Bug 113888

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.4.1)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.6 (Gentoo 3.3.6, ssp-3.3.6-1.0, pie-8.7.8) 
OS:                Linux

Sometimes I'm entering a lot of stuff into the To:, Bcc:, Cc: fields of a composing window for a new mail. I would like to see some optical feedback in the composing window depending on:

- the color/logo/photo I used for this email address in the address book

OR

- or a color or image I've assigned to the category of the owner of the email address in my address book

...so I can easily seperate which address is private and which is for business.

Example 1:

To  [I1] : foo@foo.invalid
Cc  [I2] : bar@bar.invalid
Cc  ____ : bar@bar.invalid

[I1] and [I2] are logos I've assigned to the addresses via the address book.

Example 2:

To: foo@foo.invalid_____________
Cc: bar@bar.invalid_____________
Cc: bar@bar.invalid_____________

The background of the text input boxes (here marked with '_') should be filled with the color I've assigned to the address. But this could lead to bad readable input boxes because I can only use light pastel colors for the background. And changing the foreground color is a little bit too far.

Example 3:

To : [I1] foo@foo.invalid, [I2] bar@bar.invalid, ...

Maybe the image/logo of an address can be paint left of the email address. But this would be difficult because you have to change the input class box for this. B-)

I think assigning colors to individual addresses is easier to handle because they can be multiple categories per email address. So the question arises: which one should be used.

If I can assign a color or a logo to an address everything is clear. Because there is already the possibility to assign a photo or logo to an address, so kmail should use this photo in some way if you enter this email addresses with an assigned photo/logo.

If you enter multiple adresses in one line the optical feedback should be turned off.

Comments? Useful? Crap? Complicated?