Cannot send to mailing list without autocompletion
Categories
(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)
Tracking
(thunderbird_esr68 affected, thunderbird_esr78 affected)
People
(Reporter: public, Unassigned)
References
Details
(Keywords: regression, Whiteboard: smoketestb78.2.0-pre)
If the user does not wait for the autocompletion after typing the name of an address list, an invalid recipient is added. That recipient, however, will not get the usual red highlight.
STR: [updated from the original report to reproduce in TB 102]
- Make sure there is an address list named "foo" in one of your address books (or any other short name)
- Open the compose window, and type "foo;bar@example.com"
- Press Tab or otherwise move the focus away from the "To" field
Expected:
The address list is added as recipient alongside bar@example.com and the mail can now get sent.
Actual:
A "foo" recipient is added (instead of the correct "foo <foo>" recipient), in addition bar@example.com; sending the mail fails with the error
foo <> is not a valid e-mail address because it is not of the form user@host. You must correct it before sending the e-mail
The "foo" recipient is not marked as red (like regular invalid recipients). The recipient will get red if the name is changed to a truly invalid name, though, and become gray again if it is changed to the name of any address list.
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Updated•5 years ago
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Comment 1•5 years ago
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This is a duplicate of a long-standing issue, bug 1151520, which was never addressed. The was a similar bug for hitting tab quickly, bug 1012397, but that was fixed. It appears that this has regressed now.
Just try to type a followed by enter or tab quickly, and you'll see that you get a pill with just that. I get them in pink though, is that different for mailing lists?
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Updated•5 years ago
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Comment 2•5 years ago
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If this behaviour regressed for tab, it likely happened here:
https://searchfox.org/comm-central/rev/444ebc51263c88a6d24f7dafdbe05a5ce79bd3d3/mail/components/compose/content/addressingWidgetOverlay.js#652
Tab is treated as enter now. Looks like that code it defective. It should only treat tab as enter once a valid address was entered, for example via auto-complete. I'll file a new bug for that.
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Comment 4•3 years ago
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Dirk, does this reproduce for you?
I was not able to reproduce
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Comment 5•3 years ago
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It only partially reproduces. The exact STR is no longer valid, autocomplete became harder to "avoid":
New STR (tested on 102.4.0):
0. Make sure there is an address list named "foo" in one of your address books (or any other short name)
- Open the compose window, and very quickly type "foo;bar@example.com"
- Press Tab or otherwise move the focus away from the "To" field
Expected and actual remain identical (other than both also including bar@example.com as recipient, that part works fine).
There are likely other STRs around as well, as the core issue is unrelated to how the autocomplete is avoided.
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