Procedure: Modify this line in mailnews.js: pref("mail.quoted_graphical", false); Set it to false, as it is shown here. Expected: No more ugly blue bars or arbitrary linefeeds inserted into plain text messages! Instead, the message is viewed as it is, with normal > brackets. Actual: The > brackets are shown, but the blue lines are still drawn in. Extra linefeeds are still added to the message. Proposal: When HTML quoting is disabled in this preference (which I expect to see in the UI later on...), HTML quotes should not appear in plain text messages, nor should extra linefeeds.

Testing info: Build 20010430 Win98.

Marking nsCatFood, qawanted. Somebody please confirm/accept this bug.

Suggesting for moz0.9.1 and nsbeta1. Quoting behavior is still extremely glitchy, and the blue bars still can't be turned off.

Skewer: keywords doesn't fix this bug quicker. mozilla0.9.1 is too late, the trunk opens for mozilla0.9.2 later today.

Now changing those prefs does nothing (even if their values are false HTML quoting is used). It's getting worse, not better.

Updating title to narrow scope...

FYI: You never use mailnews.js to _set_ prefs, that is what prefs.js is for. mailnews.js is merely the default new mailnews prefs for new profiles.

Actually, this one doesn't seem to store itself in prefs.js, but adding the lines with "false" as the value into this file behaves like the original problem, both the lines and the arrows are displayed. This needs to work before a user pref can be added.

-> New

New problem... In 2001061304, I get the bars and arrows even if HTML quoting is turned on! This is getting worse, not better.

moving to future milestone.

Is there a bug for the bars and arrows?

I think you're looking at it. Renominating for nsbeta1. Please carefully reconsider the implications of letting a public release contain this bug. Bars AND arrows are both being displayed at all times (regardless of the setting in prefs.js). If a public release contained this bug we'd be making Outlook disciples left and right. If we ever go back to the old behavior where you have to change the prefs.js setting to get this behavior, I won't question the nsbeta1- keyword, but currently it's a big mistake.

Updating summary.

Well, we flunked that one. mozilla0.9.1 -> mozilla0.9.2

*** Bug 81880 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Compare bug 76359. With which themes do you see the bug? classic? modern? Please check both.

BB: Good catch. I tested the Classic theme and quotes were displayed correctly, both with and without the quoted_graphical pref. Only the modern theme displays the extra linebreaks and the wrong kind of quotes. I guess the best fix is to display quotes the same way in both themes until we can spot the source of the problem.

Changing "HTML" to "Plaintext" in SUMMARY, because you're talking about plaintext in the initial description. Also, pref("mail.quoted_graphical" applies to normal (non-flowed) plaintext only. I believe that this is a dup of bug 76359. Marking as such. Please verify when (and not before) that bug is fixed, and reopen if necessary. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 76359 ***

Mark it verified/dup.

*** Bug 86452 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***