Re: [Evolution] Bug copying email address into new email?

[Ángel <angel 16bits net>]

On 2021-03-20 at 12:03 -0400, George Reeke wrote:
> On Sat, 2021-03-20 at 00:21 +0100, Ángel wrote:
> > On 2021-03-18 at 09:42 -0400, George Reeke wrote:
> > > Milan, thanks for letting me know it's fixed, it is easy enough
> > > to click the middle button instead (really a scroll wheel, that's
> > > why I was avoiding it). --trimmed--
> >
> > Is it happening consistently for you, though?
> Yes, every time.
> > This looks like a problem of the Cc field not getting selected (the
> > body stayed selected, or got the selection after clicking Cc).
> The last thing I did was open the new mail.  I never clicked in
> the body.  Not clear how it gets selected--maybe it's the default
> when a new mail is opened.  But yes, clicking in the Cc field
> is supposed to select it.  I believe it is (was?) a bug that
> it is not selected by clicking there.  
> > Albeit using a newer version, I am unable to reproduce it as well.
> Fits what Milan said.

> >  I found a similar case, though. If in the Edit menu instead of
> > Paste (...)
> I am clicking Paste IN the Edit menu, not clear what you mean by
> this.

I have two entries in the Edit menu:
- Paste
- Paste Quotation



> > Maybe that could have been what you did?
> No, that's not what I did.

Ok.

> > Additionally, does it work from the contextual menu? 
> What do you mean "contextual menu".  The one you get by right
> clicking?  I just tried that now and Paste there works as
> expected, it pastes in the Cc field.  Useful observation for me.

> Thanks.
> George

Yep, that one :-)


At least you now have a second workaround.