We didn’t really intend for there to be any heavy editing using the email feature in TroopTrack. We used to call it “Quick Message” because the intention was for you to hop in, send a message, and move on.
You do have the ability to send emails from your personal client and that would include most of these features. It is our intention to get rid of CKeditor when we find a suitable replacement.
I was going on from the premise that some of our Adults are not exactly techno-savvy, and while, YES,
while they can use email, it’s been shown that with our group, at least, that having it all in one spot,
where they can use predictive typing to get the individual’s name(s) to those they want to email,
they are unsure as how to copy email addresses from TT to their own email clients/sites.
It’s much easier to show them as a group how to do something and get them familiar with, rather than
figuring out how to customize each client the older volunteers use.
On thing you may Matt may have not noticed:: Some troops (like ours) require adults to use TroopTrack when emailing scouts.
Firstly, because using TroopTrack makes sure everyone is using the correct (updated) email address.
Second, and the VERY big reason, this is to ENSURE that there is no 1:1 adult-to-scout emailing occurring per BSA guidelines.
In TroopTrack, when someone emails a scout, the parents are copied on the email (you have to turn this TroopTrack feature on). Using your own email client DOES NOT DO THIS.
So, I’d drop the assumption that using TroopTrack is just for quick emails.
I just repeated what our CTO told me about the feature. I’m not just sitting here pulling stuff out of thin air. The bottom line is: It would be a waste of time and money for us to do any enhancements to CKeditor when we are trying to completely replace it.