[Bug 249452] New: New Message Template is different from Reply to Template (confusing)

[Al Williams]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=249452

           Summary: New Message Template is different from Reply to
                    Template (confusing)
           Product: kmail
           Version: 1.13.2
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: composer
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: alw at al-williams.com


Version:           1.13.2 (using KDE 4.4.2) 
OS:                Linux

Not sure if this is really a bug now that I think I understand it.

Using Kmail 1.13.2 (KDE 4.4.2) I have been trying to get templates to work. I
created 3 custom universal templates. If I right click on a message I can
select reply with template and then see a list of my templates. If I pick one
it works. Fine.

But I want to create new messages with the templates. If I go to File | New |
New Message from template, I just get a "no templates" popout. 
So now I see that if I compose a new e-mail and save it as a template then it
shows up in the File | New.... menu and it is in my templates folder. So it
looks like the File menu gets its templates from one source (the templates
folder) and the reply/forward gets it from the settings.

I'm not sure what the desired behavior is. Could be as simple as documenting
that the Settings templates are not used for new mail, or calling one of them
something other than templates. Maybe its only me that finds this confusing.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Well like I said... Create a universal template in the Composer tab of
Configure KMail. 

Actual Results:  
Template does not appear in File | New | New Message from template

Expected Results:  
I'd expect a universal template to show up there

I'm marking this as a new feature request because I don't think it is a bug per
se. But the Configure KMail dialog should have some explanation that these are
not the same templates as used for creating a new mail and/or change the name.
This is especially confusing because of:
http://maketecheasier.com/create-custom-email-templates-in-kmail/2010/01/04 --
which I realize is not kde cannon, but has incorrect information in it.

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