604986 - After changing identity, the cursor is not placed correctly in the text field

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 118050

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[Hendrik Maryns]

When you create a new message, the cursor starts at the addressee field.  If you enter something and hit Tab, you get the Subject, another Tab puts the cursor at the beginning of the message, *before* your signature.

If, however, I change identity (i.e. send from another account, change the From:), and hit Tab thrice, the cursor is placed at the end of the message *after* my sig.  This is wrong.  It should be either at the beginning, or at the line just before the sig, but ideally at the place where it last was before the focus moved to the From: line

Comment 1

[domi]

test with TB 13.1 under windows and linux

the problem is linked with the identity switch while replying to a mail
with the standard identity the signature is OK

in my case (reply above citation  and signature under reply above citation)
after replying i get

* first line in normal (black) body format
* second line in signature (grey) format  sometimes with "--"
* third line with signature text

case 1)
if i switch identity for the reply before typing anything
i LOST the normal (black) first line
* the first line is now in grey signature format
* the second line is the signature

case 2)
i write something before switching identity
the old signature (that was after my reply) is erased
and the new signature is put top of the body BEFORE my reply

?? link with bug 604986 703086 118050 736551