+reply quotes original message in plain text instead of HTML blockquote — Gmail doesn't collapse quoted thread

[Sam-Bonin]

Description

When using gws gmail +reply, the quoted original message in the reply body is formatted using plain text > prefix characters. Gmail's UI expects HTML <blockquote> elements to trigger the collapsed "..." (triple dot) behavior for quoted thread history.

As a result, replies sent via gws gmail +reply show the full quoted chain inline in Gmail, instead of collapsing it behind the expand button like native Gmail replies do.

Steps to reproduce

1. Send a reply using gws gmail +reply --message-id <id> --body "My reply"
2. Open the sent message in Gmail web UI
3. Observe the quoted original message is fully expanded inline, not collapsed behind ...

Expected behavior

The quoted original message should be wrapped in an HTML <blockquote> element (matching Gmail's native reply format), so Gmail's UI collapses it behind the triple-dot expand button.

Actual behavior

The quoted message uses plain text > line prefixes, which Gmail renders as static text without collapsing.

Environment

• gws version: 0.11.1
• OS: macOS (Darwin 25.3.0)

[malob]

I wasn't able to reproduce this on current versions. Both plain text and --html replies collapse correctly in Gmail's UI (screenshot below). You're on v0.11.1, which is quite old at this point; a lot of the reply quoting code has been rewritten since then. Try upgrading to v0.18.1 and see if the issue persists?

If you do want the Gmail-native blockquote styling (vertical bar instead of > prefixes), use --html mode — see the +reply skill docs for details.

# Send original message
gws gmail +send --to malo@intelligence.org --subject 'Collapse test thread' --body 'This is the original message for testing quote collapsing.'

# Plain text reply
gws gmail +reply --message-id 19d0724c4e9ed54b --body 'Plain text reply - does this collapse?'

# HTML reply
gws gmail +reply --message-id 19d0724c4e9ed54b --body '<p>HTML reply - does this collapse?</p>' --html