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Bug 576153 - Switch mail editor from gtkhtml to webkit in evolution
Switch mail editor from gtkhtml to webkit in evolution
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 540362
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
2.26.x (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-03-21 07:22 UTC by Ruchir Brahmbhatt
Modified: 2009-03-21 14:27 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Ruchir Brahmbhatt 2009-03-21 07:22:08 UTC 
gtkhtml has many limitations and doesn't provide better html mail editing capabilities. I was wondering if webkit can be used instead of gtkhtml. I read that microsoft entrouge & Apple mail are using webkit as html mail editor.
Comment 1 Jo-Erlend Schinstad 2009-03-21 08:12:44 UTC 
That was probably the vaguest description of an enhancement bug I've ever seen.
Comment 2 Ruchir Brahmbhatt 2009-03-21 08:32:21 UTC 
Ok I thought people are already aware of gtkhtml issues. Anyways, I'm writing more details here.

Gtkhtml issues I've reporeted:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=574071
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=559874
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542009
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=529186

All these issues are there since long time. 

As commercial vendors like microsoft & apple are using webkit for their email clients, I thought it might be good. Also I heard that this is already in progress but I couldn't find a way to track it so thought of reporting this enhancement request.

I hope this clarifies the request.
Comment 3 Matthew Barnes 2009-03-21 14:27:05 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 540362 ***