160757 - UI glitch: summary pane should jump to new messages; it doesn't.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 122030

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

[Peter Berger]

The summary pane [the list of messages within a given folder -- sorry if I'm
using the wrong terminology] behaves incorrectly.  Try this:  send yourself 5 or
6 messages.  Hit the 'check for new mail' key.  The new messages are placed in
the pane, but the view stays where it is.  98% of the time, users will want to
see the summary of the new messages immediately (you do not have to change the
focus or the currently selected message; just scroll the view so the changed
data is visible.  This is especially pernicious for people with large mail
folders that don't have the sound turned on; unless they luck out and notice the
biffd, there is no visual cue that new mail has arrived.

This is one area where outlook express gets it right.  I hope we get it right too.

Comment 1

[laurel]

I believe we have an existing bug report about this.  I did find bug 104404, but
it's slightly different.

Comment 2

[Peter Berger]

Yeah, I think 104404 is 'similar but subtly different'.  I'm talking about what
happens when you're -not- watching the window or otherwise interacting.

I forgot to include the build ID of the mozilla i'm using:  2002072104

Comment 3

[laurel]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 122030 ***

Comment 4

[laurel]

marking verified as a duplicate