[kmail2] [Bug 435431] New: Edit menu (Variables submenu) doesn't work as advertised

[David C. Bryant]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=435431

            Bug ID: 435431
           Summary: Edit menu (Variables submenu) doesn't work as
                    advertised
           Product: kmail2
           Version: 5.16.3
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: composer
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: davidbryant at gvtc.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
There are a few glitches in the Edit --> Variables > menu items. In particular,
the "First Name" option extracts Last Name, not First Name.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the Composer, fill in "To:" and "CC:" fields ("From:" is pre-filled).
2. Position the cursor somewhere in the main Composer window.
3. Select menu item Edit --> Variable > To > To Field First Name (or ... CC >
CC 
Field First Name, or ... From > From Field First Name).


OBSERVED RESULT
The selected menu item inserts the person's last name.


EXPECTED RESULT
I expected this function to insert the person's first name, as advertised.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Yes!
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.77.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I ran across this bug while working on the documentation update project. There
are a couple of other problems with "Variables >" ... check out "Edit -->
Variables > Attachments > Names and Sizes" (appends the literal value "AND
SIZES" to the list of attachments' names ... I expected to see the size of each
attachment, sort of the way sizes are displayed in the list of attachments
underneath the main Composer window) and also try "Edit --> Variables >
Date/Time > Time" (appends the literal value "LONG" to hh:mm:ss AM/PM, where I
expected to see, e.g., "GMT" or "UTC" or "CDT").

See the attached screenshot, where I tried each of the four options (Address,
Last Name, First Name, Name) for "To >", "From  >", and "CC >", respectively.
First Name and Last Name are stored as separate fields in KAddressBook, and
"Name" includes both a person's first and last names, so these functions work
almost right ... only the "First Name" option is misbehaving.

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