Re: [Evolution] Problem with `search folders'

["Patrick O'Callaghan" <poc usb ve>]

On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 13:05 +0100, Barrie Stott wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 16:30 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 20:24 +0100, Barrie Stott wrote: 
> > > Many thanks for the reply, Patrick.
> > > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 13:04 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 13:24 +0100, Barrie Stott wrote:
> > > > > I'm reasonably new to evolution and am having a problem with search
> > > > > folders.
> > > > >
> > > > > As you will have seen, my email address is zen146410 zen co uk and I
> > > > > want to arrange that all messages from(to) me to(from) an address ending
> > > > > with zen.co.uk (but not zen146410 zen co uk itself) are in search
> > > > > folder: zen. I guessed at the the scheme rule wehre I'm searching for
> > > > > `ends with':
> > > > >
> > > > >       (and "zen.co.uk" (not "zen146410 zen co uk"))
> > > > >
> > > > > I could find no relevant information in the Evolution manual so I'd be
> > > > > very grateful for some help.
> > > >
> > > > What's wrong with specifying both rules when creating the Search Folder,
> > > > making sure they are both applied? No need to write in Scheme.
> > > The actual thing I want is:
> > >   (SENDER ends with zen146410 zen co uk AND
> > >    RECEIVER ends with zen.co.uk AND
> > >    RECEIVER does not end with zen146410 zen co uk)
> > > OR
> > >   (RECEIVER ends with zen146410 zen co uk AND
> > >    SENDER ends with zen.co.uk AND
> > >    SENDER does not end with zen146410 zen co uk)
> > > Unfortunately, the overriding way of connecting is a choice between:
> > > 'if any criteria are met' => all conditions ORed together
> > > `if all criteria are met' => all conditions ANDed together
> >
> > So create two rules, each with the subcriteria anded together. If the
> > first rule doesn't fire, the second one will be tried, otherwise not
> > (make sure to stop processing if the first rule fires). Can't say I've
> > ever done something this complex, but in theory it should work.
> With my version of Evolution I can select "stop processing" only with
> "Message filtering", not with "Search folders".

Yes, you're right. My mistake. Filters have actions associated with
them, whereas search folders don't.

>  I've managed to sort things out though by use of a couple of dummy
> search folders. tmp-zen-in gets all requisite incoming messages by
> AND-ing together a sequence of conditions and tmp-zen-out gets the
> outgoing ones in a similar way; the search folder zen is just the union
> of the two temporary folders (obtained by searching for "." in Sender
> with input from the 2 tmp-* folders). It works and can be extended to
> more complex conditions The only fly in the ointment is that I have a
> couple of search folders that I'd rather not see all the time since they
> are simply scaffolding.
>
> > > That's why I tried scheme.
> > >
> > > > > Almost as an aside, you will notice the faulty spelling `wehre' instead
> > > > > of `where' above. Can I invoke some spelling checker and, if so, how?
> > > >
> > > > Edit->Check Spelling (or F7) in the Composer invokes a spell checker.
> > > > You need to have gnome-spell installed.
> > >
> > > I've looked and don't have Edit => Check Spelling in either Evolution or
> > > its Composer.
> >
> > Do you have at least one language selected under
> > Preferences->Composer->Spell Checking?
> When you wrote, Patrick. I had no dictionaries at all for spell
> checking. That is now changed and the checker is working.
>
> I'm most grateful for all the assistance.

Glad you managed to get it working.

poc