117323 - rfe: make the address icon able to click, opening the Address window

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(MailNews Core :: Composition, enhancement)

Description

[Hakon]

The icon next to "To:" should be able to click, thus opening the "address" window.

Comment 1

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

-->varada

Comment 2

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

Which icon in which window?

pi

Comment 3

[Boris 'pi' Piwinger]

No response -> WFM

pi

Comment 4

[Ninoschka Baca]

Reopening.

In the new message/compose window, within the addressing widget you see a 
flashing cursor waiting for an address entry. To the left of the flashing cursor 
is an icon and if you click on the icon nothing happens. I think the reporter 
would like this icon to open the Address Book or atleast display email addresses 
from the address book. I like this idea, it makes sense.

Marking nsbeta1 so this is considered for the next release.

Comment 5

[Hakon]

Yes, the comment above is correct. I seem to have missed #2.

Comment 6

[Ninoschka Baca]

In 4.x selecting this icon would highlight the icon so that the next action 
would effect the entire line. For instance if the icon was selected and the 
delete button was pressed then the entire line would be deleted. This feature 
made it easy to delete addresses on multiple lines.

The reporter is asking that the icon open the address book.

Jen, I would like the ability to do both so I'm hoping there is way to 
incorporate both ideas.

Comment 7

[varada]

Attachment: Patch V1

Bring up Select Address when click on person-icon.

Comment 8

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

Comment on attachment 91705 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch V1

R=ducarroz

Comment 9

[David :Bienvenu]

Comment on attachment 91705 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch V1

sr=bienvenu

Comment 10

[jglick]

>In 4.x selecting this icon would highlight the icon so that the next action 
>would effect the entire line. 

Bug 49216 was written for the above issue. 

Clicking the icon can only be used for one action, either selecting the contents 
of the line or opening the Select Addresses dialog. Since the "Address" toolbar 
button already opens the Select Addresses dialog, would it be value to have 
clicking the icon select the contents of the line?

Comment 11

[varada]

Attachment: Changes to addressing Widget person-icon

Clicking on the person-icon on the addressing line will select the address.

Comment 12

[Ninoschka Baca]

Since the Address Book button is on the toolbar I think selecting the
person-icon on the addressing line to select the line is useful when deleting an
entry or deleting multiple entries. 

Comment 13

[David :Bienvenu]

Comment on attachment 92422 [details] [diff] [review]
Changes to addressing Widget person-icon

sr=bienvenu

Comment 14

[varada]

Marking fixed on trunk.

Comment 15

[Dimitrios]

Doesn't wfm with 2002081304/Modern/Win2K. Clicking on the icon does nothing but
selecting the existing mail address right to it. Reopening. Btw, please take a
look at bug 64061 "Recipient Icon in TO: field of Mail not activated".

Comment 16

[varada]

Marking Invalid.
A click on the icon can have only one functionality and that has been
implemented as the selection. 

Comment 17

[esther]

Verified Invalid.