thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Screen rotation should keep position in message

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Expected behavior

While reading a message any screen rotation should keep the reading position in the message body.

Actual behavior

Currently the text view jumps to the first line after any screen rotation.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Open text message with more than one screen of text
  2. Scroll to the end or any other position in the message body
  3. Change screen orientation: vertical to horizontal
  4. Scroll to end again
  5. Change screen orientation: horizontal to vertical
Environment

K-9 Mail version: 5.010

Android version: 5.1.1

Account type (IMAP, POP3, WebDAV/Exchange):
any

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the message view on Android 5.1.1 by opening a long message, scrolling, and rotating the screen. Trace how the message text view is recreated during rotation and verify that the reading position is preserved in both orientations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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