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Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Last post 12-17-2011, 22:20 by irelam. 17 replies.

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12-14-2011, 16:35

radhx
Joined on 12-08-2010
Mumbai, India
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Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Attachment: Style.zip

Hi,

Noticed since last week or so that <style></style> tags are not displayed correctly.

A part of style tag is displayed at the top, except from which there seems no other problem.

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e.g.1 -

a { color: #003399; } p { margin:2px 0;line-height:16px; }

is displayed at the top of mail body for -

a { color: #003399; }

p { margin:2px 0;line-height:16px; }

</style>

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e.g.2 - (Style2.jpg in attached zip)

body { font:12px Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; } a { color: #003399; }

is displayed at the top of mail body for -

body { font:12px Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; }

a { color: #003399; }

</style>

---

I copied the html part from raw view to a separate file with .html extension and opening it in browser (chrome) it worked fine. (Test.html in attached zip)

Thanks & Regards,

Rad.

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12-14-2011, 16:49

bfluet
Joined on 05-10-2007
North Carolina, USA
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Using IERenderer? If so, make sure you are using the latest version (2.4.7.2 was released yesterday). Be sure to pay attention to the fact that starting with v2.4.7.0 an update LibTidy.dll is needed. The URL to the IERenderer download site is below.

http://community.pmail.com/files/folders/community_add-ons_for_pegasus_mail/entry24145.aspx

Brian Fluet

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12-14-2011, 19:01

idw
Joined on 03-25-2007
Germany
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

bfluet:
Using IERenderer? If so, make sure you are using the latest version (2.4.7.2 was released yesterday). Be sure to pay attention to the fact that starting with v2.4.7.0 an update LibTidy.dll is needed. The URL to the IERenderer download site is below.
http://community.pmail.com/files/folders/community_add-ons_for_pegasus_mail/entry24145.aspx

My recommendations as well ...

Michael

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12-15-2011, 6:58

radhx
Joined on 12-08-2010
Mumbai, India
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Attachment: Style3.zip

Hi bfluet & idw,

Using PMail v4.62

Updated IERenderer from v2.4.7.1 to v2.4.7.2 as advised.

Already have LibTidy.dll v1.0.5.0.

Still having trouble with mails with <style> tag.

Style3.jpg (attached)

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

<html>

<head>

<title>Traffic Swarm | Personal Mobile Website</title>

/* hack to center content in hotmail */

.ReadMsgBody { width: 100%; }

.ExternalClass { width: 100%; }

</style>

</head>

---

Same code in Style3.html loads properly. (attached)

Thanks & Regards,

Rad.

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12-15-2011, 7:27

idw
Joined on 03-25-2007
Germany
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

radhx:
Still having trouble with mails with <style> tag.

Rad,

What happens if using BearHtml? And, if you want me to fix this I need the CNM file of the message, it doesn't help to get the extracted HTML like attached: There might be something invisible involved (like non-standard line breaks created by a different OS).

Michael

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12-15-2011, 10:56

radhx
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Mumbai, India
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Attachment: CNMs.zip

Hi idw,

Looks like issue is on BearHtml side.

I disabled IERenderer for BearHtml to kick in. The issue persisted.

But when I re-enabled IERenderer, the <style> tag problem got resolved.

Just To make sure I again disabled IERenderer and same issue popped up as before which was rectified by re-enabling IERenderer.

I am attaching 2 .CNM files for your perusal.

Thanks & Regards,

Rad.

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12-15-2011, 15:30

idw
Joined on 03-25-2007
Germany
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

radhx:
I disabled IERenderer for BearHtml to kick in. The issue persisted.
But when I re-enabled IERenderer, the <style> tag problem got resolved.

Rad, I can't duplicate this issue with neither renderer, please check whether updating BearHtml may help.

Michael

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12-15-2011, 16:58

radhx
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Mumbai, India
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Hi idw,

Updated BearHtml from v4.6.7.2 to v4.6.8.0 by extracting contents of Bear4680.zip and BearSupport.zip into PMAIL\Programs folder.

Still no luck... Disabling IERenderer displays the <style> tag syntax on the top in Preview pane.

Today I have updated IERenderer and BearHtml. LibTidy.dll was already v1.0.5.0.

Is there any other pmail component which I have missed out on update?

Pegasus Info:

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Pegasus Mail for Microsoft Windows

Electronic mail to support@pmail.gen.nz.

