[Bug 172031] New: Usability: Remove "Clear" context menu entry of mail editor

[Benno Dielmann]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172031

           Summary: Usability: Remove "Clear" context menu entry of mail
                    editor
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: kde at benno-dielmann.de


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.1)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

This is a severe usability issue: In the right mouse button menu of the mail
composer there is an entry "Clear" which removes all entered text from the
composer window without any warning. What makes it even worse: It bypasses the
undo system, so there is no way to get the deleted contents back. 

As much as I understand it, the "Clear" option is for (one-line) text fields,
not for whole text editors. There is already a "Delete" option which requires
selecting the text to be deleted and is integrated into the undo mechanism. 

So the proposed solution is to remove the "Clear" option from the RMB menu
altogether. 

On my notebook, the "show rmb menu - key" is next to the shift  key. I just
lost one hour worth of formulating a complicated email by accidentally hitting
this key instead of shift and then, also accidentally (but very quickly while
typing ;-)) hitting the L key which happens to be the accelerator for "Clear".
I saw something flashing (the rmb menu) and gone was my work. No warning, no
chance to revert. 

Please do something about it. You might possibly also talk to khtml developers
as I just see the "Clear"-entry is in the rmb-menu of html textareas, too...


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