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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] fix bug 43417
From:       "Carsten Burghardt" <cb () magic-shop ! de>
Date:       2002-08-27 8:41:29
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 Michael Häckel wrote:
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> On Tuesday 27 August 2002 07:47, Carsten Burghardt wrote:
>>
>> > > > What happens when the user doesn't remove the folder? Will
>> it still be present in the folder list? Does it make sense
>> not to remove the folder? Maybe it will make sense when
>> all messages are cached locally, i.e. in KDE 3.2, but
>> currently I don't see a reason for keeping a non-existant
>> folder.
>> > >
>> > > This message has two reasons:
>> > > - to inform the user what happened / will happen
>> >
>> > This is o.k.. But in this case a simple
>> KMessageBox::information() would suffice.
>
> I actually can't see a real purpose for this question. If the
> folder is gone,  then it doesn't make any sense to keep it still
> displayed.
>
> We silently remove the folder anyway already if KMail is restarted
> or the  foldertree is collapsed/expanded.
>
>> I don't know what this folder can be used for but I think it's
>> better to give the user a chance to decide this.
>
> Sorry, but why should the user have to decide if he want's to have
> correct or  incorrect information displayed?

That is of course correct. But I would be surprised if I click on a
folder in my list and it disappears without notification.
So I propose a simple messagebox and no question.

-- 
Carsten Burghardt


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