[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         | horde at headbank.co.uk
  Summary            | Option/pref to make addresses more accessible to text
                     | tools
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Rejected
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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horde at headbank.co.uk (2014-06-26 16:44) 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.
>
Sorry, can you elaborate on this? I don't see this anywhere as an  
option, all I can find is this previously rejected ticket:

http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/12562

If I was aware of an option more usable than View Source, believe me,  
our whole office would be using it.

>> 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.

I don't disagree with how it's handled OOTB, simply suggesting that a  
pref to convert to MUA-agnostic syntax would be of value to my  
use-case and possibly to others. But since you already rejected it,  
there's not much chance for others to speak up.