[imp] Re-ordering virtual inbox and trash

[Elliot Anders]

On Aug 11, 2009, at 8:16 AM , Jan Schneider wrote:

> During a workshop with a client they proposed a change in the folder  
> tree that they implemented locally.
> They moved both the virtual inbox and trash to the main folder tree,  
> i.e. out of the virtual folders parent node. The virtual inbox is  
> moved right next to the real inbox and renamed to Unread Messages.  
> The virtual trash is simply replacing the regular trash folder in  
> position and name.
> These changes make a lot of sense to me, because "virtual *" doesn't  
> make much sense to end users, and they don't recognize them as saved  
> searches either, so they don't make much sense in the virtual  
> folders hierarchy.
> I'd like to propose those changes upstream too, any more opinions?
>
> Jan.

This sounds like a good idea to me.  We've had some confusion with  
people who use desktop mail clients as well as horde as to which box  
is actually their trash.  I'm not sure if this would solve that or  
make it more confusing as the virtual box probably wouldn't be  
available for subscription.  I like that it mimics what most desktop  
clients do and put the "special" folders at the top of the tree, and  
it sounds like it might be very compatible with other clients as the  
trash would still exist elsewhere, and hopefully contain the same  
messages.  (Some clients seem to use Trash others Deleted Items or  
Deleted Messages, but I don't think that's a horde worry.)

A bit off topic, but this made me think of it.  I wonder if horde  
should have some sort of first-run wizard that does things like show  
you your mailboxes and ask which you'd like to use as your trash  
folder, and a few other fairly important setup items, like display  
name and initial view....

-Elliot