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

[Jon Tai <jon tgpsolutions com>]

On 2001.12.18 16:23 Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> On 2001.12.18 18:27 Jon Tai wrote:
>> I have set my scan depth to 3, and I only have folders nested 2 
>> layers deep.  When I start balsa, the IMAP account is highlighted, 
>> indicating messages.  But when I expand the folder tree, there are 
>> no mailboxes telling me where there are new messges.  Only after 
>> about half a minute do they appear.
> 
> I can't explain that. On my setup, when I set the scan depth large 
> enough, expanding or collapsing the IMAP tree is instant, and the 
> highlighting is always consistent. When you write `there are no 
> mailboxes telling me where there are new messages', do you mean that 
> there are no mailboxes revealed, or that they are revealed but not 
> highlighted?
> 
> I guess this might be server-related: I'm using Cyrus, but I believe 
> that others have tested the cvs code on uw-imap.

I meant that the mailboxes are there, they just aren't highlighted.  
And I'm using UW-IMAP

>> 
>> In balsa-1.2.3, as soon as mail was "checked" (the IMAP account 
>> became highlighted) the mailboxes below it were highlighted showing 
>> me where my new messages are.  Using a new scanning method that 
>> benefits people on slow connections is great, and I don't mind 
>> dealing with a few development releases, but in the long run I don't 
>> think balsa should penalize users on a fast connection with a 
>> confusing "you have new messages, nevermind you don't (they 
>> dissappeared), sorry you do after all" behavior.  Other mail clients 
>> I've seen handle this properly, and while balsa may not at the 
>> present, I just want to ensure that it will eventually.  - Jon
> 
> Thanks--so do I!
> 
> With a fast connection, is the repeated mail check implemented in my 
> previous patch a nuisance?
> 

The server is about 10 feet away from me, and the connection is 
100megabit, so the double mail check is no problem, but like I said, 
it's not a permanent solution.  I don't know enough C to figure out why 
the behavior has changed, but I think it would be great if this issue 
was looked into by someone much more capable than I am for the 
betterment of future versions of balsa.  
- Jon