Re: [Evolution] Virtual Folders broken in 3.2?

[Arthur Machlas <arthur machlas gmail com>]

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Thomas Mittelstaedt
<tmstaedt t-mittelstaedt de> wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 13.10.2011, 00:06 +0200 schrieb Thomas Mittelstaedt:
> > Am Dienstag, den 11.10.2011, 18:55 -0500 schrieb Arthur Machlas:
> > > hi, using evolution 3.2 on fedora 16 beta. on f15 with evolution 3.0 i
> > > had a virtual folder called combined inbox that had an either or
> > > matching message location to one of my two personal imap accounts. so
> > > it was something like:
> > > rule name: combined inbox
> > > match if any of the conditions below is true
> > > message location = personal imap inbox 1
> > > message location = personal imap inbox 2
> > >
> > > unfortunately, this no longer works in evo 3.2. I saw on the mailing
> > > list that removing and re-adding source folders sometimes works, and
> > > i've played with that a fair bit now. first adding my two imap inboxes
> > > and source folders, then choosing all remote and local, then all
> > > local, etc. etc.
> > >
> > > also, changing the thread options has no effect either.
> > >
> > > i can create a test folder that matches if an email was sent to me and
> > > that works fine. advice and tips appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Well, I never fully trusted those virtual folders, especially when
> > "special" folders like INBOX, SENT or DRAFTS are involved.
> > My recommendation: Use filters to move your mails to regular folders
> > and/or tag them with labels. Then set up your virtual folders - if you
> > really need them.
> >
> > Hope that helps,
>
> Well, to add to that: The most reliable work flow or use case for those
> virtual folders to me is to create a saved search and then use the menu
> item to create a (virtual) search folder from that search. With that I
> had the best user experience.
> I use a virtual folder to expunge, expire old mails, but to get them
> updated correctly, I regularly have to open the preferences, change the
> time period, click OK, reopen the pref dialog, set the time value back
> to the old value. In summary: Virtual folders have their uses, but don't
> rely on them like regular mail folders.
>
>
> --
> thomas

I appreciate the input. I've been trying to recreate the same
experience I have on my android phone, where all my emails come to one
inbox, and when I reply it replies with the correct address, and when
I read an email it is shown as read when I sign onto my home computer.

It sounds like I have a few options:

1) Create a label called inbox, and tag incoming mail with that tag.
problem: if I forward it then delete the original it will still show
up. or if I delete it from my android phone it will still show up with
a tag of inbox, even though it's in the delete folder, because all
downloaded mail gets tagged with ibox.

2) create a filter that copies all email locally to an inbox. problem:
changes made to that folder won't make their way back to the server
and to my phone.

3) deal with two inboxes.

4) ??

5) Profit.

Cheers,
AM