Bug 117006

Summary:	Add "Save and Open" attachment
Product:	[Applications] kmail	Reporter:	Sebastian Reitenbach <itlistuser>
Component:	messageviewer	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bjoern, moabi2000
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.10.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Sebastian Reitenbach 2005-11-24 14:50:55 UTC

Version:           1.8.92 (using KDE KDE 3.4.92)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

when I open an attachment in kmail, then the file is opended in a temporary directory. when I edit the attachment and later want to save it, then I have to go to the directory where I want to save the attachment.
The other way around I can save the file where it shall be stored, but I have to open konqueror, go to the directory, where I saved the file, and have to open the file again.
This is very cumbersome, and as I do this very often, it is very annoying.

It would be great, to have a menu point in the right click menu, stating: "save and open", "save and open with...".
Then when I click on one of these menu entries, I will be asked  to save the file somewhere and afterwards open the saved file instead of some file in a temporary directory. Then after editing i do only click the save button and can close the application.

For me this sounds very much easier and intuitive than the both other ways around.

Comment 1 Maciej Pilichowski 2006-11-29 19:47:43 UTC

I like the idea (my votes goes here) but the imaginary popup menu would somehow... a bit complicated. Too much. Open, open with, save, save and open, save and open with...

Submenus won't solve the problem. 

Just thinking out loud: read "or" between points
a) save after saving opens a pane inside mail with content of the dir -- if you want to open it you click on file, not a attachment
b) before open the file is not saved to tmp but to specified dir, so it is possible to edit it, when you try to open attached doc for which exists edited "alter ego" program asks which one to open
c) no other idea right now

I like (a) :-)

Comment 2 Liz Young 2008-03-25 20:57:50 UTC

Or, a check box added to the "Save As" and "Save Attachments" dialogs with "Open Containing Folder" or a similar phrase that means "open the folder where I saved the attachment" would save a few clicks.

Comment 3 Thomas McGuire 2008-07-14 16:46:37 UTC

*** Bug 166531 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Björn Ruberg 2009-12-24 01:23:17 UTC

It is not exactly a duplicate, but the wish is similar. I would suggest that kmail automatically rereads as changed

Comment 5 Björn Ruberg 2009-12-24 15:30:26 UTC

Sorry, had too much bugs opened and posted the above in the wrong one

Comment 6 Björn Ruberg 2009-12-24 15:30:56 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 52813 ***