[Tickets #4867] Re: Change Important flag to Flag for followup

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/4867
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  Ticket             | 4867
  Updated By         | kris at kayell.com
  Summary            | Change Important flag to Flag for followup
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | HEAD
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Resolved
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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kris at kayell.com (2009-01-02 14:06) wrote:

It has to be a bug. The first several times I tried this, when I  
clicked "Select" and chose "Important" the message I checked became  
unchecked and nothing happened to it, and another message further down  
in the list became checked. When I unchecked the message further down,  
it turned pink like as if it was set to "Important" until I refreshed  
my Inbox. Now, after messing around with this for a while, trying to  
find something that works, when I choose "Important" from the "Select"  
drop-down, it does nothing. When I choose Flag for Followup the  
message remains un-highlighted (might be my theme) except when you  
mouse over it. It's nice to be able to see the Important messages at a  
glance, without having to mouse over them. This looks rushed.

> Changing the meaning of IMAP \FLAGGED flag was not a good idea. We
> have 50000 users that are used to the existing semantics. Almost all
> MUAs are rendering the flag as Important, and it shouldn't be changed
> too lightly.
>
> Furthermore, because someone has set the flag manually, the MUA
> shouldn't clear it. It seems like a bug to me.
>
>