[kdepim-users] KMail - Replying in HTML

[Thomas Taylor]

On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:42:06 +1000
John Murphy <murphyjj at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 03:38:08 am Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > On Tuesday 03 August 2010, Anoop wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Johannes Graumann
> > > <johannes_graumann at web.de> wrote:
> > > > Anoop wrote:
> > > >> Hi List,
> > > >> 
> > > >> Is it possible to reply a mail in HTML using KMail? If not, will
> > > >> this feature be part of KMail-2.0?
> > > >
> > > > <Ctrl-N> --> Settings --> Toolbars Shown --> HTML Toolbar
> > > > ?
> > > 
> > > With this I can compose an email in HTML. But say if I received an
> > > email in HTML and hit reply. Currently the reply mail is converted to
> > > plain text. Is there a way to preserve the HTML?
> > 
> > No. I am not aware of anybody working on making this possible. So, as 
> > far as I can tell, KMail 2.0 will not support this. Moreover, it's not 
> > very likely KMail will ever fully support this as no KMail core 
> > developer is interested in HTML messages.
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Ingo
> > 
> Great shame. 
> Marks KMail as a snobby, only-techies-welcome client.
> Why this groupthink "HTML is evil" is still around is a mystery.
> I did think opensource was about choice - but not in some areas it seems.
> Still, I suppose we should be thankful we have basic HTML - and
> spell-checkers.
> 
> Regards,
> johnM
 Yes, you have the choice to send infected "html" messages to your friends and
 associates.  Make sure you leave me off your list.  I don'r want any of your
 JUNK messages.

Tom

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