dotnet/maui

Email support HTML body on Windows

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#23,968 opened on Aug 1, 2024

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Description

Description

I would like to be able to compose mails with an HTML body, as you can do on iOS or for example using an Outlook interop MailItem (on Windows).

MAUI gives you only an Exception on Windows (EmailImplementation):

if (message != null && message.BodyFormat != EmailBodyFormat.PlainText)
				throw new FeatureNotSupportedException("Windows can only compose plain text email messages.");

Public API Changes

(none to my knowledge)

Intended Use-Case

Format the body of a mail e.g. for better readability or corporate identity stuff.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate Windows APIs for composing HTML emails, such as MAPI or Outlook Interop, and propose a solution to replace the current plain text only implementation.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C#MAUIWindows
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50