17201 - Prefs UI: Automatically compact folders pref doesn't stick

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P2)

Description

[laurel]

Pref changes through UI to  "Automatically  compact folders when it will save
over N kB" don't stick.

Note: if migrated profile has pref (mail.promt_purge_threshhold)enabled/true,
the 5.0 pref UI will show the pref enabled, but doesn't pick up value for N
(mail.purge_threshhold).  In the latter case, a 5.0 user cannot disable the
pref through the UI.

1.  Launch 5.0/seamonkey to messenger.
2.  Edit|Prefs|Mail&News|Disk Space.
    Change the enabled state of the first pref "Automatically  compact folders
when it will save over N kB" and set a value for N.
    Confirm OK to prefs dialog.
3.  Open prefs dialog again and check prefs: the changes didn't stick.
    Exit and relaunch after changing pref doesn't do anything for you either.
4.  A look at the 5.0 prefs.js file reveals changes haven't been written to the
file.

Comment 1

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

accepting.

Comment 2

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

marking p2

Comment 3

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

moving to m15.

Comment 4

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

this is fixed.

Comment 5

[laurel]

This bug won't be valid since we are not doing this feature in this release. 
See bug #17204, bug #40504 and mail prefs spec (revised to show this removed,
actually the whole panel will be removed and the only pref left partial
download) will be moved to main mail/news panel).

Comment 6

[Karen Huang]

Yes. Based on the Preference UI Spec: 
http://gooey/client/5.0/specs/mail/Prefs/Preferences.html
This feature won't be in this release.
I am just marking as verified to close this bug.