Re: [gentoo-user] Forcing kmail to always default to NON-html email

[J. Roeleveld]

Please do NOT top-post.

On Sunday, September 14, 2014 05:27:22 PM Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> It remembers the setting but even when it is turned on it only sends HTML if
> you use Rich Text formatting on the email, so you enable it by actually
> using rich text.
> At least that's how it works for me and I keep it on all the time.

Do you?
Can you send a screenshot of the top part of your komposer window showing all 
your settings?
 
> Maybe you're doing something that uses rich text without noticing, I think
> there's an option
> to parse smileys (I can't check as I'm not on Kmail now) so if you got that
> enabled
> and type a smiley it turns HTML on?

I don't, actually.
When the "Rich Text" button is on, HTML is enabled, regardless of what I type.
If I were to send this email with "Rich Text" on, you would see an HTML email.

--
Joost

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Roeleveld
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 3:29 PM
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Forcing kmail to always default to NON-html email
> On Saturday, September 13, 2014 05:19:17 PM Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
> > On Saturday 13 September 2014 9:54:34 AM J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > > On 13 September 2014 09:49:19 CEST, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
>
> wrote:
> > > >On Saturday 13 Sep 2014 07:56:50 J. Roeleveld wrote:
> > > >> Hi all,
> > > >>
> > > >> I have not been able to find a setting anywhere in KMail to force it
> > > >
> > > >to
> > > >
> > > >> always default to plain-text emails when creating a new email or
> > > >
> > > >replying.
> > > >
> > > >> The few times I actually need html functionality, I prefer to just
> > > >
> > > >enable
> > > >
> > > >> it for that single email. Unfortunately, kmail tends to remember the
> > > >
> > > >last
> > > >
> > > >> setting.
> > > >>
> > > >> Is there any setting I have missed? Or is this something I need to
> > > >
> > > >take up
> > > >
> > > >> with KDE upstream?
> > > >
> > > >As far as I know it will remember the previous selection under Options
> > > >in your
> > > >message editor, for all of the settings therein.  It would be nice if
> > > >these
> > > >could be set and honoured as a default preference under say,
> > > >Settings/Configure Kmail/Composer, then overriden on a message by
> > > >message
> > > >basis using the Options in each message.
> > >
> > > My point exactly.
> > > I'll try to log a feature request with KDE upstream this weekend if
> > > noone
> >
> > comes with a working solution before then.
> >
> > > --
> > > Joost
> >
> > For me the composer does remember the last setting, however unless you use
> > any of the formatting options it sends the message as plain text.
> >
> > For replying there's the option under Composer > General to "Reply or
> > forward using HTML if present". If I uncheck that it always quotes the
> > original message using plain-text so unless I use formatting it gets sent
> > as text.
> >
> > Am I missing something?
>
> I'm afraid yes, as that setting has been unchecked since day 1.
>
> There are times I actually need to send HTML emails. To do that, I need to
> press the "Rich Text" button when creating the email (in the compose email
> window).
>
> That setting is then remembered the next time I send a new message or want
> to
> reply to an email.
> Usually I do remember to switch it off, but not always, as is evident when I
> accidentally send an HTML email. I need an option in KMail where the "Rich
> Text" button is off by default and requires enabling specifically.
>
> --
> Joost