thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Improvement: add name of sender in keyboard hints.

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status: help wanted type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Expected behavior

When answering a mail which is coming from (say) Max Mustermann, you very often start it with "Hi Max" or Hallo Max" or " Dear Mr Mustermann". It would be very helpful, if after typing the opening word (Hi, dear, hallo,...) the keyboard suggestions would contain the firstname and lastname of the sender.

Actual behavior

Currently the suggestion list only contains names that you have often used in the past.

Steps to reproduce

Just answer an email having been sent from a new contact of yours.

Environment

K-9 Mail version: newest

Android version: newest

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

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing the reply flow and how keyboard suggestions are provided when answering an email. Check how the sender's first and last names are available for a new contact, then verify that typing an opening such as "Hi" or "Dear" includes those names without removing existing suggestions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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