Re: [Evolution] Cannot select several contacts simultaneously when composing new message

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> using Evo 2.4.1 on Fedora Core 4 here.
>
> In past versions, I could use the SHIFT key to select several contacts
> at once and add them to To: or Bcc: fields, in the pop-up dialog window
> that appears when one clicks on To: button.
>
> Now I have to select each address at once, which is very frustrating
> because frequently I need to send messages to a pool of dozens of
> contacts in my "Friends" address book and I always need to leave several
> of them out, according to the message content. What I did previously was
> to select all contacts with SHIFT and then use CTRL to take out the ones
> I didn't want to send the message.
>
> Is there any way to get the previous behaviour back?

If this did work in previous versions, please file a bug in
bugzilla.gnome.org and mention the fact it's a "regression".


Auto Completion of recipients maybe would help, though I admit the list
is a very good option in the situation you just described.

...guenther


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