1646970 - Add table formatting options to right click popup (table context menu)

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, enhancement)

Description

[vtol]

Working with table formatting is such a cumbersome (and time consuming) workflow in TB and not really up to speed compared to messaging apps from other vendors.

It would be highly appreciated if added to the popup

• insert tables
• and (detecting existing table structure) expand the popup with table formatting options.

Comment 1

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

Thanks. There's definitely room for improvement; however, this is not top of the list, and the list is long.
I guess we could address easy gains like bug 348196, which is similar.

• Are you aware that double-click on table will open table properties?
• Does table properties offer those options which you need?
• Which table formatting options would you want on table context menu?
• Insert on body context menu should probably open a submenu with things to insert.

Comment 2

[vtol]

(In reply to Thomas D. from comment #1)

• Are you aware that double-click on table will open table properties?

No

• Does table properties offer those options which you need?

No, I was looking for deleting/adding row(s)/columns

• Which table formatting options would you want on table context menu?

The same as being offered through > Format > Table

• Insert on body context menu should probably open a submenu with things to insert.

Yup, same as from > Format > Table

Comment 3

[Enrique]

Attachment: thunderbird_mailcomposer_usefull_table_buttons.png

It would also be nice if the thunderbird toolbar would provide some minimal table buttons (add row, add column, remove row, remove column) IF the cursor is inside a table. (so users who don't use tables, aren't bothered by the extra buttons)

Related issue : 1304006