Open Bug 512942 Opened 15 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste emails into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files)

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, enhancement)

enhancement

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(Not tracked)

People

(Reporter: dfghjkjhg, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 2 open bugs)

Details

User-Agent: Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Thunderbird/3.0b3 Complete E-mails cannot be copied to the clipboard (e. g. in the Inbox) - neither via mouse nor - via Ctrl+C after having highlited them. Necessary for pasting mails - into a new compose window as attachments - or onto the filesystem (windows explorer) as e. g. .eml-files. Reproducible: Always
Thunderbird Version 10.0 User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:10.0) Gecko/20120129 Thunderbird/10.0 Application Build ID 20120129064235 Procedure to view bug: email has arrived in in HTML format. Open an email in the viewing pane OR double click to get new tab. Highlight a word or phrase in the email. Copy it to clipboard with ctrl+c Press 'Reply' or 'Reply All' The 'Write' window opens and instead of the complete original email being shown under the outgoing email (/signature) its only what has been placed on the clipboard. This could be a feature - but I think is a related bug.. Reproducible: Always
(In reply to Andy from Otley from comment #1) > The 'Write' window opens and instead of the complete original email being > shown under the outgoing email (/signature) its only what has been placed on > the clipboard. This is intentional. If you really hate it, set mailnews.reply_quoting_selection to false in the config editor.
Comment 1 is off topic (and intended behaviour, see comment 2). Comment 0 is a valid request for enhancement (-> confirming), and iirc, Jim has been planning to do something along these lines (at least for attachments): STR 1 Select one or more messages from message list 2 Press Ctrl+C (or right-click > Copy) 3a Try to paste selected messages into another folder: Navigate to folder, press Ctrl+V (or right-click message pane > Paste) 3b In Composition's attachment pane (or similar appropriate spots, details are moot), try to paste the selected messages as attachments (Ctrl+V, or right-click > Paste) 3c In your OS file manager (e.g. Windows Explorer), try to paste the selected messages as .eml files (Ctrl+V, or right-click > Paste) Actual results 3a paste messages into another folder - not possible 3b paste messages as attachments - not possible 3c paste messages as .eml files - not possible Expected Enable/provide appropriate UI and behaviour for 3a, 3b, 3c.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Summary: Cannot copy complete e-mails to the clipboard (e. g. in the inbox) via mouse or ctrl+c → Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste messages into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files)
Summary: Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste messages into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files) → Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste email messages into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files)
Summary: Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste email messages into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files) → Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste messages/emails into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files)
Summary: Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste messages/emails into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files) → Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste emails into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files)
Similar requests for folders and address book items, where moving and copying is not accessible for keyboard-only users: Bug 404955 - Cannot move or copy folders using keyboard only (implement right-click "Move to" / "Copy To" context menu actions and Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V for folders) Bug 339227 - Moving entries between address books using the keyboard (cut/copy/paste cards)
(In reply to Thomas D. from comment #4) > Similar requests for folders and address book items, where moving and > copying is not accessible for keyboard-only users: > > Bug 404955 - Cannot move or copy folders using keyboard only (implement > right-click "Move to" / "Copy To" context menu actions and Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, > Ctrl+V for folders) > > Bug 339227 - Moving entries between address books using the keyboard > (cut/copy/paste cards) ...and attachments: Bug 335783 - Support attaching image screenshot/files/anything from clipboard (copying, cutting, pasting, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V to add as attachment)
Blocks: 475160
Severity: normal → S3
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