Closed
Bug 733062
Opened 12 years ago
Closed 10 years ago
Cannot highlight items in address book preview pane
Categories
(Thunderbird :: Address Book, enhancement)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
People
(Reporter: tims-mozilla, Unassigned)
Details
(Whiteboard: dupme)
In the Address book, when I selects a contact, the contact info shows up in the preview pane. I cannot highlight any of these fields. I expect to click/drag on any piece of data to highlight it so I can then copy it (e.g. phone numbers or addresses).
Comment 1•12 years ago
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(In reply to tims-mozilla from comment #0) By double-clicking the contact, you can edit its properties.
Updated•12 years ago
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Whiteboard: dupme
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Comment 2•12 years ago
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Yes, I realize I can double-click on it and edit it. I don't want to edit it. I want to copy information so I can paste it into an e-mail or phone software. Why show me me the info in a preview window if I can't copy it? Why make me double-click and find the same information again; I'm already looking at it? Why not just make those fields highlightable so we can copy directly from there? It would be a fantastic convenience feature and time saver.
Comment 3•12 years ago
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(In reply to tims-mozilla from comment #2) Similar bugs: bug 284148 & bug 365421.
Comment 4•10 years ago
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(In reply to tims-mozilla from comment #2) > Yes, I realize I can double-click on it and edit it. I don't want to edit > it. I want to copy information so I can paste it into an e-mail or phone > software. Why show me me the info in a preview window if I can't copy it? > Why make me double-click and find the same information again; I'm already > looking at it? Why not just make those fields highlightable so we can copy > directly from there? It would be a fantastic convenience feature and time > saver. tims-mozilla, thank you for filing this and yes, you're right. Moreover, you're not the only one, and this is an age-old shortcoming. In the meantime, you can use this as a workaround: https://addons.mozilla.org/cs/thunderbird/addon/7065 (In reply to Hashem Masoud from comment #3) > (In reply to tims-mozilla from comment #2) > Similar bugs: bug 284148 & bug 365421. Hashem, long time not seen! Thank you for adding the references to similar bugs. You were almost there. Bug 365421 covers a subset of Bug 96968, of which this is a duplicate. So, let's welcome this bug to the fold of its siblings :)
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 10 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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