Re: [PATCH] Re: Unread messages un-highlighted

[<jon tgpsolutions com>]

In my preferences I have Check Mail On Startup selected... if what you are
describing is correct, could it be that the mailboxes are scanned AFTER the
mail is checked?  IMO the patch should fix it so that Check Mail On Startup
checks mail AFTER the mailboxes are scanned, that way, mail isn't checked
twice, and the old behavior of highlighting mailboxes with new messages in
them is restored.

- Jon


> On 2001.12.17 23:13 Jon Tai wrote:
>> Will this behavior be permanent?  (Will other people need to set this
>> option themselves?)  or is it just a temporary thing?  (The unread
>> status will be automatically restored after mail is checked the first
>> time)  I think it should be automatic, although I'm not sure I
>> understand the technical details of it all.  - Jon
>
> Incremental scanning will, I hope, be permanent--that is, until someone
>  finds a better way to open an IMAP connection with a reasonable amount
>  of network traffic. Clearing the unread style on folders needn't be. A
>  simple patch for checking new mail immediately after repopulating the
> mailbox list is attached.
>
> You may find the immediate new-mail check intrusive, especially if you
> expand several nodes quickly. Delaying the check for, say, 5 seconds
> might work better; if it's not an issue, the present fix should work.
>
> Comments?