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Bug 768919 - Edit mode in replies is inconsistent
Edit mode in replies is inconsistent
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Composer
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Tomas Popela
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-07-18 10:12 UTC by Patrick OCallaghan
Modified: 2016-07-18 12:23 UTC
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Description Patrick OCallaghan 2016-07-18 10:12:33 UTC 
When composing a new message, the default edit mode is set to Normal. However when replying to a message (with quoting) the default mode depends on the setting of the "Wrap text in replies" option. If this is set, the default is Normal, but if it's unset the default is Preformatted. This is inconsistent. Before handing control to the user the default should always be set to Normal. Apart from the special case of quoting in a reply, the typical use of Preformatted is to preserve the layout of text pasted from some other application.
Comment 1 Tomas Popela 2016-07-18 10:44:51 UTC 
(In reply to Patrick OCallaghan from comment #0)
> When composing a new message, the default edit mode is set to Normal.

There is nothing like default edit mode. The current block format box is just reflecting the block format set on current block (where the selection is).

> However when replying to a message (with quoting) the default mode depends
> on the setting of the "Wrap text in replies" option. If this is set, the
> default is Normal, but if it's unset the default is Preformatted. This is
> inconsistent.

With the 'Format messages in HTML' option turned off as well as 'Wrap quoted text in replies' if I reply on the plain text message the format of the block where the caret ends is 'Normal'. It stays the same even if I turn the 'Wrap quoted text in replies' on. So I don't see anything unusual here..
Comment 2 Patrick OCallaghan 2016-07-18 10:54:30 UTC 
I see where my error lies. When I reply to a message the first thing I do is select and delete the quoted signature. This is what changes the mode to Preformatted.

Sorry for the noise.
Comment 3 Tomas Popela 2016-07-18 11:11:49 UTC 
(In reply to Patrick OCallaghan from comment #2)
> I see where my error lies. When I reply to a message the first thing I do is
> select and delete the quoted signature. This is what changes the mode to
> Preformatted.
> 
> Sorry for the noise.

Can I then close this as NOTABUG?
Comment 4 Patrick OCallaghan 2016-07-18 12:09:12 UTC 
(In reply to Tomas Popela from comment #3)
> (In reply to Patrick OCallaghan from comment #2)
> > I see where my error lies. When I reply to a message the first thing I do is
> > select and delete the quoted signature. This is what changes the mode to
> > Preformatted.
> > 
> > Sorry for the noise.
> 
> Can I then close this as NOTABUG?

Yes.