[Tickets #10487] Re: HTML/Text Signature

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/10487
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  Ticket             | 10487
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | HTML/Text Signature
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | 5.0.10
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          | 5.1
  Patch              |
-Owners             |
+Owners             | Horde Developers, Michael Slusarz
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2011-11-18 19:41) wrote:

> I strongly agree with Jan. I would rather we got rid of multiple  
> signatures, and kept it in the main window, than the proposed  
> solution. I often take advantage of removing my signature from  
> emails - like less formal work emails - and I don't want to have to  
> think about switching identities to do so.

Not including a signature toggle was more of a close call.  I toyed  
with adding a preference, but making it off by default.  Our compose  
screen is already fairly crowded and busy; this doesn't seem to be a  
useful enough feature to

Removing multiple signatures doesn't help things out from a technical  
perspective.  It doesn't remove the need for unreliable text->HTML  
switching, and doesn't work well saving/resuming from Drafts.

> I also think it violates the principle of least surprise to put text  
> into an email that the sender never sees.

This is a bogus argument for me.  A user needs to set up his signature  
- he is under the expectation and knowledge that this text is being  
placed on his outgoing messages.