[Bug 162660] New: From: email addresses are now hidden in headers

[Jim Bowlin]

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           Summary: From: email addresses are now hidden in headers
           Product: kmail
           Version: 1.9.9
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: bowlin mindspring com


Version:           1.9.9 (using 3.5.9, Gentoo)
Compiler:          Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.23-gentoo-r8

After upgrading to KDE-3.5.9, the most important field in the email headers, the return address, is now hidden.  If the header line is:

From: "Joe User"  <juser example com>

The only thing that is displayed in the message window is the name, not the address.   This makes my life more difficult because I routinely get emails from people who more than one email account.  I normally just click on the linked address in a previous message from them but now it is just a crap shoot as to what email address will show up in the composer window.

I realize I can hover over the name in the header and the email address will show up in the status bar at the bottom of the KMail window but this is a lot of extra work for me, especially if the status bar is covered by a different window (as it usually is).

If the actual email address was displayed in the message window like it used to be then I would know instantly whether to click the link or whether I should look for a message with the email address I want.

All of the different view => headers options have this same bug.  You allow me to display all sorts of useless information while still hiding the one piece if information that is important to me.

I searched around the config menus and could not find a way to restore the previous behavior of displaying the actual email address.