[Evolution] Bug#446493: Bug#446493: evolution: "answer message" window put the cursor _before_ the quote

Sven Arvidsson sa at whiz.se
Sat Oct 13 14:14:46 UTC 2007


forwarded 446493 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469292
thanks

On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 15:12 +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> this is not really a serious problem, but evolution behavior has changed
> recently, and I don't really like it.
> 
> I'm explaining it:
> 
> when I answer (or forward) a message, there is now a new ligne before
> the quote (and the "On Thu Oct 11…") and the cursor is positionned
> there.
> 
> On previous version, there was no new line, and the cursor was put just
> between the quote and the signature, wich was convenient because the
> answer should be there (and not before the quote).

Hi,

This is upstream bug 469292. Apparently, the intended usage is to put a
short greeting before the quote, and then the full reply below.

I still think it's a lousy idea which promotes top posting and I
wouldn't mind seeing this change reverted in Debian.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
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