thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Equations in email body render incorrectly
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Description
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App
K-9 Mail
App version
13.0
Where did you get the app from?
Google Play
Android version
16
Device model
Pixel 9
Steps to reproduce
Messages composed with TeX-style equations in Thunderbird Win11 128.2.0esr (Insert>Math) do not render correctly when displayed in K-9 MUA. Something close to the TeX markup appears instead of the equations.
These same messages are rendered correctly with Thunderbird, Roundcube, and Apple Mail (iPhone) MUAs.
Expected behavior
This is how the message is displayed in Thunderbird, Roundcube and Apple Mail
Actual behavior
This is how the message is displayed in K-9
Logs
The link explaining how to retrieve logs says only that its page is out of date.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in K-9 Mail 13.0 on Android with a message containing TeX-style equations composed in Thunderbird. Compare the displayed message with Thunderbird, Roundcube, and Apple Mail; done means the equations render correctly in K-9 Mail rather than exposing the markup. No source file or test is named, and the issue notes that the log-retrieval instructions are outdated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100