754602 - When composing links in quoted material aren't active.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 695142

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[Mitra Ardron]

When replying to a message with links in it, the links are managed correctly except that they aren't active during editing. 

This is important for two reasons
1: While composing I often want to refer to the quoted material - e.g. click through and mention something on the page, etc to do this now I have to navigate back to the message I'm replying to, and click on the link there.

2: It gives me more confidence the link will work - e.g. that its not a bad relative link or something like that. 

This is also the case with links that are composed in the message - they aren't active - that is less of an issue, unless you want to check them.

I should note that this might be a deliberate UI choice i.e. people might prefer these links not to be active so that its easier to edit without inadvertantly going to a link - on balance I see that as less of an issue, but wnat to note it.

Repeatability 

* Receive a message with a link in it.
* Reply
* Find the link in the compose window
* click on it.

Comment 1

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

Yes Mitra, good point.

Has been raised before... *sigh*...

I proposed in bug 695142 that Ctrl+Click should open the link, which avoids any problems of inadvertently opening the link.
Pls vote for that bug.