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Gmail Enables Rich Text Signatures... Finally
Ricardo Trejo
Google may have finally enabled Rich formatted signatures for their Gmail service, but it’s hard to feel as if this is anything new. What with Greasemonkey for Firefox and work-arounds in Chrome, having fancy shmancy signatures with logos and links has been a thing of the past, and Google even knows of this:
Rich text signatures have long been one of our most widely requested features. Some of you have tried your own solutions, including Greasemonkey scripts, browser plugins, and even usingcanned responses from Gmail Labs. Others have simply lived with frustration of not being able to change the colors or font size of your signature, or insert images and links. Either way, you’ll be happy to know that today we’re launching the ability to write your own rich text signatures right in Gmail.
But there is some fine text at the bottom:
Currently, only the latest desktop version of Gmail supports rich text signatures and multiple signatures. The older version and HTML version of Gmail, along with the mobile versions, use a plain text version of your primary account’s signature.
That makes sense. But what I’m wondering about is just what the heck took them so long? I mean, they’re friggin’ Google! Money is spouting from their ears; an intern could’ve put this together in a couple of hours time any day of the week.
