116319 - right-click for folder context menu shouldn't select that folder

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 30560

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

jag pointed this out to me [linux rh7.2, 2001.12.20.08], but am wondering
whether or not this is expected behavior. jennifer says she'll look into it...

0. in the 3pane window, let's start with the Inbox selected, with its contents
listed in the thread pane.
1. right-mouse click another folder [eg, my "bugmail" folder] in the folder pane
to bring up the context menu.

results: the context menu appears, but, in addition, the "bugmail" folder msgs
are now loaded into the thread pane.

expected? shouldn't the thread pane still list the previous folder's contents,
while you're displaying the context menu of another?

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

olga, how does this behave on other platforms?

if this is indeed correct behavior, feel free to invalidate.

Comment 2

[jglick]

This is a tough one. I'm not exactly sure of the "correct" behavior. My first 
impulse was to agree with the bug. But after playing around with Windows OS, Mac 
OS and some other email products, i'm not sure. cc'ing Lori and Scott for there 
opinions.

Mac OS and Windows 2k both seem to select an object when you activate its 
context menu.

Outlook Express: Context menu on a folder. Folder gets "selection" appearance 
(blue background) but messages not displayed in Message Pane for that folder. 
Folder that was originally selected has dotted line selection around it and its 
messages are still being displayed in Message Pane. This would support this bug. 
And this behavior is kinda nice. User might want to get the context menu for a 
folder but not actually select the folder.

But, they do the opposite for the Message Pane! Context menu on a message. 
Message gets "selection" appearance (blue background) And contents of message Is 
displayed in Preview Pane. Message takes focus.

Messenger 4.x. It selects the folder, displays the context menu for that folder, 
but doesn't display anything in the Message Pane. Message Pane, context select a 
message --> Preview Pane is the same as Outlook Express.

Eudora makes you double click a folder to display its contents in a different 
window. Content menu on a folder selects that folder, but doesn't give its 
associated window focus. Focus remains on previously selected Message Pane. (i 
don't like this behavior at all)

Comment 3

[scottputterman]

I think with the folder pane you don't want to load the folder because it's a
pretty time consuming operation and it potentially takes you out of the context
you want to be in.  I also think this is a dup of 30560

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 30560 ***

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

scott, thx for finding that one. vrfy dup.