Pet peeve/message filters, read status order

[Philippe LeCavalier]

Hi all,

Just wondering if the following is an isolated issue or an expected result.

When I create a message filter of the type 'move mail from[or with subject containing] to specified folder and set status read' I must get evo to set the status prior to moving the mail. Otherwise the mail is moved but not set to read. I know this is very minor but I always pick the folder and then set the status - it's just how I've learnt to create rules.

Can someone else tell me if they're forced to set the message status prior to doing anything else? If this is just how it's suppose to be I'll settle for constantly tripping over this due to my own habit but if it's a bug I'd really like to see it go away

Cheers,
Phil

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[Milan Crha]

On Sat, 2009-11-07 at 08:53 -0500, Philippe LeCavalier wrote:
> Can someone else tell me if they're forced to set the message status
> prior to doing anything else? If this is just how it's suppose to be
> I'll settle for constantly tripping over this due to my own habit but
> if it's a bug I'd really like to see it go away ;)

        Hi,
yup, it's correct behavior. Imagine the following:
You receive message A, which comes to your filters, and you do whatever
you want to this message A. You can copy it to folder B, then to folder
C, and then move it elsewhere. Changing any property after these
copies/move, would you like to have set the properties on all messages
in all folders or only on some of them? Evolution doesn't force you
anything, keeps all the decisions up to you, by applying your filter
actions to message A only.

In other words, having this done in evolution's way gives you a little
more freedom.
        Bye,
        Milan

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