Re: [Evolution] Problems with search function in Evolution

[Alberto Ruiz <aruiz redhat com>]

Hello Till,

Are you sure that you are selecting the right search criteria? If you
click in the looking glass you can select what kind of search you want
to do: (Full text, subject, sender, recipients...)

On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 14:01 +0200, Till Clausmeyer wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I am using Evolution 2.28.3 on CentOS 6.4 and GNOME 2.28.2. I have a
> problem with the search function of Evolution. If I search for a
> particular mail by using the "Search" box in the upper right hand corner
> of Evolution GUI, no results are displayed. This happens even though I
> know that the search for e.g. "Serena" must return matches because I
> double-checked with a web-based mail client. 
>
> When I type in a search term and type "Enter", a message "Generate
> message list" appears in the bottom line. However no hits are displayed.
> The left window which shows the folders of the mail account turns gray
> until I clear the Search field. If I search for something that does not
> yield any matches, the usual message:
>
> "No message satisfies your search criteria ..."
>
> is shown.
>
> I am very thankful for any hints, since an e-mail client without a
> proper search function is not so useful.
>
>
> Till Clausmeyer
>
>
>
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-- 
Cheers,
Alberto Ruiz