[imp] Imp 4.1 empty trash issue

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

On Thursday 09 March 2006 12:03, Michael M Slusarz wrote:
>Quoting Joaquim Homrighausen <joho at webbplatsen.se>:
>> * On 03/09/2006 04:22 PM Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
>>> In the new version, the message saying the trash was emptied
>>> is still there as expected, but the trash folder is made the active
>>> folder.
>>
>> I've seen this too but forgot to mention it.
>
>This is the expected behavior.

Perhaps it is for some users, but certainly not all. I would not expect 
the active mail folder to change when emptying the trash. I've also had 
other users complain since upgrading Imp. I would argue that changing 
the active mail folder when emptying the trash violates the principle 
of least surprise. Desktop mail clients, for instance, don't change 
what folder is active when you select the empty trash menu item or 
icon. At least not the non-web clients i've used (mostly PMDF Mail, 
Eudora, kmail, and a few other Linux clients to lesser degrees). And 
since this unexpected behavior did not occur in the previous version of 
Imp, it would seem reasonable to believe that it is not required for 
technical reasons. So, is there a simple way to restore the previous 
version's behavior, or will it require a code patch?

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