Re: [Evolution] Arbitrary "from" addresses?

[Soeren Sonnenburg <evolution-ml nn7 de>]

On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 12:04 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 15:01 +0000, Soeren Sonnenburg wrote:
> > I would love to see this feature too... it is just too annoying having
> > to go through a list of 100 dummy accounts and choosing the right one...
> > Why not have it the same way as the To, Cc and Bcc buttons/input fields?
>
> I'm willing to entertain adding this feature but we need to work out a
> reasonable UI for it.  A simple text entry won't work because Evolution
> needs to know what server to send the mail to and which Sent folder to
> place the mail in once it's sent.  That information is specified in your
> account settings.  So the message still needs to be associated with an
> account, even if the From address is altered.

How about using evolutions default account for sending in the case the
from address is unknown? I mean if you want to send this via a specific
account you are still free to add an account via preferences + specific
from email address?

> I notice Claws Mail gives you a combo box with a list of your accounts,
> but then puts the email address in a text entry next to it and lets you
> edit it.  That might be a good starting point.

It would be nice that the list of from addresses could be saved
somewhere (in a 'from' addressbook). Regarding the UI, if we want the
normal from drop downbox to remain (instead of using the same we have
fro To/Cc also for from) then it would be an option to in the dropdown
list show all account-from's and then as last line a 'custom from
address'. clicking on that could pop-up the 'from' addressbook like the
To/CC button does.

Hmmhh thinking about it, why not have a From: button like To:/CC in
addition to the drop down list for this purpose?

Soeren
-- 
For the one fact about the future of which we can be certain is that it
will be utterly fantastic. -- Arthur C. Clarke, 1962