I can't duplicate your experience.  In the message composition window, I can select an alternate identity, and for that particular email, the identity has been changed.  I am not using sigs, but each of my identities has a different "sender name", and the resulting emails always carry the name associated with the identity selected while composing the message.

I have a default and a personal identity, and signature sets defined.  I have learnt that you have to become an identity using the main toolbar pull-down box before starting a new message if you want to become a different identity for that message, (and you must also become a specific identity before you can use tools/options/outgoingmail/signatures to set the default signature for that identity - why not be able to associate the identity and default signature in the dialogue box at the same time ?).

So, what are the pull-down boxes on the tool bar on the message compose box for ?  Selecting a different identity or signature makes no difference to the identity used or the signature that appears at the bottom of the message.  The pull downs seem to be totally redundant, or what....?

 Hi Philip

[quote user="philip e j jones"]I have a default and a personal identity, and signature sets defined. I have learnt that you have to become an identity using the main toolbar pull-down box before starting a new message if you want to become a different identity for that message, (and you must also become a specific identity before you can use tools/options/outgoingmail/signatures to set the default signature for that identity - why not be able to associate the identity and default signature in the dialogue box at the same time ?).[/quote]

Because there are so many things linked to the id that it is not possible to add all of them in the dialogue box (in fact you can have a particular choice for *every* Pegasus Mail and Internet option)

[quote]So, what are the pull-down boxes on the tool bar on the message compose box for ? Selecting a different identity or signature makes no difference to the identity used or the signature that appears at the bottom of the message. The pull downs seem to be totally redundant, or what....?[/quote]

It seems that  you've a problem : when I change the id by using the identity selctor in the message composer window, the new identity is used to send the message and the signature linked to this identity is added at the bottom of the message (and the identity selected in the drop down list selector in the main toolbar doesn't change, it's an easyway to change the id just to compose and send one message)

Regards 

Well, exactly - that's what I thought should happen.  I have the latest version of Pegasus running under Vista Business, but otherwise its a very simple installation with no add-ons or plug-ins.  Same problem on my W98SE computer.  So, any suggestions for a fix ?  

pejj

Have you checked Tools | Options | Messages and replies "Add identity selector" so thagt the identity is selectable in the editor?

Yes, it was checked.  I tried turning it off, restarting Pegasus and turning back on - no change.  pejj.

Hello!

[quote user="philip e j jones"]Yes, it was checked.  I tried turning it off, restarting Pegasus and turning back on - no change.  pejj.[/quote]

Have you cahnged that setting for every of your identities?

Yes, it is checked by default.  Still doesn't work.