Tickets :: [#10798] With the HTML editor, the text is inside the signature and the signature misses the "--"

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Summary	With the HTML editor, the text is inside the signature and the signature misses the "--"
Queue	IMP
Queue Version	5.0.15
Type	Bug
State	Not A Bug
Priority	1. Low
Owners
Requester	xavier.montagutelli (at) unilim (dot) fr
Created	11/23/2011 (5013 days ago)
Due
Updated	11/23/2011 (5013 days ago)
Assigned
Resolved	11/23/2011 (5013 days ago)
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Patch	No

11/23/2011 11:09:35 PM	Michael Slusarz	Comment #4	Reply to this comment
[Show Quoted Text - 13 lines][Hide Quoted Text] In my browser (Chrome or IE 9), the signature area is not highlighted, and I really put the cursor at the very beginning of the text area, not to write inside the signature. I have found how to raise the bug : in the "Message composition" options for Mail, it depends of the value of the "compose_cursor" option (Where should the cursor be located in ...) - if the value is "Top" , it works. The cursor is outside the div reserved for the signature. - if the value is "sig" ("Before Signature"), the blank line before the signature is missing, and the cursor is inside the div. This is precisely one of the motivations behind ~~Request #10487~~. This can not be fixed reliably given the current implementation of having the signature in the message body.

11/23/2011 07:10:58 PM	xavier (dot) montagutelli (at) unilim (dot) fr	Comment #3	Reply to this comment
1) The signature is not preceded by the separator "--" (double dash) as it is the case in the text editor It only makes sense in plain text messages anyway. OK. 2) When I type some text before the signature, the text is inserted into the signature, i.e. in the div class "impComposeSignature", as I can see it by switching to "source" mode That's why the signature area is highlighted. Simply don't type into it. In my browser (Chrome or IE 9), the signature area is not highlighted, and I really put the cursor at the very beginning of the text area, not to write inside the signature. I have found how to raise the bug : in the "Message composition" options for Mail, it depends of the value of the "compose_cursor" option (Where should the cursor be located in ...) - if the value is "Top" , it works. The cursor is outside the div reserved for the signature. - if the value is "sig" ("Before Signature"), the blank line before the signature is missing, and the cursor is inside the div.

11/23/2011 06:03:22 PM	Jan Schneider	Comment #2 State ⇒ Not A Bug	Reply to this comment
1) The signature is not preceded by the separator "--" (double dash) as it is the case in the text editor It only makes sense in plain text messages anyway. 2) When I type some text before the signature, the text is inserted into the signature, i.e. in the div class "impComposeSignature", as I can see it by switching to "source" mode That's why the signature area is highlighted. Simply don't type into it.

11/23/2011 03:04:14 PM	xavier (dot) montagutelli (at) unilim (dot) fr	Comment #1 Priority ⇒ 1. Low Patch ⇒ No Milestone ⇒ Queue ⇒ IMP Summary ⇒ With the HTML editor, the text is inside the signature and the signature misses the "--" Type ⇒ Bug State ⇒ Unconfirmed	Reply to this comment
In my preferences, the default method to compose messages is set to "Rich Text (HTML)". Two problems appear : 1) The signature is not preceded by the separator "--" (double dash) as it is the case in the text editor 2) When I type some text before the signature, the text is inserted into the signature, i.e. in the div class "impComposeSignature", as I can see it by switching to "source" mode For example : <div class="impComposeSignature"> Here my text<br /> <br /> Xavier Montagutelli<br /> Universite de Limoges - Service Commun Informatique<br /> bla bla </div> This is a problem because if I change my identity, or if I switch to the text editor, the text is lost.