Re: Suggestions for Balsa

[Jon Tai <jon tgpsolutions com>]

Peter:

1)  Thanks for the multiple message moving tip!

2)  UW IMAP is kind of weird.  It allows folders to contain subfolders OR 
messages, but not both.  So let's say I have a folder named "Mailfolder" 
that contains mail and a folder named "Folder" that contains two 
subfolders, "Subfolder 1" and "Subfolder 2".  The two subfolders both 
contain mail.  Other mail clients, (ie. Squirrelmail, Outlook, Outlook 
Express) all recognize "Folder" to be a non-selectable folder, but Balsa 
thinks "Folder" is a selectable mailbox and displays it as a mailbox, so 
clicking on it generates an annoying little Select error.  With UW IMAP 
the list of subscribed folders looks like:

Mailfolder
Folder
Folder/Subfolder 1
Folder/Subfolder 2

If I edit the file and remove "Folder":

Mailfolder
Folder/Subfolder 1
Folder/Subfolder 2

I get the desired behavior in Balsa ("Folder" is recognized as a folder), 
but all my other mail clients break.  I don't know how to dump the dialog 
with the server... if you could tell me how, I'd gladly post it.

3)  When I learn C, I'll contribute.  =)  It was just an idea.

Thanks again!  
- Jon



On 2001.10.06 11:29 Peter Bloomfield wrote:
>On 2001.10.06 13:14 Jon Tai wrote:
>>Hello everyone.
>>
>>I have a few suggestions for Balsa:
>>
>>1) Allow moving of multiple messages using drag + drop. Currently, if 
>>you select more than one message and move it, only the first message is 
>>moved.
>
>It's tricky, but you can do it: hold down the shift key, click on the 
>message you selected *first*, and drag.  Not what you'd expect!
>
>>2) Recognize UW IMAP-style folders as folders, not boxes.  That way when 
>>you accidentally click on a folder, it won't pop up an error about not 
>>being able to open the mailbox.
>
>I don't understand that one--but I don't have a uw-imap server to try 
>things out on!  With Cyrus, a folder that's not a mailbox is listed with 
>the \noselect flag, and Balsa sets it up as a folder, and not 
>selectable.  I assume you're referring to a folder in a folder-tree.  
>Does it show with a mailbox icon?  Can you dump the dialog with the 
>server?
>
>>3) Make IMAP mailboxes searchable.  =)
>
>If you feel like contributing the code to do it, we'd love to see it!
>
>>4) Have Previous, Next, and Next Unread detect messages hidden by 
>>threading options.  Hitting "Next" currently does not expand the thread, 
>>so finding a single unread message in a bunch of replies to the same 
>>topic (which happens frequently in mailing lists) becomes a tedious task 
>>of clicking little [+] and "Next" buttons.
>
>Yes, please!
>
>>5) Retain view options (Flat Index, Simple Threading, JWZ Threading) 
>>when balsa is closed
>
>It is for me--look for ThreadingType in ~/.gnome/balsa, it should be set.
>
>>
>>
>>- Jon
>>
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