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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    [Bug 38711] Threads with unread messages should be highlighted
From:       "Carl E.Hartung" <carlh () cehartung ! com>
Date:       2006-08-16 14:40:54
Message-ID: 20060816144054.14961.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From carlh cehartung com  2006-08-16 16:40 -------
On Wednesday 16 August 2006 09:59, Ingo Klà ¶cker wrote:
> ------- Additional Comments From kloecker kde org  2006-08-16 15:59 -------
> What's the use case for this wish? Why do you want to know which threads
> contain unread messages if you are not going to read those unread messages?
> If you are going to read them then why don't you make KMail automatically
> open threads containing unread messages? If you see a closed thread
> containing unread messages then you have to open the thread before you can
> read the unread messages. So I don't see the point of not having threads
> with unread messages opened already by KMail. And if you are not interested
> in threads then mark them as ignored. Then they won't be opened even if
> they contain unread messages.


"Why do you want to know which threads contain unread messages if you are not 
going to read those unread messages?"

This question presumes, incorrectly, that users do *not* intend to read unread 
messages. Alert the user by highlighting the thread and let him/her decide.

"If you are going to read them then why don't you make KMail automatically 
open threads containing unread messages?"

Because having KMail automatically expand these threads defeats the whole 
purpose for having a collapsed view, which is to provide users a convenient 
'overview' of the in-box's contents.

"If you see a closed thread containing unread messages then you have to open 
the thread before you can read the unread messages."

This is the point... I prefer to selectively expand threads that contain 
unread messages in whatever order I and my schedule or mood dictate. I don't 
want that decision being made for me automatically, in advance.

"... if you are not interested in threads then mark them as ignored."

My interest in a thread, or lack thereof, has nothing to do with this feature 
request. The 'ignore' flag is a completely different and unrelated feature. 
IOW, it serves an entirely different purpose.

And thanks for staying on top of this!
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