thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Display full email address instead of contact name in MessageCompose

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Expected behavior

Option to see the full address instead of the name of the contact, giving the ability to verify with one quick look at the adressbar what mail address I am replying to

Actual behavior

to field is shown as name of contact

Steps to reproduce
  1. reply to email
  2. look at to field
Environment

K-9 Mail version:
5.400

Android version:
7.0

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

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First steps

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the MessageCompose implementation and reproduce the behavior on the reported Android and K-9 Mail versions. Trace how the To field renders contact names, then determine how an option to show the full address should be exposed. Done means the recipient address can be verified at a glance without losing the existing contact information.

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Assessment

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

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