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== Clickable URLs in email subject area ==
It would be useful to make URLs clickable in the subject field of the middle right panel. Currently any URL in this area must be highlighted with the mouse and then copied and pasted into a browser.
== Improved user Interface for S/Mime signing / encryption ==
Currently encryption and signing using S/Mime is preset by checkboxes of the drop-down menue "S/Mime". Much better would be an automatic setting in the following way:
- The checkboxes are visible somewhere in the header area of the composer window.
- Both may be changed by the sender as already now the "hidden" checkboxes.
The main point is default presetting:
- "sign" is on if the sender owns a valid certificate (otherwise S/Mime does not make sense anyway).
- "encrypt" is on if a certificate of the addressee is found in the local certificate store,
otherwise off.
The sender can unset "sign" or "encrypt" of course if he/she wants to.
This is the way the Apple mail tool works, I was told. (they use gray vs black symbols for signing/encryption in their user interface) The BIG advantage is, that the sender will not be bothered by error messages, if an addresse's certificate is not known. This will make end-to-end encryption easier and hopefully more widespread.
The software change should be pretty easy: Simply check if the addressee has a certificate in the local store as soon as her/his address has been typed in, and show the check boxes (or symbols) for signing / encrytion accordingly.
