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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [Bug 54474] changing subject does not break thread
From:       Don Sanders <sanders () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-02-24 4:56:03
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On Saturday 22 February 2003 03:04, Yven Johannes Leist wrote:
> On Friday 21 February 2003 05:52, Don Sanders wrote:
> > On Thursday 20 February 2003 08:53, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > If you still want to consider (1) then please add a "break
> > > thread" action to KMail which can be used to manually reset the
> > > replyToIdMD5 (and possibly also the In-reply-to header).
> >
> > Yeah, I understand that many people would prefer a break thread
> > option. But this seems distasteful to me, and personally I would
> > prefer automatic thread breaking, but unless there's widespread
> > popular support for that I won't push too hard for it. Perhaps
> > placing a patch on kmail.kde.org and closing the bug would be an
> > acceptable compromise.
>
> What about simply adding a configuration option for this?

I think this is something worth considering. It also might be worth 
considering making subject based threading an option.

But I prefer to avoid adding new options if possible, and until these 
features are implemented I can't really judge what is appropriate.

> If there are concerns about too many options and what not, I always
> find some sort of "Advanced" panel, (maybe only acessible via a
> button the way the kicker configuration module does it in it's
> Appearance panel), the easiest and most user-friendly approach.
> It's clear that some people would love automatic thread breaking,
> and others are strongly opposed to it (and I think there are good
> arguments on both sides), so IMHO making it configurable seems like
> the best solution in this case short of doing nothing.

It would be nice if the most popular options are the easiest to find.

Don.

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