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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 96089] New: [wish] Add groups and names to kmail filters to
From:       Zachary Jensen <Zakaelri () drexel ! edu>
Date:       2004-12-31 19:39:39
Message-ID: 20041231203937.96089.Zakaelri () drexel ! edu
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           Summary: [wish] Add groups and names to kmail filters to improve
                    usability
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kmail-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: Zakaelri drexel edu


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.2)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

I have a larger number of filters in KMail. It is beginning to become cumbersome to track all \
of them, and what exactly they do.

Instead of having to remember all of their characteristics (or figure them out when dealing \
with RegEx'd expressions), it would be nice if the filter dialog provided naming for each \
filter. That name would be displayed on the filter list, instead of the filter characteristics.

For instance, say I have a filter that matches the following regex:
(foo|bar)?[:digit:]* kde\ org

Now, this is not too complex for a regular expression, but it demonstrates the complexity of \
just one. If that were to be combined with a few others, figuring out what the filter does as a \
whole can become tedious. Providing a name text box would allow a user to assign, say "FooBars \
@ KDE", which is much easier to recognize.

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The second half of this is to allow filters to be assigned to groups or folders (similarly to \
how gestures are organized in the control center). This allows a hierarchy of filters to be \
made. That way, groups of similar filters can be moved at the same time, and could also be \
collapsed, so the selection box doesn't seem as daunting.

e.g. I have the foobar filter from above, and I also have a few other filters for KDE: KDE \
Bugs, KDE Announcements, KDE Mailing Lists

The current system would arrange them like so:
> - KDE Bugs
> - KDE Announcements
> - KDE Mailing Lists
> - FooBars @ KDE

With the group system, I could arrange them as follows:
+ KDE
> - KDE Bugs
> - KDE Announcements
> - KDE Mailing Lists
> - FooBars @ KDE

Then, all of the menu items would collapse onto KDE, making them into a nice little folder.


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