Re: [Geary] Feedback wanted: "Automatically select next message" pref

[Stephen Michel <stephen michel tufts edu>]

I run with the preference disabled, and I prefer the current behavior. Just because I finished reading one 
email and then archived it, doesn't mean I want the next one in my face and marked as read.

After archiving, the down arrow will select the next message. This is what I do when mass processing emails; 
<down><a> takes barely any more time than just <a>.

It might be ok to select the next email without automatically marking it as read. However, I've never felt 
this as a pain point, so it feels kind of like trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist.

~Stephen
-- 
I try to write short, functional emails. http://smichel.me/email

On October 27, 2017 8:00:14 AM EDT, geary-list-request gnome org wrote:
> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:44:11 +1100
> From: Michael Gratton <mike vee net>
> To: Geary <geary-list gnome org>
> Subject: [Geary] Feedback wanted: "Automatically select next message"
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> Hey all,
>
> I have been running Geary with the "Automatically select next message" 
> pref disabled lately to catch bugs running under it, and found myself 
> wondering if the behaviour could be tweaked a bit to make processing a 
> number of conversations a bit easier.
>
> Currently when that pref is disabled, Geary will not select the first 
> message in a folder after being launched, selecting a new folder, or 
> performing a search. This seems quite useful - simply opening Geary or 
> switching folders won't cause any messages that are displayed to be 
> automatically marked as read. This is certainly fine as-is.
>
> However, Geary will also avoid selecting the next message in the folder
>
> after some operation (e.g. move, trash, junk) causes the currently 
> selected conversation to disappear. This is the annoying part, since 
> when going though a lot of mail it doubles the number of key strokes or
>
> mouse clicks needed. To process three messages, "Select, Archive, 
> Trash, Reply" becomes "Select, Archive, Select, Trash, Select, Reply".
>
> So I'd like to get some feedback from people who do (or would like to) 
> run Geary with this pref disabled: Do you or would you prefer it 
> disabled for both cases, or just the former, or just the latter. If 
> both, could the current workflow be improved somehow to reduce the 
> number of actions needed to go through a lot of email, or do you like 
> it as-is?
>
> Do le me know, thanks!
>
> //Mike