permanently expand all threads in selected folders

[Claude Jones]

It uset to be possible to set the behavior for thread expansion. 
For certain folders, like the one I pipe this list to, for 
example, I prefer to have all threads permanently expanded. I 
can't seem to get that to happen any more...
anyone?
-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 30 December 2008 17:03:27 Claude Jones wrote:
>  It uset to be possible to set the behavior for thread expansion.
>  For certain folders, like the one I pipe this list to, for
>  example, I prefer to have all threads permanently expanded. I
>  can't seem to get that to happen any more...
>  anyone? 
I don't recall ever seeing the option on a per-folder basis.  You can default 
to open, default to closed or default to closed with threads containing new or 
Important messages open - which is my choice.  As far as I can recall that has 
always been the list of options.  Could you be thinking of the last one?

Anne

[Garry Williams]

On Tuesday 30 December 2008 12:03:27 Claude Jones wrote:
>  It uset to be possible to set the behavior for thread expansion.
>  For certain folders, like the one I pipe this list to, for
>  example, I prefer to have all threads permanently expanded. I
>  can't seem to get that to happen any more...
>  anyone? 
You don't say what version of what program you're talking about.

I will assume that you are referring to kmail 1.10.92, which I have 
installed from the fedora kde-testing repository.  It seems that kmail 
has changed dramatically in this area.  You want to click the Select 
Aggregation Mode button to right hand side of the search box above the 
list view.  That will drop down a menu which includes Configure...

This opens a dialog box and you want to select the Groups, Threads and 
Sorting tab.  You will find what you are looking for in here.  In 
particular, the Thread Expand Policy setting will control expanding 
threads.  This seems to be a global setting, though.

-- 
Garry T. Williams --- [phone]

[Petrus de Calguarium]

I like to have the oldest on top so that I can work my way through, deleting 
as I deal with them. This is also forgotten each time I open the folder. I 
tried setting, under aggregation mode, setting folder always uses this 
aggregation, but it has no effect on my scenario.

[Petrus de Calguarium]

It appears to work ;-)

[Garry Williams]

On Tuesday 30 December 2008 14:14:59 Petrus de Calguarium wrote:
>  I like to have the oldest on top so that I can work my way through,
>  deleting as I deal with them. This is also forgotten each time I
>  open the folder. I tried setting, under aggregation mode, setting
>  folder always uses this aggregation, but it has no effect on my
>  scenario. 
This is an example of some changes in the kmail user interface that I 
think are quite surprising.

Earlier releases made sort choices persistent when clicking the column 
headings.  They are no longer persistent.

Furthermore, changes to this sort order using the new button, Change 
Sort Order are not persistent either.

You need to use the Configure... choice of the Select Aggregation Mode 
button under the Groups, Threads and Sorting tab to make any 
persistent change to sort criteria and order.

Very surprising.

-- 
Garry T. Williams --- [phone]

[Claude Jones]

On Tuesday 30 December 2008 12:19:26 Anne Wilson wrote:
>  I don't recall ever seeing the option on a per-folder basis.  You
> can
>  default to open, default to closed or default to closed with threads
>  containing new or Important messages open - which is my choice.  As far as
>  I can recall that has always been the list of options.  Could you be
>  thinking of the last one? 
It was possible in the earlier versions. I've gotten so used to KDE 4.1.85 and 
Kmail 1.10.92 that I can't remember how I used to do it. I believe you could 
set a folder when you were in it, and it would remember - then there was a 
global setting that affected everything. All I know is, I could set things the 
way I liked them, and they would 'stick' - now, I find myself having to 
constantly expand threads as I am refreshing my memory about the flow of a 
conversation. 
-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD

[Claude Jones]

On Tuesday 30 December 2008 12:37:31 Garry T. Williams wrote:
>  You don't say what version of what program you're talking
> about.
>
>  I will assume that you are referring to kmail 1.10.92, which I have
>  installed from the fedora kde-testing repository.  It seems that kmail
>  has changed dramatically in this area.  You want to click the Select
>  Aggregation Mode button to right hand side of the search box above the
>  list view.  That will drop down a menu which includes Configure...
>
>  This opens a dialog box and you want to select the Groups, Threads and
>  Sorting tab.  You will find what you are looking for in here.  In
>  particular, the Thread Expand Policy setting will control expanding
>  threads.  This seems to be a global setting, though. 
Sorry about not mentioning version, but, you guessed correctly, and your 
suggestion has worked, at least partially. I prefer to keep them all expanded 
if I have to, but I would prefer the old folder-by-folder configurability...
-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD

[Claude Jones]

On Tue December 30 2008, Petrus de Calguarium wrote:
>  I like to have the oldest on top so that I can work my way through,
>  deleting as I deal with them. This is also forgotten each time I open the
>  folder. I tried setting, under aggregation mode, setting folder always uses
>  this aggregation, but it has no effect on my scenario. 
have you tried setting the
Aggregation button to 'Standard Mailing List' - I 
think that's what you're seeking. Oldest messages at the top and they
'stick' 
that way as you enter/exit folders and the program

-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA