[imp] Re-ordering virtual inbox and trash

Michael Rubinsky mrubinsk at horde.org
Tue Aug 11 13:21:57 UTC 2009


Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:

> 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?


I think this makes a lot of sense.  I've also thought on and off about  
the saved search/virtual folders (both in IMP and in Turba) and keep  
wondering about maybe renaming them to something like a "smart folder"  
or similar instead.

Thanks,
mike

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