512942 - Implement Copy/Cut/Paste to/from clipboard for selected messages (e.g. from inbox) via context menu or Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V (paste emails into another folder, or as attachments, or as .eml files)

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, enhancement)

Description

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User-Agent:       
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.1.1) Gecko/20090715 Thunderbird/3.0b3

Complete E-mails cannot be copied to the clipboard (e. g. in the Inbox)
- neither via mouse nor 
- via Ctrl+C after having highlited them.

Necessary for pasting mails
- into a new compose window as attachments
- or onto the filesystem (windows explorer) as e. g. .eml-files.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Andy from Otley]

Thunderbird  Version 10.0
User Agent  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:10.0) Gecko/20120129 Thunderbird/10.0
Application Build ID 20120129064235

Procedure to view bug:
email has arrived in in HTML format.
Open an email in the viewing pane OR double click to get new tab.
Highlight a word or phrase in the email.
Copy it to clipboard with ctrl+c
Press 'Reply' or 'Reply All'
The 'Write' window opens and instead of the complete original email being shown under the outgoing email (/signature) its only what has been placed on the clipboard.

This could be a feature - but I think is a related bug..

Reproducible: Always

Comment 2

[Jim Porter (:squib)]

(In reply to Andy from Otley from comment #1)
> The 'Write' window opens and instead of the complete original email being
> shown under the outgoing email (/signature) its only what has been placed on
> the clipboard.

This is intentional. If you really hate it, set mailnews.reply_quoting_selection to false in the config editor.

Comment 3

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

Comment 1 is off topic (and intended behaviour, see comment 2).

Comment 0 is a valid request for enhancement (-> confirming), and iirc, Jim has been planning to do something along these lines (at least for attachments):

STR

1 Select one or more messages from message list
2 Press Ctrl+C (or right-click > Copy)
3a Try to paste selected messages into another folder: Navigate to folder, press Ctrl+V (or right-click message pane > Paste)
3b In Composition's attachment pane (or similar appropriate spots, details are moot), try to paste the selected messages as attachments (Ctrl+V, or right-click > Paste)
3c In your OS file manager (e.g. Windows Explorer), try to paste the selected messages as .eml files (Ctrl+V, or right-click > Paste)

Actual results

3a paste messages into another folder - not possible
3b paste messages as attachments - not possible
3c paste messages as .eml files - not possible

Expected

Enable/provide appropriate UI and behaviour for 3a, 3b, 3c.

Comment 4

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

Similar requests for folders and address book items, where moving and copying is not accessible for keyboard-only users:

Bug 404955 - Cannot move or copy folders using keyboard only (implement right-click "Move to" / "Copy To" context menu actions and Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V for folders)

Bug 339227 - Moving entries between address books using the keyboard (cut/copy/paste cards)

Comment 5

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

(In reply to Thomas D. from comment #4)
> Similar requests for folders and address book items, where moving and
> copying is not accessible for keyboard-only users:
> 
> Bug 404955 - Cannot move or copy folders using keyboard only (implement
> right-click "Move to" / "Copy To" context menu actions and Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X,
> Ctrl+V for folders)
> 
> Bug 339227 - Moving entries between address books using the keyboard
> (cut/copy/paste cards)

...and attachments:
Bug 335783 - Support attaching image screenshot/files/anything from clipboard (copying, cutting, pasting, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V to add as attachment)