[Tickets #14236] Shift-Delete for Expunge

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Ticket URL: https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/14236
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  Ticket             | 14236
  Created By         | simon.buongiorno at gmail.com
  Summary            | Shift-Delete for Expunge
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | New
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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simon.buongiorno at gmail.com (2016-02-01 16:20) wrote:

There was an interesting discussion on the mailing list..   
http://lists.horde.org/archives/imp/Week-of-Mon-20160104/057093.html

> Hi
>
> The ability to permanently delete emails was, looking through the
archives, last discussed in 2008.  The solution offered was to use virtual
trash and then purge.
>
> That's not significantly different from going to a physical trash and
deleting emails and doesn't offer any finer control.
>
> What I'm looking for is either a button/drop-down on the current delete
button that permanently deletes the email similar to the way shift+ delete
works on desktop clients.
>
> This would allow me to delete emails on the fly whilst still keeping
those in trash I might wish to archive or undelete at a later date.

Jan's reply makes me think it is possible.

>>>>> You can expunge individual messages too, and we already have a method
>>>>> argument in IMP's API to delete and purge individual message. So it
>>>>> should be rather simple to implement (keyhandler, AJAX API method,
help
>>>>> text).