Re: Evolution 2.0 can't embed images as <IMG>

> In Evolution 1.0, I could embed images by clicking on the Image tool
> bar icon and type in "http://whatever.com/image.jpeg", click OK, save
> the draft message and be able to see the embedded images (as <IMG>
> tags) rendered in the Draft folder. 
> 
> I have used this method to send messages containing lots of big images
> without getting bounces from my recipients. For example, this message
> is barely 4 KB in size, instead of 40 KB, despite the following image
> embedded as <IMG> (by editing the Draft folder in a text editor in
> Evolution 2.0).

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> In Evolution 2.0, the dialog box opened after clicking on Image tool
> bar icon provided no text-edit field to accept an URL and transform it
> into <IMG> tags. I consider this a backward step.
> 
> I found the following quote only when I googled.
> 
>         http://vlad.neosurge.net/archives/2003/04/17/xhtml_20_migration.php
>         
>         <img /> has been dropped, replaced by <object>...</object>. As
>         we'll see in next month's article, this may present some
>         serious migration difficulties.

Hrmm, XHTML 2.0... I don't really think this is an issue for Evolution
or any other currently used end-user software.


> Is this very useful feature removed? Is there a workaround for it? 
> 
> I hope to see it being supported again and supported better than
> Evolution 1.0 by rendering it properly when in Compose-message window.
> Is this possible? If yes, should some kind of tests be developed so
> that this feature would not be dropped again in the future releases?

If you really think, this is a bug, please file it in bugzilla [1].
Describe the issue in details, and be sure to mention that it is a
"regression" bug, if it actually is.

Discussing this might be better done on the Evolution mailing list [2],
as some of the developers are subscribed there.

...guenther


[1] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/
[2] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution


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