copying from search results list does not work

[jan]

Binary package hint: seamonkey

After doing a search on E-mail folders, a list is returned.
I can select messages from that list.
However, hitting control-C does not copy the list to the clipboard, and thus I cannot use this list in other applications.
Right-clicking on the list does not yield a panel either.
I use this feature in Microsoft Outlook regularly.

This report might also apply to thunderbird (which I don't have installed)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: seamonkey 1.1.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: seamonkey
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

[W-woods (w-woods)]

This is a Thunderbird equivalent of bug 177740. Or very similar, anyway.

I'd like to be able to copy select messages in the main message window, and have the header info, or some sort of summary list for each, added to the clipboard as a unicode text flavour. This is handy for people trying to generate summaries of their mail received.

There's at least a couple of possibilities here...

In Apple's Mail client, the basic header info for each message is copied. One header entry per line (Subject, From, To, etc.). So the copy for each message spans multiple lines.

In Eudora, I believe, it copies a one-line summary that matches the current header pane view. So the info copied is entirely dependent on what your view prefs are.

Both have their benefits. I'm currently leaning towards the former.

[W-woods (w-woods)]

I've worked a bit on the code for this already. I found it was easy enough to enable copy for the threadpane, and to add something to the clipboard for each selected message.

That just leaves generating the header info to be added.

Is there already a function to generate a text summary of basic header info for a given message? Something like the table that's added to the top of all forward-inline messages, but as text with newlines instead of table rows.

If not, a suggestion of the best approach to this would be greatly appreciated! I could probably emulate a lot of the code forward-inline header table code, but maybe there's a better way.

Thanks :)

[W-woods (w-woods)]

FYI, I'm (slowly) working on a Thunderbird patch for this feature (bug 352776). Hopefully it'll work on SeaMonkey as well, though.

[jan (jan-ubuntu-h-i-s)]

Binary package hint: seamonkey

After doing a search on E-mail folders, a list is returned.
I can select messages from that list.
However, hitting control-C does not copy the list to the clipboard, and thus I cannot use this list in other applications.
Right-clicking on the list does not yield a panel either.
I use this feature in Microsoft Outlook regularly.

This report might also apply to thunderbird (which I don't have installed)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: seamonkey 1.1.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: seamonkey
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

[Jan-mozilla (jan-mozilla)]

*** Bug 520736 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Jan-mozilla (jan-mozilla)]

In Outlook, the Eudora approach is followed.
This is convenient, as one can export easily into a spreadsheet program.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Ubuntu is tracking this bug here is Ubuntu bug report link.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/seamonkey/+bug/429854

Correct me if im wrong but this fix if it happens will be in Sm2.0 or 2.1 not 1.x right?

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

changed upstream bug report as they marked it a duplicate of another bug. it does apply to tbird as well and i will add that as well here. Most likely this will land in SM 2.0 or 2.1. Cant recall if SM2 freeze has landed or not. i am how ever fairly sure tbird3 freeze has landed.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

I marked our bugs confirmed since the upstream bugs are marked NEW