[kmail2] [Bug 335614] New: Rq for hacking info: How to determine the name of a dropped message

[Alistair]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335614

            Bug ID: 335614
           Summary: Rq for hacking info: How to determine the name of a
                    dropped message
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 4.13.0
          Platform: unspecified
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: message list
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: alistair at eurgain.co.uk

Sorry for submitting this as a bug.  I cannot figure out how to send a request
for information to the development team.

I can drag a message from the message list and drop it onto a view of a folder
in Konqueror.  This creates a file that if clicked, opens as a message in a
Kmail view window.  This is ideal behaviour for me.

The problem is that the name of the file created is just a number.

By default, if I do the same thing with Evolution, the filename comprises a
date stamp plus a version of the message title.  I have hacked Evolution such
that it drops a file with a name in exactly my preferred format (different to
the default).  The clicked file opens in Kmal.

I am in the ridiculous position that I use Kmail for everything, apart from
this drag-and-drop operation -- but that is central to my business, because I
want to store every email message in its own case directory in the filesystem,
and not on the IMAP server.

So, I am well prepared to hack my own version of Kmail (and make the hacks
available for backporting if they are wanted).  However, I just cannot figure
out how to do this.  (I found the source of Evolution far easier to get into
than that of Kmail)

So, what I would like to know is:

 - when a message is dragged from the message list and dropped into a Konqueror
window, how and where is the name of the resulting determined?
  - if it is not obvious from the context, can someone point me in the
direction of how I can get the information to generate a filename that reflects
the date and the subject of the message?

While this is an indication of a feature that is wanted, it is not a feature
request. All I need is some guidance, and I will implement the feature myself
(if I can) and submit it back to the community if it is wanted.

Way back when, dropped messages *did* have a useful filename, but that was in
the KDE3* days.  That is why this is not a pure "Wishlist" feature - rather, a
request to re-implement something that is of relatively minor interest. 
However, IF I CAN I WILL DO THE WORK - it is just quidance I need.

Reproducible: Always

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