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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] KMail filters
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-02-27 23:30:56
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On Wednesday 27 February 2002 01:12 pm, Michael Häckel wrote:
> On Monday 25 February 2002 22:56:22, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > The following patch preserves KMail's filter settings in case the folder
> > happens to not exists for some reason. Filters involving non-existing
> > folders are preserved but ignored
>
> I think, this change lowers the usability for "normal" users that don't
> experiment with moving their ~/Mail around.

Sorry but I find it unacceptable that KMail decides for me that I don't need 
this information any more. It is common practice in KDE to ask users first 
whether information should be discarded.

> Currently, if I for example unsubscribe from a mailing list and am no
> longer interested in the mails, I just unsubscribe and delete the folder.
> With your change I would also have to look for stale filter rules.

What about deleting the filter rules when a folder gets deleted? Something 
like that seems to be necassery anyway to prevent the crash that was 
reported.

> I didn't test it, but does your read/write combobox also work, if two
> folders have to same name, but are subfolders of different top level
> folders?

When you type the name I assume the result will be ambiguous. When you select 
the name from the list it should work as before.

> Independant of your patch it crashes always on exit, after I try to filter
> to a non existing folder. At least, when I delete the folder with KMail
> while it is running and don't restart it before.

That needs to be fixed then.

> BTW: The problem, that the folder properties are also lost it still there
> with your patch.

Good point.

> I think, we better leave it as it is until we have a real solution.

I will try to come up with a better solution based on the input from Marc and 
you.

> > This would IMO improve the usability of KMail since it would reduce the
> > steps necassery to create a filter+folder for a mailinglist.
>
> Maybe it would also be enough, if it would be just part of the automatic
> filter creation.

Marc's suggestion of using a button sounds good as well, then the combox 
doesn't need to be read/write.

Cheers,
Waldo
-- 
Advanced technology only happens when people take a basic idea and add to it.
 -- Bob Bemer

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