[kmail2] [Bug 444888] New: Recurring invitiations show excluded days of week but not dates

[Brendon Higgins]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444888

            Bug ID: 444888
           Summary: Recurring invitiations show excluded days of week but
                    not dates
           Product: kmail2
           Version: Git (master)
          Platform: Debian testing
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: brendon at quantumfurball.net
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
KMail 5.18.1 (missing from Version list as of writing). Invitations for
recurring events with specific exclusions only show the days-of-the-week of
those exclusions, not their dates.

OBSERVED RESULT
For example, when I view one invitation message, I see this on the "Recurrence"
line:
"Recurs weekly on Fri. until 2021-12-17 10:00 A.M. (excluding Fri.,Fri.)"
Notice the "(excluding Fri.,Fri.)" part. Now, in this case I know this refers
to two specific dates in the past where this recurring event was cancelled. But
only the days of the week are shown, so it could easily be confused: Is an
exclusion in the future (as a user might reasonably assume) or the past? Is it
recurring or once-off?

EXPECTED RESULT
My thoughts:
1. Exclusions should be differentiated and displayed with better clarity.
Weekly recurring exclusions can be shown as generalized day-of-week, but
specific exclusions should be shown as specific dates.
2. There may not be a need to display exclusions for past dates. But perhaps
some users find that useful. Could have a "Show past exclusions" button/link
which shows them, or perhaps a config option somewhere.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I also just noticed that if I click the vertical sidebar that says "Calendar
Message", it changes between "Plain Message" and "HTML Message" - but won't
switch back to "Calendar Message". I have to change the current email to get
back there.

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