Re: [Evolution] Adding "Apply to all" to columns menu

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On 02/02/09 14:47, Matthew Barnes wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 15:25 +0100, Milan Crha wrote:
> > isn't it enough to set same view in all folders with View->Current View
> > (the default one is Messages, I guess), and when you do some change then
> > save it as that view and viola, it'll be same for all other folders
> > using this view as well?
>
> Pretty sure saving a custom view only saves it for the current folder.
> That's what all the crud under ~/.evolution/mail/views is storing.
>
> With the branch I'm working on I'm in a position to change it to the
> behavior you're describing, but I don't have a good sense of whether
> users consider per-folder message list customization useful.
>
> I don't, personally.  I get tired of having to resize and sort columns
> for all 100-some folders I have.  At minimum, an "Apply to All" option
> really is needed, and I plan to tackle that after the branch is merged.

+1

poc