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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Feature Request
From:       Don Sanders <don () sanders ! org>
Date:       2000-04-27 4:24:37
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Stefan Taferner wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Steve wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Stefan Taferner wrote:
> > > On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Steve wrote:
> > > > Hello:
> > > >
> > > > My apologies if this has been covered before. I'm presently running
> > > > kmail 1.0.29.1 and love it - however it would be very convenient to
> > > > have a toggle in the message window for unread/read a la M$ OE.
> > > >
> > > > Is this possible and/or likely? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Could you explain in detail what you mean, please?
> > > I have no real idea.
> >
> > Sure, a "switch" so that in list view  unread mail is not mixed up
> > with read mail.  List view can become very cluttered - I like to see
> > only my unread e-mail in my mail folder, but still have my read mail
> > viewable by using a toggle switch.
> >
> > Does Kmail already have this feature?
> 
> You mean like clicking on the column header of the column with the status 
> icons?   ;-)

Alternatively he might mean something like Outlook express' "hide read
messages" option (which does not display read messages in the headers list).

> Unfortunately we have to rethink this concept for threaded message
> lists, however.  

Probably hiding read messages in threaded message list view could be made to
work. Actually I should mention several bugs in threaded message view have
cropped up and I have been working on them.

> Well, maybe we can have one column where the status flags are combined with 
> the sender field for threaded mode, and separated columns in non-threaded 
> mode?   (this paragraph is meant for the kmail developers :-)

Actually I can't see how that would help to be honest. 

BFN,
Don.

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