[imp] Feature Request - selectable email addresses and add to existing contact.

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting Simon B <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:

> Hi
>
> When one clicks on an email address in imp, one is offered the choice
> of new message or adding to contacts.  The email address is shown but
> is not selectable - meaning the only way to copy an email address of a
> message you receive is to select the new message choice and copy it
> from there and then close the newly opened window - altogether that's
> a suboptimal user experience and more clicks than is necessary.

Patch?  This is difficult to accomplish because clicking in a context  
menu box immediately causes the box to close normally.

> Would it not be possible to either:
> - be able to double click to select the email address (leaving the
> click and hold for the current menu drop-down)?  Or
> - be able to select the email address that is shown?

No.  See above.  Also, browser restrictions prevent having a button or  
something similar from transferring data to the local clipboard, so  
that's not an option.

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at horde.org]