Further notes on this bug that I just noticed: 1. When using the "Get Mail" button to check the server, the message list behaves as I would prefer, with messages visible and actionable while checking. So this only seems to happen when the message list is updated by clicking/selecting a folder in the folder list. I think I would like very much if there was an option to NOT check the server just by clicking/selecting a folder, and allow server checking only from the Get Mail button - perhaps this is already an option?
2. I do not use automatic mail-checking (every 10 minutes, etc.). It seems like claws-mail is smart enough to NOT check the server when clicking/selecting the Folder if the "Get Mail" button has been used recently - however, there is still a small (quite small, though) delay before the message list is recreated when I select some folders within this time - probably just the delay of reading the cached data from disk. Perhaps it would be good to provide an option to keep the cached message list in RAM for super-fast message listing? Thanks again, to all of you! On Sun, 02 Mar 2014 22:38:03 -0500 David Z <unimportantdav...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: claws-mail > Version: 3.8.1-2 > Severity: normal > Tags: upstream > > Dear Maintainer, > > * What led up to the situation? > > I have several gmail accounts configured in claws-mail, using IMAP, > and set to download all messages to disk and also leave copies on the > server. > > When I click an "INBOX" folder label in the folder list, claws will > immediately check for new messages on the server for that account. > That's great. However, as it's doing this, it "hides" everything in > the message list, and I cannot use the program in any meaningful way > until it has finished checking the server (which can take some time, > I believe possibly relating to this bug: > http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3049 > ). > > * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or > ineffective)? > * What was the outcome of this action? > * What outcome did you expect instead? > > Working in Offline Mode behaves as expected, with no delay or loss of > access to the message list. It does not resolve the issue, though, as > I would like to have this access when in online mode. > > I would greatly prefer if claws operated while checking the server > much like Evolution does (a program from which I am a refugee, as I > simply could not put up with all the serious bugs - worse ones than > this, for sure). In that, it gladly displays the cached message list > and allows you to open, delete, forward, or otherwise manipulate > cached messages while it is querying the server. While the server > exchange is happening, it simply adds the new messages to the message > list on the fly. > > Thank you all so much for such a wonderful program, I really do love > it! I hope I can work with you all to make it even better. > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 7.4 > APT prefers stable-updates > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages claws-mail depends on: > ii libc6 2.13-38+deb7u1 > ii libcairo2 1.12.2-3 > ii libcompfaceg1 1:1.5.2-5 > ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.100.2-1 > ii libenchant1c2a 1.6.0-7 > ii libetpan15 1.0-5 > ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.26.1-1 > ii libglib2.0-0 2.33.12+really2.32.4-5 > ii libgnutls26 2.12.20-8 > ii libgtk2.0-0 2.24.10-2 > ii libice6 2:1.0.8-2 > ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.31-1+nmu2 > ii libpango1.0-0 1.30.0-1 > ii libpisock9 0.12.5-5 > ii libsm6 2:1.2.1-2 > ii xdg-utils 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6 > > Versions of packages claws-mail recommends: > ii aspell-en [aspell-dictionary] 7.1-0-1 > ii claws-mail-i18n 3.8.1-2 > ii xfonts-100dpi 1:1.0.3 > ii xfonts-75dpi 1:1.0.3 > > Versions of packages claws-mail suggests: > ii chromium [www-browser] 32.0.1700.123-1~deb7u1 > ii claws-mail-doc 3.8.1-2 > ii claws-mail-tools 3.8.1-2 > ii elinks [www-browser] 0.12~pre5-9 > ii gedit 3.4.2-1 > ii iceweasel [www-browser] 24.3.0esr-1~deb7u1 > ii lynx-cur [www-browser] 2.8.8dev.12-2 > ii mousepad 0.2.16-6 > ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.3-8 > > -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
