Re: [Evolution] Logic behind a line through deleted messages and copying them to Trash?

[Evolution List <carlos gonzalez shaw ca>]

Hi Andrew, 

On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 11:52 +1100, Andrew Cowie wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-08-03 at 10:45 -0700, Evolution List wrote:
> > but my question
> > was what is the logic behind showing the deleted messages with a line
> > through them and putting a copy in the Trash folder?  Anybody?  Is there
> > some practical usefulness to this
>
> Yes:
>
> 1) one reading style is to madly hammer the Delete key; by having the
> messages still in the source folder with the line through them, you can
> easily page back up to them if you want to refer to a message you've
> deleted (ie, in that sitting) but not as yet purged.
>
> 2) a variation on the theme - user accidentally hits delete and wants to
> get message back. Yes, you could haul over to the trash vFolder and go
> hunting, or you can show deleted messages, up arrow one or two, and
> undelete, and then re-hide deleted messages.
>
> and (IMHO), 
>
> 3) since large or complex vFolders tend to be really slow (they reload
> every time you delete), having deleted messages showing seems to prevent
> that regeneration of the message list, making them tolerably usable
> again.

Interesting reasons for having this occur Andrew.  I can see where each
of the one's you mentioned could be useful to some Evolution users.
Maybe it will grow on me :).  I guess it's a matter of how one is used
to working with email.

Thanks. 

Carlos