Re: [Evolution] Stuck on failed search

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

On Tue, 2021-08-10 at 14:02 -0700, Van Snyder wrote:
> On Tue, 2021-08-10 at 21:05 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > On Tue, 2021-08-10 at 10:54 -0700, Van Snyder wrote:
> > > I'm using Debian 10 "Buster." The version of Evolution that it
> > > installs is 3.30.5-1.1.
> > >
> > > Yesterday, on only one account, and only in the inbox, not the
> > > sent
> > > box or the archive box, instead of showing the list of messages,
> > > it
> > > showed "No messages satisfy the search criteria."
> > >
> > > The search box is empty.
> > Check that the "Show:" drop-down next to the search box is set to
> > "All
> > Messages".
>
> Thanks, that did the trick.
>
> So that you get pestered with this question less frequently, add a
> suggestion about the "Show" dropdown to the "No message4s satisfy the
> search criteria" message. Something like "Check the Show dropdown on
> the left side of the Search box."

That's only one potential reason; a longer list can be found under "I
cannot see some emails, where are they?" in the user docs.

andre
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