I sort messages in claws by date descending. So the newest messages are at the top. When I read, I start at the top, and process messages as I move down. Claws used to move to the message below the current message on delete, now it moves to the message above. So if I delete a message it now moves to a message that I have already seen instead of the message below the deleted message.
It seems that this 'feature' was added in 3.13.1. * A hidden pref has been added, 'next_on_delete'. This controls the message selection when a message is deleted. A setting of '0' which cause the previous, older message to be selected, a setting of '1' will cause the next, newer message to be selected.
I looked in ~/.claws-mail/clawsrc and I see the setting called next_on_delete. It was set to 0, so I set it to 1. It didn't make any difference. I tried 2 and -1 with no effect. Does anyone know what to do to get the previous behavior?
I don't see a bugzilla for this, and a search at claws-mail.org doesn't turn up anything.
Thanks, Stan
On 02/09/16 12:36, stan wrote:
I sort messages in claws by date descending. So the newest messages are at the top. When I read, I start at the top, and process messages as I move down. Claws used to move to the message below the current message on delete, now it moves to the message above. So if I delete a message it now moves to a message that I have already seen instead of the message below the deleted message.
It seems that this 'feature' was added in 3.13.1.
- A hidden pref has been added, 'next_on_delete'. This controls the message selection when a message is deleted. A setting of '0' which cause the previous, older message to be selected, a setting of '1' will cause the next, newer message to be selected.
I looked in ~/.claws-mail/clawsrc and I see the setting called next_on_delete. It was set to 0, so I set it to 1. It didn't make any difference. I tried 2 and -1 with no effect. Does anyone know what to do to get the previous behavior?
I don't see a bugzilla for this, and a search at claws-mail.org doesn't turn up anything.
Thanks, Stan
. swag: did you close and restart claws?
if you did, did you recheck "next_on_delete" to see if still set to 1?
On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 13:28:47 -0600 g geleem@bellsouth.net wrote:
swag: did you close and restart claws?
if you did, did you recheck "next_on_delete" to see if still set to 1?
Yes on both. It reset the 2 to a 1, but leaves -1 as -1. No difference in behavior though. I can change my style to adjust, by starting at the bottom. But, if there is no way to recover the old behavior, I'll ask that they make 0 previous message and 1 next message, or vice versa. Makes more sense. The user sorts however they want, and chooses the explicit behavior desired, rather than a formula that might conflict with their sort.
On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 11:36:48 -0700, stan wrote:
I don't see a bugzilla for this, and a search at claws-mail.org doesn't turn up anything.
Where exactly have you searched for what?
A search for the word "next" in the list archives is successful for both January and February. And bugzilla traffic is forwarded to the list, too. Note that the developers prefer discussing issues on the list before filing bug reports.
On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:45:49 +0100 Michael Schwendt mschwendt@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 11:36:48 -0700, stan wrote:
I don't see a bugzilla for this, and a search at claws-mail.org doesn't turn up anything.
Where exactly have you searched for what?
A search for the word "next" in the list archives is successful for both January and February. And bugzilla traffic is forwarded to the list, too. Note that the developers prefer discussing issues on the list before filing bug reports.
I searched the site claws-mail.org for anything containing 'delete message next'. I also searched for 'next_on_delete'. Neither turned up anything directly relevant. By poking around I found the change log entry I posted.
What list archives are you referring to? Which list is the discussion of issues on?
On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:45:49 +0100 Michael Schwendt mschwendt@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 11:36:48 -0700, stan wrote:
I don't see a bugzilla for this, and a search at claws-mail.org doesn't turn up anything.
Where exactly have you searched for what?
A search for the word "next" in the list archives is successful for both January and February. And bugzilla traffic is forwarded to the list, too. Note that the developers prefer discussing issues on the list before filing bug reports.
Thanks for the information. I went back to their site and found their mailing list archives and just as you say there is a thread about this issue. It turns out that it is a known bug when sorting descending, and someone has already submitted a patch to fix it.
So, I just have to wait until the next revision comes out, and this will be fixed. In the meantime I can sort ascending. Not as efficient, but the behavior will be what I am used to.
I wasn't going to submit a bugzilla there, but in the fedora bugzilla. No need now.
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