Bug 155182

Summary:	Use kword part for composer
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	Fred van Zwieten <kde-bugs>
Component:	composer	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <pim-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fred van Zwieten 2008-01-06 13:29:38 UTC

Version:            (using KDE Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:                Linux

We need better rich text / html text / whatever support in kmail composer. Why not use kword as a kpart in the kmail ocmposer or something like that. True, there is some support for it, but it's not enough by far. I want to cut&paste richt text into it, I want to drag pictures into it, I want nice background stationary, I want htnl signatures, I want a good and modern mail client for KDE. Ive searched KDE bugzilla and it has a LOT of entries which all boil down to much more natural support for things other mailers have for quit a while. I don like Outlook (express), except for it outstanding handling of these issues. If we want Joe User to switch to Linux we need to make it more friendly and modern. I want my Wife to like kmail. I want my boss to like kmail. Let's try and make kmail cool again for KDE 4.1!

Comment 1 Fred van Zwieten 2008-01-06 13:51:25 UTC

Oops, this should be a wishlist itme

Comment 2 Allen Winter 2008-01-06 19:37:55 UTC

I think we should invalidate this wish.

kword is not appropriate.
However, quanta might be.

We once investigated making a quanta part and using that in the composer, but that didn't go anywhere.

In any event, we kdepim folks know that better HTML composing is needed.

Comment 3 Thomas McGuire 2008-01-06 19:44:39 UTC

>I think we should invalidate this wish. 
I agree.
The reporter already mentioned several HTML improvement wishes on b.k.o.
See also bug 59481.