Re: [Evolution] Evo freezes during rendering of very large messages

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2014-11-14 at 09:29 -0800, Per wrote:
> Evo 3.10.4
>
> I receive some very large log files by email (text format, logs in email
> body).
>
> When I click to select/view the message, Evo CPU usage jumps and then
> becomes unresponsive (did not have patience to wait > 5 min). Evo has to be
> force quit.
>
> Actions such as copy/move to another folder, or even manual delete, is
> prone to the same freezing.
>
> It would be helpful, if there was a way to
> 1) right-click the message and perform some actions without Evo attempting
> to read the message
> 2) set a time-out period after which Evo stops processing the message (ie.
> doesn't attempt to display the entire message)
>
> For now, I have one bothersome message which I can't remove from a folder
> due to said problem.
>
> Is there a way to get around this?

Turn off the preview pane (toggle View->Preview->Show Message Preview or
hit Ctrl-M).

poc