thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Improvement: HTML formatting not kept when forwarding an email
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Description
When forwarding an email containing links, for example: some words, the html formatting is not kept and message is transformed in plain text, loosing the URL.
Expected behavior
I would like to keep the html formatting with links (or at least keep the URL?)
Actual behavior
Original message is transformed in plain text leading to: "some words" but no URL.
Steps to reproduce
- Send an html formatted email using Thunderbird, for example. Email containing a link like some words
- Using K9mail on a smartphone, go to the "Sent" folder
- Select the sent mail and forward it. Here, the mail editor is in plain text, URL lost.
Environment
K-9 Mail version: mine is 5.403 but I think issue is present in all versions
Android version: 7.0 on Archos Sense 55S
Account type (IMAP, POP3, WebDAV/Exchange): IMAP account
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Research direction
Reproduce the problem by forwarding an HTML email from the Sent folder on K-9 Mail, using a link such as the one in the report. Trace the forwarding and message-editor path to find where HTML becomes plain text; done means forwarded links retain their formatting or at least their URLs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100