1672808 - Links in compose window should be openable

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 695142

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, enhancement)

Description

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

There doesn't seem to be a way to open a previously created link in a message being written in the composer.

Steps to reproduce:

• Write an HTML email with some links to some web pages somewhere.
• Try to open one of the links in the usual ways.

Expected:

• Some obvious way to open the link in a web browser.

Actual:

• Single click has no effect, and it probably should not since this is an editor, not a browser.
• Double click opens the link properties. Makes sense.
• Nothing in the context menu that opens the link either.

Why?

• Make sure the link is right before sending?
• It's a draft email the user is coming back to and they need to have the page open to finish the email

Comment 1

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

+1, absolutely. Also to verify links before sending.
I've advocated for this before, and many others.