Re: [Evolution] Problems with search function in Evolution

[Till Clausmeyer <till clausmeyer tu-dortmund de>]

Hi Alberto,

thanks for the fast reply. I'm pretty sure that I search for "subject"
or "sender" contains "xyz". This is what the field and the radio button
say. I didn't change anything in this regard.
On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 14:27 +0200, Alberto Ruiz wrote:
> 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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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards,

Dipl-Ing.
Till Clausmeyer
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/Researcher

Technische Universität Dortmund
Fakultät Maschinenbau - Institut für Mechanik
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