Using 2000-05-19-08m16 commercial build on linux rh6.0, NT 4.0 When clicking on a displayed message's address header in the envelope section(s), the cursor changes to indicate a (direct) link but you must right click (or mac ctrl+click) to specifically bring up the context menu with the mailto, add to addr book, send instant message options. Clicking on the header should directly link to the context menu as the "linkified" cursor indicates. Steps to reproduce: 1. In 3-pane mail window, open and login to a mail account and select a message in a folder. 2. In the displayed message's header envelope area, click to select a To: or other address header. Result: The cursor changes to a hand/link indicator but nothing happens. User must know to right click to bring up the context menu with the various options (mailto, add to address book, instant message). Expected result: Clicking on the "linkified" header should directly bring up the context menu with the appropriate options. If we decide against this behavior, we should not change the cursor to a link indicator/hand. I believe this is a regression (used to work at some time).

I actually changed this to be a context menu instead of a popup the other week because people where telling me a context menu made more sense...... So technically this bug would be marked invalid then. However, it sounds like laurel liked the popup action (left mouse click) instead of a context menu action more? (Just getting your personal preference.

I think the confusing part may be the cursor changing to indicate that a left mouse click can be made ?

Phil pointed out in email, that if we leave this as a context menu then we need to not make the email addresses look like links. He also votes for the menu popoup on a left click (like I used to have) instead of the context menu. It's a oneline XUL change to fix this once the policy as to what we want is made. cc'ing jglick.

Putting on [nsbeta2-] radar.

The spec'd behavior based on issues meetings is as follows: Hover over To/cc/bcc name and the hand cursor appears. Left click on link: Mail to link. Launchs a new email message with the mail pre-addressed to the To/cc/bcc name. (4.x was the 'add to AB' behavior). Right click on link: context menu of additional available options. Mail to, Add to AB, Send Instant Message. Sol, Kevin, is this still the desired behavior?

The updated desired behavior, based on the recent Mail Issues Meeting on this topic, can be found here: http://gooey/client/5.0/specs/mail/messenger/MeetingNotes/Notes_Envelope_6_8_00. html

Notes for QA : Bugscape bug http://Bugscape.netscape.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208 was marked as dupe of this one. Please verify this test case when this bug is resolved. Adding self to CC.

*** Bug 44029 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

possible relnote item

+ per mail triage

FYI, the context menu is: Add to Address Book Send Mail to ---------------- Add to Buddy List Send an Instant Message

So to my understanding, all I have to do for this bug is make sure you get the menu on both a left and a right mouse click on one of the email addresses. (right now it only works for a right mouse click)

Correct!

Yeah! Fixed. both right and left clicks bring up the context menu for email addresses.

OK using aug15 m18 commercial build linux rh6.0, mac OS 9.0 and NT 4.0.