Re: [Evolution] Updates of Vfolders

[Scott Dixon <scott metaphorics com>]

On 18 Jan 2001 02:10:07 +0100, Janne wrote:
> On 17 Jan 2001 16:20:02 -0800, Scott Dixon wrote:
> > On 17 Jan 2001 19:07:25 -0500, JP Rosevear wrote:
> > > On 17 Jan 2001 11:29:43 -0800, Scott Dixon wrote:
> > > > In the 2001011407 nightly update, I set up a Vfolder which filters on
> > > > status isnot read.  This collects together the unread messages from
> > > > various folders as it should.  However, after these messages are read,
> > > > they remain in the Vfolder.  Only when Evo is restarted are the contents
> > > > of this Vfolder correctly updated.  It seems like the contents of the
> > > > folder should be updated when the status of a message changes.
> > >
> > > Not quite as simple as that because you won't have time to read the
> > > actual message as it blinks out of the folder :-).  
> >
> > Yeah, I thought of that as well.  I didn't think of a real clean
> > solution to that.  Perhaps there needs to be a menu item to refresh the
> > vFolder contents or perhaps the VFolder contents should be automatically
> > refreshed every time you visit the folder.  Or at least the message you
> > are currently reading shouldn't go away due to filters!  Outlook has a
> > view for unread messages and I think they disappear as soon as you move
> > to the next message.  I'll have to check next time I run Outlook.
>
>
> Well, when reading mail, the message being read remains in the reading
> window even after expunging it; wouldn't the same thing happen for
> vfolders? You open the message, it gets displayed, the message
> disappears from the folder, while the body stays until you open a
> different message in the folder.

Right.  That would work fine.  BTW, if you set the view in Outlook to
show only unread messages, then it switches to a list view.  When you
open a message to read it (in a new window) then the message header
disappears from the unread list.  But of course, you can still read it
in the  new window, similar to what you suggest above for a three-pane
view.