Re: [Evolution] Search annoyance

[Ettore Perazzoli <ettore ximian com>]

On 27 Apr 2001 12:30:35 +1200, Guy Steven wrote:
> The default search is 'Body or Subject contains'. I don't know about
> others, but I would prefer the default to be either 'Subject contains'
> or 'Sender contains'. I very rarely search on the body of the email.

  Interesting.  I have found "Body or Subject contains" to be OK for
most people.  Although, maybe "Message contains" would be a better
default (i.e. match the words anywhere).

> Secondly, when I have finished a search, and choose 'Show All' from the
> search menu, it takes an age to bring back the full display of messages.
> I notice however that if I create a vfolder based on the same search
> criteria, I can switch between the vfolder and the full mailbox without
> any delay.

  Thing is, Evolution keeps a live widget for all the folders you open.
When you switch between a folder that and another one, Evolution just
hides the message list for one folder and displays the one for the
other; so, no recomputation of the message list is necessary.

  Instead, when you change (or remove) the search criterion, Evolution
has to rebuild the message list.  That's why it gets slower in that
case.

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Ettore