Bug 150888

Summary:	Reply action in toolbar should display what task it actually will do
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	jernej srebrnič <jernej.srebrnic>
Component:	GUI	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WAITINGFORINFO
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bjoern, luigi.toscano
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
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Description jernej srebrnič 2007-10-16 12:50:03 UTC

Version:           1.2.4 (enterprise 0.20070907.709405) (using KDE 3.5.8, Kubuntu (gutsy) 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1)
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.22-14-generic

Kmail
replay icon. defoutl action is "replay (R)".
when replaying to normal mail means "replay to author (Shift + A)"
when replaying to mail-list mail menas "replay to mail list (L)"

the problem:
replay icon does not chnage, when the action mening chnages. the replay icon has multiple meanings depending on the selected mail. the user has no way to know what will the raplay action do. it has to try it.

in may opinion a better solution would be, to change the icon, not just the action.

Comment 1 pinheiro 2010-01-11 03:01:02 UTC

I'm not sure but i think i made icons for all of those actions

Comment 2 Björn Ruberg 2010-01-11 23:22:59 UTC

The icons for "reply" and "reply to author" the same in oxygen. If you think that is okay, I close this

Comment 3 pinheiro 2010-01-11 23:59:37 UTC

I think its ok don't you think so? I meen one would expect the replay to be at least to the author, think the very definition of reply implies the existence of an author as recipient of the replay, without one there would be no reply. I think :D

Comment 4 jernej srebrnič 2010-01-19 11:36:52 UTC

I was not clear in the original description.
"replay icon does not change" it has nothing to do with icons, i can see why the "miss"-understanding...

the bug is that the show action representation on the tool bar, does not change, when the default action is changed.

example:
receive mail from mail list
select mail in in-box
click replay,
"error" the tool-bar is showing "replay" the performed action is "replay to mail list" (different short cat and different action)


I remember having inconveniences when receiving mails that have an author (john@foo.com) on a mail list. it was not clear what will happen when clicking replay...
Or replay to mails whit multiple CC .

I think it would be appropriate that the tool-bar displays exactly what will it do.

Comment 5 jernej srebrnič 2010-01-19 11:47:38 UTC

present in kmail 1.12.4

Comment 6 Björn Ruberg 2010-02-26 10:42:13 UTC

Okay, got it now.

Comment 7 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-08-18 08:00:57 UTC

Thank you for your feature request. Kmail1 is currently unmaintained so we are closing all wishes. Please feel free to reopen a feature request for Kmail2 if it has not already been implemented.
Thank you for your understanding.

Comment 8 Luigi Toscano 2012-08-19 00:24:59 UTC

Instead of creating a new feature request, please confirm here if the wishlist is still valid for kmail2.