Has anyone improved Email Compose to include email address in the To/Cc?

Question

When composing an email in the Emails module (Professional) and typing in a name or email address I would like to see the Name AND email address that will be used in the dropdown. Right now there is no way to verify the address you are sending before hitting send. 
 Has anyone done that? 
 Thanks. 
 Francesca

Francesca Shiekh · Answer

Hi Francesca Shiekh 
 
 You would need to create a custom plugin based on EmailParticipants one (include/javascript/sugar7/plugins/EmailParticipants.js), this plugin is loaded by BaseEmailsEmailRecipientsField (modules/Emails/clients/base/fields/email-recipients/email-recipients.js). 
 Inside that Plugin, within "callbacks.success", it create an EmailParticipants bean (modules/EmailParticipants/) but it only defines the parent (parent_type, parent_id and parent_name), fully ignoring the target email_address. So you probably have to override such a function in order to include the target email_address. 
 
 Good luck!

Francesca Shiekh · Answer

I believe you're talking about Developer Suggestions page? That's a good place to start and get upvotes/downvotes on an idea, but if that is not translated into a bug/enhancement it will not be tracked not triaged by our PM in our formal channels. 
 It doesn't necessarily mean we don't review those suggestions, it isn't as strong as a bug/enhancement, that's how your ideas get visibility from our PMs.

Francesca Shiekh · Answer

Hi Francesca Shiekh , 
 I'm sure you know this, but sugar has in the compose email functionality, the "address book" screen where you can search and select records and you will be able to see them there or in the email screen, if the email is not in the system, it will show up as the full email address. 
 If that does not work for you, which I believe it doesn't, I encourage you to open a new "Bug" in your portal and select "Enhancement".