Re: filter problem in message list

[Jack <ostroffjh sbcglobal net>]

Hi Peter,

On 2009.12.19 22:14, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> On 12/19/2009 01:53:29 PM Sat, Jack wrote:

> > I have found an odd behavior in Balsa (2.4.1 under Gentoo Linux,  
> > with KDE desktop and minimal gnome libs).  If I type something in  
> > the filter box (defaulting to "Subject or Sender Contains:") it  
> > correctly filters the list of messages.  However, if I then change  
> > what is in the box and hit the button, nothing happens.  If I clear  
> > the box and hit the button, the filter correctly shows all messages,  
> > and I can then enter something else to apply a new filter.  This  
> > happens with any of the filters (subject, body, ...)
> >
> > I've done some searching and have not found any similar problems  
> > reported.  Any thoughts on what to check - or is this a known issue?
>
> Thanks for raising the issue!
>
> I'd noticed it myself, but never tracked it down.  The cause was that  
> Balsa didn't recognize that the filter had been changed, due to some  
> faulty logic in the way filters were compared.  Fixed in git master...
>
> Peter

Thanks for confirming I wasn't just imagining things!  I'll probably  
have to wait until the next release finds it's way into Gentoo, but  
I'll compile from git if I get some free time.

Jack