1158671 - Menu functions and Mail Toolbar buttons do not work for message opened from .eml

Status: NEW

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: General, defect)

Description

[Rainer Bielefeld]

Attachment: FunctionTest.eml

Steps how to reproduce with EN-US Seamonkey 2.33.1  Gecko/20100101 Build 20150321194901 (Default Theme) on German WIN7 64bit
1. Save arbitrary simple text mail as FunctionTest.eml 
   (or use attachment for your tests)
2. In e-mail-client menu 'File  →  Open File ... → FunctionTest.eml → Open'
   » e-mail will be opened in new independent window
3. Click 'Reply▼ → Reply'  (or alternatively 'Reply')
   Expected: New edit-email-window will be opened
   Actual: Nothing happens
4. Click 'Forward▼ → Inline'  (or alternatively 'Forward▼ → Attachment' 
   or 'Forward')
   Expected: New edit-email-window will be opened
   Actual: Nothing happens
5. Click 'Reply All'  
   Expected: New edit-email-window will be opened
   Actual: Nothing happens
6. Menu 'Message → Edit as New'  
   Expected: New edit-email-window will be opened
   Actual: Nothing happens

All expected results will hapen if try form a normal e-mail in inbox after having opened in in a new independent window fromcontext menu on mail in thread pane.

Comment 1

[Rainer Bielefeld]

Works fine with Thunderbird 31.5.0, seems to be SeaMonkey only.

Comment 2

[Philip Chee]

(In reply to Rainer Bielefeld from comment #1)
> Works fine with Thunderbird 31.5.0, seems to be SeaMonkey only.
The code assumes that the message is in the message database. I think Thunderbird uses a fake message object populated by data from the .eml file.

Comment 3

[Philip Chee]

Someone help dig out the relevant Thunderbird patches that fixed this. This should give us some idea on how to proceed.