Re: Switching mailboxes for next unread message

[Ildar Mulyukov <ildar users sourceforge net>]

On 03.08.2010 17:01:20, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> On 08/03/2010 12:43:18 AM Tue, Ildar Mulyukov wrote:
> > this is the behavior of maildir boxes. With maildir "the 1st uread  
> > message" is generally irrelevant to the date it was put in the box.  
> > It is more relevant to the name of the file in which the message is  
> > stored (which is also irrelevant to times).
>
> It's a little complicated!  If the mailbox is currently open, Balsa  
> switches to it and is then supposed to show the next unread message,  
> starting at the currently shown message (or the first message, if no  
> message is currently showing) and searching forward in the order that  
> the messages are displayed in the message list--for example, by  
> message date.  If the current ordering is anything but 'message  
> number', the fact that message numbering in a maildir is kinda random  
> shouldn't be an issue.

Right. Precisely.

> Of course, that's what Balsa is /supposed/ to do...
>
> If the mailbox is not currently open, Balsa opens it and shows the  
> 'first unread' message, which is noted during opening.  I believe  
> it's first in 'message number' ordering, so it could be random in a  
> maildir.

Right. That's how it works.
But I believe this is kinda wrong behavior, actually. Comparing to mutt  
which:
1. Differs "old new messages" and "real new messages".
2. Brings you right to the "real new messages". This is *much* better  
then a random unread message in the middle of the box.

>   But, as I understand it, the issues are in already open mailboxes.
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