# Subject of emails

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/subject-of-emails/264>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Created:** [February 21, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/subject-of-emails/264 "2019-02-21T19:24:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![testbird](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@testbird](https://forum.delta.chat/u/testbird)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/subject-of-emails/264/54 "2019-04-30T08:16:52Z")

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But receiving is different from sending.

And being aware and in control of the subject, especially when sending a plain text messages to a new contact, has a value.  
`A very simple subject -` indication that is intuitively editable is pretty informational and useful.

> [@\[Discussion\] Make DC a replacement for MUAs?](https://support.delta.chat/t/discussion-make-dc-a-replacement-for-muas/253/12):
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> There should be no “email mode” config setting (required for A simple UI with no "bullshit"! Email compatibility, which is a must, rather sooner than later, makes such a config option obsolete. slight_smile The DC text editor interface may, for example, just show the text that will go into the subject of a composed classic email message with a soft shaded background, ending with the shaded standard subject separator “-” in grey. A simple manual carriage return (linefeed) could then serve to…

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