[Evolution] Inconsistent expunge behaviour
Not Zed
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:42:16 +0800
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On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 08:49 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > Anyway there was no need to file a bug, there is a prompt for this,
> > and by default it will ask, you must've turned it off in the past -
> > there is no (need for a) visible option to re-enable it (and many
> > other similar options).
>
> In previous versions of Evo I did get a prompt. At one time I did turn
> it off, decided it was too dangerous and turned it on again (by
> selecting the "confirm when expunging a folder" box under Mail
> Preferences). That box is still ticked. What has changed is Evo's
> behaviour. That's what I'm complaining about.
>
> Perhaps 2.2 doesn't consider that requiring confirmation to expunge a
> folder means I also want confirmation to empty trash (which includes
> expunging each folder). Previous versions did follow this logic. If 2.2
> is different, there should be a separate option.
Well, they are separate options as i said previously. But you must
have set 'do not ask me this again' at some point. There is no way to
adjust the option in the ui, but it still exists.
> poc
>
> > On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 10:24 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > I have Evo 2.2.1.1 configured to "confirm when expunging a folder", and
> > > it works correctly. However Actions->Empty Trash, a potentially more
> > > damaging operation (since it expunges all folders) does *not* ask for
> > > confirmation. Previous versions of Evo did do so.
> > >
> > > I've reported this as a bug.
> > >
> > > poc
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > evolution maillist - evolution@lists.ximian.com
> > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
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On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 08:49 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Anyway there was no need to file a bug, there is a prompt for this,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> and by default it will ask, you must've turned it off in the past -</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> there is no (need for a) visible option to re-enable it (and many</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> other similar options).</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">In previous versions of Evo I did get a prompt. At one time I did turn</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">it off, decided it was too dangerous and turned it on again (by</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">selecting the "confirm when expunging a folder" box under Mail</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Preferences). That box is still ticked. What has changed is Evo's</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">behaviour. That's what I'm complaining about.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Perhaps 2.2 doesn't consider that requiring confirmation to expunge a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">folder means I also want confirmation to empty trash (which includes</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">expunging each folder). Previous versions did follow this logic. If 2.2</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">is different, there should be a separate option.</FONT>
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Well, they are separate options as i said previously. But you must have set 'do not ask me this again' at some point. There is no way to adjust the option in the ui, but it still exists.<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">poc</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 10:24 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > I have Evo 2.2.1.1 configured to "confirm when expunging a folder", and</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > it works correctly. However Actions->Empty Trash, a potentially more</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > damaging operation (since it expunges all folders) does *not* ask for</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > confirmation. Previous versions of Evo did do so.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > I've reported this as a bug.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > poc</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > _______________________________________________</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > evolution maillist - <A HREF="mailto:evolution@lists.ximian.com">evolution@lists.ximian.com</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > <A HREF="http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution">http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution</A></FONT>
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