[Bug 859315] [NEW] clicking email address in web browser opens HTML composer, despite default account settings preferring plain text

[Alex Peters]

Public bug reported:

In the account settings for my default (and only) mail account, I have
elected not to compose messages in HTML format  (screen shot 1).
Accordingly, when I hit the Write button on the main window I am
presented with a plain-text composer, as expected (screen shot 2).

When I click an email address in Firefox however, I am presented with an
HTML composer (screen shot 3).

Further, simply selecting "plain text only" in this composer does not
actually achieve the desired effect of converting the message back to
plain-text.  Instead, the HTML formatting toolbar is hidden but the
message remains in HTML format.  This can be verified by saving a test
message to the Drafts folder and then inspecting its source.  There is
no way to convert the message back to plain-text short of copying the
message body into a new composer properly configured for plain text.

Screen shots will be attached shortly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: thunderbird 7.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  lx         1828 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20110925021328
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf8700000 irq 47'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC268'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0268,103c30cc,00100003 HDA:10573055,10573055,00100700'
   Controls      : 21
   Simple ctrls  : 13
Channel: release
Date: Mon Sep 26 11:49:26 2011
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000 
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.0.3
Prefs:
 places.database.lastMaintenance - 1316911732
 extensions.lastAppVersion - 7.0
 network.cookie.prefsMigrated - true
 places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages - 62892
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0/20110925021328
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-12 (13 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/04/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.05
dmi.board.name: 30CC
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 79.10
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.05:bd04/04/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv6500NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30CC:rvr79.10:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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