Re: Switching mailboxes

[Jack <ostroffjh sbcglobal net>]

On 2010.07.10 07:44, Peter Bloomfield wrote:
> A recent bug[1] relates to Balsa's practice of automatically  
> switching to another mailbox when you ask for the next unread message  
> and the current mailbox has no more unread messages.  When that  
> feature was added, code was included for popping up a dialog asking  
> for confirmation that you really want Balsa to make the switch, but  
> it seemed intrusive and has always been commented out.
>
> The reporter asks for a preferences option to enable the confirmation  
> dialog.  It could be added to the "Main window" group on the "Display  
> options" page, perhaps:
>
> [ ] Ask me before switching to another mailbox to show an unread  
> message.
>
> But Balsa already offers a plethora of options, presumably  
> intimidating to a new user.  Is the current practice annoying, and  
> sufficiently so to make installing the option worthwhile?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts!

I have no problem with the current behavior of going to the next  
mailbox.  I also don't see a problem adding the option.  If the list of  
options is already intimidating, adding one won't change it.

However, what about the possibility of dividing all the options into  
basic and advanced, default to only displaying the basic ones, and  
having a button on the options page to display advanced or all  
options?  (I believe VLC has something like this.)

Additional question here - in most cases, requesting next unread with  
no unread in the current mailbox takes me to the next unread message.   
However, I have one case where it often goes the the right mailbox, but  
displays the last selected message in that box, and I have to select  
next unread again to actually go the the new message.

Jack