GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 546997
display inline attachments by default
Last modified: 2012-02-02 18:40:25 UTC
I would like to use Evolution but find it too time consuming to click to view inline attachments. I understand attachments may not be opened by default for security reasons. However, if I must click to display an inline picture/message and then again scroll down to see that item the cost is too great. Often I have to do this two or more times, each time starting over at the top of the message and having to scroll down to the point where the inline message is displayed. For usability reasons, why can't all inline attachments be displayed if one opens the message (instead of viewing in the preview pane?) This would be much easier while still giving the user some security. Thanks. Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) Gnome Release: 2.22.3 2008-07-09 (Ubuntu) BugBuddy Version: 2.22.0
1) Wanted to add a "me too", as this gets quite annoying. 2) See also this request for this on Ubuntu answers: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/51575 3) See also Bug 271691 - Option to view all attachments inline
Can someone please change this bug's component to "Mailer" and the version of "2.26"?
Created attachment 204209 [details] [review] em-format-html: force inline disposition of image attachments
Created attachment 204210 [details] [review] em-format: placeholder for optionally forced inline display of image
Created attachment 204211 [details] [review] em-format: force inline disposition based on preference
Created attachment 204212 [details] [review] Mailer: display inline attachments by default
I found Evolution a bit cumbersome for emails with image attachments. I've attached patches for 3.2.1-0ubuntu1. The patch set adds an option which causes attachments of selected mime-types to be displayed inline for easier viewing. em-format/em-format.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++ em-format/em-format.h | 3 ++- mail/em-format-html.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++---------------- mail/evolution-mail.schemas.in | 14 ++++++++++++++ mail/mail-config.ui | 16 ++++++++++++++++ modules/mail/e-mail-shell-settings.c | 4 ++++ modules/mail/em-mailer-prefs.c | 7 +++++++ 7 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
We have "View All Inline" and "Hide All" in the attachment drop-down menu now, so this is fixed now as far as I'm concerned. Closing as OBSOLETE.