correcting the mail address freezes the app
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new message.
- Click on the "To" field.
- Start typing an address.
- Before choosing one or pushing enter, delete what you just wrote.
- Start writing another email address.
Expected behavior
Chose your corrected email address and write you message.
Actual behavior
The app freezes, showing only the first letter of the corrected email address in the dropdown menu. The only way to fix the situation is reloading the website.
Mail app version
3.7.2
Mailserver or service
IMAP
Operating system
Ubuntu 18.04
PHP engine version
PHP 8.1
Web server
Apache (supported)
Database
MariaDB
Additional info
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the mail app by editing the recipient field as described, then trace the address autocomplete and dropdown behavior after text is deleted. Done means a corrected email address can be typed and selected without the app freezing or leaving only its first letter visible.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100