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

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Comment	>>> 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.
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