Re: [Evolution] Auto Select First Message in List

[Milan Crha <mcrha redhat com>]

On Fri, 2021-07-09 at 10:53 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> I do have "Show Deleted Messages", yet if I delete a message it
> disappears from the list a second or two later (not instantly).

        Hi,
there had been a feature request to support Undo in the Mail view, but
it was never implemented. One reason is the undo is not a real undo,
you cannot restore to the exact same state when the messages are moved
around in the IMAP folders (the UID changes, together with the folder
state).

With respect of the delay for the message move, that can be changed for
the account. The delay means how long to wait to save all the changes
in the folder to the server. Before this change, the local changes had
been saved only when moving away from the folder or when using
send/receive or some such moments, which is not practical when the user
stays in a single folder most of the time.

You can search:

   ~/.config/evolution/sources/

for a .source file referencing your IMAP account. Such file contains
this text: "[Imapx Backend]" (quotes for clarity only). There's a key:
   StoreChangesInterval=3
which contains a value in seconds. There are special values for it,
the 0 means to save changes immediately, while a negative value turns
the auto-save off.

This worked for remote accounts (IMAP/EWS/...) for a long time. It had
been extended for any account type recently, within:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/273

I do not know whether it's of any use for you.
        Bye,
        Milan