1792808 - Openpgp key manager "claimed key owner" field cannot be selected/copied

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Security: OpenPGP, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Chaos Prevails]

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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:105.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/105.0

Steps to reproduce:

1. open OpenPGP key manager
2. double-click a key
3. trying to select/copy the (primary identities') email address used by a key ("claimed key owner")

Actual results:

1. I cannot select, copy, or otherwise use this field. This is IMHO a regression from previous (recent) Thunderbird versions (I think in TB91, you could copy the whole field, e.g. display name + email)

Expected results:

1. we are using the OpenPGP key manager to look for users by their key id. Sometimes we want to write to those users, or simply copy their email address to a list to address them. This was possible in previous/recent TB versions, but now the field just turns blue, but I cannot select/copy the info.

Maybe the field can be formatted the same way as other attributes (e.g. key-id, type, etc)? When I click into those fields, they get a border/frame, and I can select the text inside. This would be even better than before, because I could select the part I want.

Alternatively, maybe add an entry for "claimed key owner" in the "copy" menu when right-clicking an entry in the list of available keys? (where currently you can copy key-id, fingerprint, and public key)

It is a small issue, but would make using the key manager more practical, thank you.

Comment 1

[Kai Engert [:KaiE:]]

Probably an easy fix for someone with UI code skills

Comment 2

[Alessandro Castellani [:aleca]]

Assigning this to Solange so she can start experimenting with the wonderful world of OpenPGP UI.