Re: [Evolution] feature request for virtual folders

[Emperor <DarkEmperor gmx net>]

Am Mit, 2003-08-27 um 07.42 schrieb Jack Coates:
> On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 11:59, Emperor wrote:
> > hello guys,
> >
> > i just moved from kmail to evolution due to instability issues. now here
> > are the features I am missing:
> >
> > When you select the folders, the message should be from, you should also
> > be able to select if you want to include subfolders.
>
> Instead of waiting for Ximian to add the function (unlikely anyway) just
> create a vfolder named Eveything. Date received is before now, select
> all local folders and any other folders you want (Inbox and Sent aren't
> normally included in local folders for some silly^H^H^H^H^Hvery sensible
> reason that I don't know). Then go to that vfolder and use the search
> bar.
>
> This performs a lot better than you'd expect. and is a good starting
> point for the rest of the things you've asked about.

The problem is that this way does not clean up your folders. Yes you can
do a lot of stuff with that approach, but you can still have chaotic
folders or only inbox...
You need filters to sort your mail, vfolders are only virtually cleaned
up ;)

Filter against address book is really useful as a whitelist for spam and
to recognize newsletter and more automatic mails.

Nils

> > my second request would be a filter field correspondents (or another
> > name) which would be the sum of the recipients and sender. Would be
> > really useful if you want to sort your mails in a chat like manner
> > (mails from and to a person in a folder).
> > There should then also be an entry in the context menu for creating
> > filter "from and to xx xxx xxx".
>
> Go to Everything and type the person's name into the search bar.
>
> > It should also be possible to filter mails against contact folders and
> > groups. So a kind of "if recipient is in contacts"-filter (same with
> > sender and of course "corresps"). Or "if recipient is in group xxx".
> > This makes it easy to sort mails into contact categories by just moving
> > contacts around or adding them into groups.
>
> ditto.
>
> > In the future, it should be possible to create a vfolder as subfolder of
> > a mail folder with a button in the quick search toolbar.
> >
> > to have for example:
> >
> > mail
> >     person a
> >             this week (from this week)
> >             project a (with keywords in it)
> >
> > to create a such vfolder, you would simply search for something, and
> > then click on an icon "create vfolder as subfolder".
> >
> >
> > what is your opinion about these features?
> >
> >
> > greets.
> >
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