WinPMail version: Version 4.62 (Win32), Aug 11 2011, build ID 191

Language resources: Standard UK English resource set

Extension Manager version: 1.14

Operating mode: Standalone

User name and ID: admin, 0

Windows version: 5.1

Windows flag word: 0

WINPMAIL.EXE directory: D:\PMAIL\Programs

Home mailbox location: D:\PMAIL\MAIL\admin

New mailbox location: D:\PMAIL\MAIL\admin

TMP environment variable: C:\DOCUME~1\Rad\LOCALS~1\Temp

TEMP environment variable: C:\DOCUME~1\Rad\LOCALS~1\Temp

LAN-based SMTP support: N, N, N

NetWare MHS support: N, N, N

Built-in TCP/IP support: Enabled

- WINSOCK version: WinSock 2.0

- WINSOCK path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.DLL

Commandline: -roam -A

Active -Z options: 33024

PMR variable: (None)

PML variable: (None)

MAI variable: (None)

NB variable: (None)

Autofiltering folders: 9 (9 active, 0 inactive)

Last new mail count: 0

Message size soft limit: 0 bytes

Message size hard limit: 0 bytes

Attachment size soft limit: 0 bytes

Attachment size hard limit: 0 bytes

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Thanks & Regards,

Rad.

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12-15-2011, 17:46

idw
Joined on 03-25-2007
Germany
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

radhx:
Updated BearHtml from v4.6.7.2 to v4.6.8.0 by extracting contents of Bear4680.zip and BearSupport.zip into PMAIL\Programs folder.
Still no luck... Disabling IERenderer displays the <style> tag syntax on the top in Preview pane.

Once again I'm not sure whether AVG has an impact on this: The CNM files you attached have these "X-AVG: Scanning" headers which seems to indicate that AVG's scans aren't finished when these messages are rendered, quite similar to the other issue you encountered recently ...

Michael

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12-15-2011, 19:11

Thomas R. Stephenson
Joined on 03-23-2007
San Jose, CA
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

> Once again I'm not sure whether AVG has an impact on this: The CNM files you attached
> have these "X-AVG: Scanning" headers which seems to indicate that AVG's scans aren't
> finished when these messages are rendered, quite similar to the other issue you
> encountered recently ...

Michael/Martin

FWIW, this looks a lot like what I've reported in in the beta list using BearHTML. I now have a whole folder of HTML messages from various sources where BearHTML shows HTML code but IERenderer displays them normally. I am using Avast but it does not touch e-mail on either sending or receiving.

Thomas R. Stephenson
San Jose, California
Member of Pegasus Mail Support Team

I do not answer private messages from the forum. If you want to contact me use email to techsupp@tstephenson.com.

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12-15-2011, 19:17

idw
Joined on 03-25-2007
Germany
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Thomas R. Stephenson:
FWIW, this looks a lot like what I've reported in in the beta list using BearHTML. I now have a whole folder of HTML messages from various sources where BearHTML shows HTML code but IERenderer displays them normally. I am using Avast but it does not touch e-mail on either sending or receiving.

But I wonder why this doesn't occur on my system with BearHtml, maybe you should provide me with some of these messages as well for testing, Thomas.

Michael

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12-15-2011, 20:27

Thomas R. Stephenson
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

> But I wonder why this doesn't occur on my system with BearHtml, maybe you should provide
> me with some of these messages as well for testing, Thomas.

Michael,

I'll send these to you offline. FWIW, the difference might be because I am running 3-4 instances of Pegasus Mail, generally pointing to different Pegasus Mail installs. Right now I am running Pegasus Mail versions 4.63, 4.62, 4.51 and 4.41 pointing to Windows and Netware. If anyone uses what is in registry for paths and such it would not work at all, they have to read the paths setup in pmail.cfg and the user info from pmail.ini. ;-)

Thomas

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12-16-2011, 6:12

radhx
Joined on 12-08-2010
Mumbai, India
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Attachment: Style4.zip

idw:
Once again I'm not sure whether AVG has an impact on this: The CNM files you attached have these "X-AVG: Scanning" headers which seems to indicate that AVG's scans aren't finished when these messages are rendered, quite similar to the other issue you encountered recently ...

Hi idw,

AVG addressed the Certification issue in their latest release 2012.0.1890 which is now working fine with PMail without raising HTML display issues.

Also, just by activating/using IERenderer, this issue is completely taken care off, irrespective of AVG.

Till now only <style> tag has popped up this problem. All the contents between <style></style>, that too multiple tags, are being displayed on the top line of message body in preview pane when BearHtml is in use.

I am attaching today's latest .CNM.

Thanks & Regards,

Rad.

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12-16-2011, 17:57

idw
Joined on 03-25-2007
Germany
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

Attachment: bearhtml.ini.txt

radhx:
Till now only <style> tag has popped up this problem. All the contents between <style></style>, that too multiple tags, are being displayed on the top line of message body in preview pane when BearHtml is in use.

Please try with the attached INI file (remove the ".txt" extension, it's just there for getting through the upload filter, restart Pegasus Mail for making sure it's being read), maybe you can figure out what causes your issue: At least it fixed the display for Thomas.

Michael

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12-16-2011, 19:42

irelam
Joined on 03-23-2007
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Re: Style tag rendering for HTML mail

The new Libtidy fixes this problem, it is not a Bearhtml problem. The message provided displays properly with the updated Libtidy. You can get the fix from the following location:

http://community.pmail.com/files/folders/community_add-ons_for_pegasus_mail/entry31741.aspx

Martin