[Users] Feature request - adding notes to messages (Ricardo Mones)

[mahlamytsike at gmail.com]

> On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:52:25 +0200
> users-request at lists.claws-mail.org wrote:
> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:57:27 +0200
> From: "H.Merijn Brand" <h.m.brand at xs4all.nl>
> To: users at lists.claws-mail.org
> Subject: Re: [Users] Feature request - adding notes to messages
> Message-ID: <20170831075727.1d4e022d at pc09.procura.nl>
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> On Wed, 30 Aug 2017 21:51:53 +0200, wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:38:26 +0300 <mahlamytsike at gmail.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > I think its not new idea here. Claws is my favourite message app
> > > and only what I'm strongly missing is ability to add short notes
> > > to the messages.  
> 
> Maybe not the "neatest" solution, but I have mapped Shift-Meta-E to
> "Edit Message", and just add it in with something like
> 
> --8<- note 20170831
> bla bla bla
> -->8---  

I think its good workaround but cant find any feature called "Edit
Message". Not from menus nor user manual on the web.
How can I use this Edit + key mapping ?

I using claws-mail 3.15.0-3 from Manjaro extra repo.

> 
> Disadvantage is that signed messages loose their validness on the
> signature, but then I just delete the signature. I can live with that.
> 
> FWIW it is no less clean than using the "Delete Attachments" plugin,
> which I use all the time to get rid of company logo's and HTML parts
> 
> > > It could be arranged easily (i suppose), putting notes visible
> > > same way as we see tags - on the message pane above From and To
> > > fields with yellow background. One button to the toolbar which
> > > opens note compositor window with Cancel, OK and Clear buttons. I
> > > think, in backend it can be stored same way as tags are stored.
> > > 
> > > What do you think is it feasible ?    
> > 
> > I think it's a never-seen-before topic here, totally new to me at
> > least. I'm not sure a single 1% of the user base would need/use it,
> > nor even if the dev team would consider this positively. Let's wait
> > for other replies, but I don't bet on it or push to it, personally.
> > 
> > Regards,  
> 
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