thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Quoting only selected text on reply/forward

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type: enhancement
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Kotlin
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Description

Hi,

a very useful feature (mostly for mailinglists) would be if there is something selected in the message view when the reply/forward action is activated to get only the selected text quoted. Just like Icedove/Thunderbird dose it (have a look at it). Please implement this.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Android message-view entry points for reply and forward, then inspect how the current compose flow builds quoted content. Compare the expected behavior with Icedove/Thunderbird and test both reply and forward when text is selected and when it is not. Done means only the selected message text is quoted when a selection exists.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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