[Tickets #7135] Re: Selected message improvements when deleting messages

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7135
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  Ticket             | 7135
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | Selected message improvements when deleting messages
  Queue              | DIMP
  Version            | HEAD
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Accepted
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2008-08-01 15:40) wrote:

> I see now that shift-delete does what I want here, but I still think
> that when using a trash folder, the shift-delete behavior should be
> the default - otherwise you are constantly losing your place in the
> mailbox in terms of keyboard nav.

The next message is not selected on purpose - the reasoning being that  
we want to avoid loading the preview of a message (a potentially  
expensive call on the server side) unless we are absolutely certain  
the user wants to view that message.  Additionally, IIRC, user studies  
from large organizations (e.g. SAPO) indicated that many users are  
"afraid" to click on a message that they know is SPAM for fear that by  
loading the preview, there computers might be infected/affected.   
Quite honestly, it is not an unreasonable fear and I agree with the  
conclusion that we should only show previews if a message is  
explicitly clicked on (this fear is the main reason why a right-click  
does not automatically load the preview).

Obviously, this shouldn't be a concern if preview is turned off - I  
have no argument that selecting the next message would be proper  
there.  If preview is on... maybe we can select the next message  
without previewing it (i.e. a right-click on an unselected message).