[Tickets #13282] Re: Option/pref to make addresses more accessible to text tools

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/13282
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  Ticket             | 13282
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | Option/pref to make addresses more accessible to text
                     | tools
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
-State              | New
+State              | Rejected
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2014-06-24 13:28) wrote:

> In my use-case it is desirable to be able to copy the raw email  
> address of a sender, or an address that is written in an email.  
> However, in message views (preview pane and own window) the sender  
> is rendered by its text name (if present) so the actual address  
> cannot be copied without resorting to View Source.

This is what the Copy to Clipboard option is for.

> I suggest a user pref and/or global configuration option whereby the  
> sender's raw address is displayed onscreen (instead of or in  
> addition to the accompanying text name) in the message-view header,  
> to facilitate copying.
>
> I further suggest that this or a separate pref/config causes email  
> addresses in message bodies to be parsed not into Horde compose  
> links, but standard mailto: links, in order likewise to facilitate  
> copying of the address (not to mention being potentially  
> advantageous to heterogeneous MUA setups where Horde may be used for  
> message display but another MUA used for sending).

If you disagree with the way addresses are handled, you can make  
changes to the UI display code.