Re: [Evolution] Problems with search function in Evolution

[Alberto Ruiz <aruiz redhat com>]

Hello Till,

Then this is a bug, the problem is that Evolution 2.28.3 will get no
further fixes.

CentOS 6.5 should include Evolution 3.8 which fixes many issues, but I
have no idea when are they going to release it.

On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 14:52 +0200, Till Clausmeyer wrote:
> 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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-- 
Cheers,
Alberto Ruiz