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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Feature Request
From:       Don Sanders <don () sanders ! org>
Date:       2000-04-27 23:33:01
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On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Steve wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Don Sanders wrote:
> > 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:
> 
> 
> > > > 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).
> 
> Exactly - that's what I meant. 
>  
> > > Unfortunately we have to rethink this concept for threaded message
> > > lists, however.  

What we can do for threaded messages is have each item in the list keep a count
of the 'number of unread children'. (This should be easy to do, and hopfully
fast). Then we can have a "show unread threads" option complementating the "show
unread messages" option that shows all messages thread containing any unread
messages.

BFN,
Don.

> > 
> > 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. 
> ..
> --- 
> /Steve

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