702299 - combine "from" and "recipient" columns

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 36489

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, enhancement)

Description

[a_geek]

See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36489

This time for TB:

It usually makes not very much sense to have both the From and the Recipient columns being displayed together, although it would be nice to retain this functionality. In my opinion, it would be great to have a combined column for the recipient and the sender, displaying the sender if the recipient is not in the list of one's own identities and not a mailing list id, and the recipient address otherwise.

Mutt has this, and it typically has all important information with much less screen real estate wasted.

Comment 1

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

What is diference of your this bug from bug 36489?
Same request as bug 359270?

Comment 2

[a_geek]

The difference is basically the component. Bug 36489 is filed against  SeaMonkey, and since it is now open for more than ten years, I got the impression that cross-product propagation of bugs might be nonexistent. Feel free to merge if you think otherwise.

Comment 3

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

Because of UI relevant request, request for SM and request for Tb are probably better separated. xref to Bug 36489.
Changing to New, as that bug is already New.