Re: [Evolution-hackers] move from mozilla to evolution problems

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 08:42, Farkas Levente wrote:
> hi,
> I used mozilla mailer since about 10 years but now I try to move to
> evolution. but I've got a few problems:
> - on our dovecot imap server  when I open my mailbox INBOX is in the
> middle of my foder list. it seems evo sort folders  alphanumericaly and
> eg Drafts is before INBOX. is there any way to put the inbox as the
> first folder? it very annoying:-(

no

> - how can I import mozilla's addressbook? without it, it's very
> difficult to use the mailer.

I presume you've tried File->Import ? I don't know if this has a method
of importing mozilla's addressbook format or not

> - it there a similar feature in evo like "collected addresses" in
> mozilla? it's very useful and would be useful in evo too.

no, but it is on the feature request list

> - I've got 30-40 (sub)folders and it's a happit of me (cause of mozilla)
> to see the column list in "subject,from,data..." order. is it possible
> to change the order in ALL folder? yes I know I can dot it by hand in
> each folder, just drag the culomns, but IMHO it'd be useful to keep a
> consistent look'n'feel so if I'd like to change the order than I'd like
> to change in all folder.

change it in one folder and then use View->Current View->Save Custom
View and it will overwrite the Messages view (which is the default) and
then all your folders will look the same

(I may have gotten the steps slightly wrong, but that is the general
idea)

this is probably explained in the documentation

> - is there any way that the composer window remember the previous size?
> I'd like a 80 characther wide editor window without resize it all the
> time.

nope, not yet.

> - is there any way to switch to thread view in ALL folder?

gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /apps/evolution/mail/display/thread_list
true

that will set the default to be true, but if the folder has already been
opened it will have saved state and default to whatever value it was
last time you opened that folder (so you will still have to save those
by hand).

> - is there any way to jump to the next unread message and if I select a
> new folder than jump the first unread mail in that folder?

. will jump to the next unread, but only in the currently selected
folder. I'm not 100% sure what you are asking, but it sounds like you
are asking if evo will jump out of the currently selected folder and
into the next folder in the list which contains unread mail? if so, then
no.

> - when I'm in a thread view it happend all the time, that I go to the
> first unread mail start to read and delete. and after a few mails are
> read and deleted suddenly a few unread mails appear above the current
> mail, which should have to happend since I start with the first unread
> mail!

huh? when in threaded mode, new mail can appear above mail that has
already been read if the new message is part of a thread that started
*before* the thread you are currently reading. this makes perfect sense.

Jeff

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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
fejj ximian com  - www.ximian.com