." a filter definition has to be defined. The condition required is "Match any of the following" with 'References' 'contains' '@reminderfox'. The action is 'Tag message' with 'Reminderfox'.

> > Notes:
> > - The conditions "References" needs to be added using [Customize ..].
> > - For "References" the matching item has to be '@reminderfox' which is mandatory. The tag can be chosen without any restriction.

> ##### Search Folder

> For every mail account a 'search folder' can be defined. This will show any message coming in with a 'References' having an item with '@reminderfox'

> Such a 'search folder' can be defined with the main toolbar menu using "Edit" --> "Find" --> "Search Messages ..".
> The definition is similar to 'Filter' above, after defining a first search is issued and at the bottom the button "Save as Search Folder". This enabled to use that definition as a subfolder.

> > Notes:
> > - See above for "References" definitions.
> > - For IMAP accounts an optional online search can be activated. It's important to remember in this case a tag will only be added with receiving the message, not with already stored messages!

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