[sylpheed:33559] Re: Compose Window

[Bryan Kirk]

On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:02:56 -0700
Bob White <bob at bob-white.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:08:02 -0500
> Bryan Kirk <Zero3K at burntmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:20:15 -0700
> > Bob White <bob at bob-white.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:12:02 -0500
> > > Bryan Kirk <Zero3K at burntmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:24:31 +0100
> > > > Simon Effenberg <savar at schuldeigen.de> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:02:52 +0100
> > > > > mike <mykey at mykey.de> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:48:28 -0500
> > > > > > Bryan Kirk <Zero3K at burntmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Is there any way to have the To and Cc fields be automatically completed with recently used addresses? (like how Mozilla Thunderbird does it)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Type a couple of letters and press 'tab' - you should get a choice of
> > > > > > addresses related to the letters.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > mike
> > > > > 
> > > > > That's not true. Only addresses in the addressbook can be
> > > > > autocompleted. So the answer is (until now) there is no way. Sorry
> > > > > 
> > > > > Simon
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > GnuPG: 5755FB64
> > > > > 
> > > > > Per aspera ad astra.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there any way to automatically add recently used email addresses to the Address Book? If not, then there should be.
> > > 
> > > Right click on the email address and select 'Add to Address Book'.
> > > 
> > > Bob W.
> > > 
> > 
> > There are two things wrong with that statement. They are:
> > 
> > 1. There is no such option that I can see.
> > 2. Its not automatic.
> 
> I just checked and it works on both my Linux and Windows boxes.  Right
> up there where it says "From: Bryan Kirk <Z*****@burntmail.com>"
> I can right click on Z*****@burntmail.com and get several selections
> including "Compose new message", "Add to address book..." and "Compose
> new message".  This doesn't work in the compose window.
> 
> As far as being automatic, do you really want to add all the email
> addresses from porn sites, viagra sellers and other dubious sources to
> your address book?
> 
> Bob W.
> 
I just want auto-completion for the addresses I send emails to.