Re: Delete -> open next?

[Andrew Conkling <andrewski fr st>]

On 10/12/04 20:23:33, Craig Routledge wrote:
> I put together a quick test patch for the request and it works fine.  The  
> behavior I chose was to open the next unread message after sending the  
> current one to trash.  If there are no more unread messages, the window  
> closes.
>
> It's possible to go to the next (read) message once all unread messages  
> have been exhausted, however that seems less useful for the most common  
> case of dealing with new mail, or for people with large mailboxes.  It  
> would also not be possible to tell if the message was new or not without  
> switching back to the main window, or adding some sort of "new message"  
> icon to the message window.
>
> I prefer the first approach, but what do other people think?
>
> Also, with this new behavior, do we need a "trash and close" command in  
> addition to just "trash (and select next unread)"?  "Ctrl+W" can be used  
> to close the window regardless.

Don't forget that you can also move a message to another folder, which  
isn't the same as deleting AFAIK.  So should we talk about a message being  
"processed" (deleted, moved, anything else)?

As for the behaviour, why not just a preference:
"Action to be taken after new message is processed":
Close message window / Move to next message / Move to next unread message

That seems very simple, UI-wise. :)