Re: [Evolution] evolution-list Digest, Vol 75, Issue 10

[Arthur Machlas <arthur machlas gmail com>]

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:00 AM,  <evolution-list-request gnome org> wrote:
> 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.
> > <<SNIP>><<
>
> 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
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:16:19 +0200
> From: Milan Crha <mcrha redhat com>
>
> Â Â Â ÂHi,
> I can reproduce it too. It would be good to have it filled as a bug
> report in Gnome's bugzilla. As a workaround, I suggest to use this:
> Â Match All as a condition
> and then populate
> Â [o] Specify folders
> with each Inbox folder you are interested in. It works for me, though
> when editing the previous search folder evolution got a bit crazy about
> it, thus it forced me to do an evolution restart. After it the folder
> seems correct.
> Â Â Â ÂHope that helps,
> Â Â Â ÂMilan

Hi Milan, great workaround! Thanks very much. I'll create a bug report
this weekend, but even if it's never fixed you won't get a complaint
out of me. Your method gives me exactly what I was trying to achieve.
Thanks again.

AM