Closed Bug 1790946 Opened 2 years ago Closed 2 years ago

The actual From field: should be shown for own emails instead of "Me <my@email.com>" - when multiple accounts are used

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(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, enhancement)

Thunderbird 102
enhancement

Tracking

(thunderbird_esr102 wontfix, thunderbird106 affected)

RESOLVED FIXED
107 Branch
Tracking Status
thunderbird_esr102 --- wontfix
thunderbird106 --- affected

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(Reporter: aros, Assigned: mkmelin)

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Steps to reproduce:

Sometimes I send emails with a different From field, e.g. "John Doe <my@email.com>" instead of my actual "Artem S. Tashkinov <my@email.com>".

Actual results:

When you're browsing the Sent [emails] folder all these messages have/show: From: Me <my@email.com>

Expected results:

And I'd love to see the actual From field retrieved and shown.

Type: defect → enhancement
Component: Untriaged → Message Reader UI
Summary: The actual From field: must be shown for own emails instead of "Me <my@email.com>" → Option to show the actual From field (with custom display name used) for own emails instead of "Me <my@email.com>"

Yeah, I don't care much for the "Me" at all myself. Perhaps if one uses just one account...
If you're using more than one account its just annoying.
https://searchfox.org/comm-central/rev/1749f88c7a80c1a2b5bafc95111a82736175cb18/mail/modules/DisplayNameUtils.jsm#48 - headerfromFieldMe

Aleca, what do you think?

Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Summary: Option to show the actual From field (with custom display name used) for own emails instead of "Me <my@email.com>" → The actual From field: should be shown for own emails instead of "Me <my@email.com>" - when multiple accounts are used

Yeah I agree, if multiple identities are currently configured, we should definitely return the identity name, falling back to the usual "extracted" email name if the user didn't set one.

Only use "Me" when it's

  • not ambibous what me is
  • the expected value: I might have customized what I sent. The sender might have the name or something wrong, in which case I'd like to see that.
Assignee: nobody → mkmelin+mozilla
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: --- → 107 Branch

Pushed by alessandro@thunderbird.net:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/5e94a20e98bf
Adjust "Me" usage for message address display. r=aleca

Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 2 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
See Also: → 619461
Blocks: me-header

Thanks much Magnus for fixing this long-standing usability issue (see bug 478466)!

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