17670 - Copies and Folders combo box drop down list in wrong order

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Account Configuration, defect, P3)

Description

[esther]

Using 19991028 builds on win98, linux and mac the drop down list for combo boxes
in Account Setup|Copies and Folders list the Folders that have sub folders as if
they other mail accounts.  The mail account is listed first, left
justified-bold. Then the default folders are listed indented-not bold.  Then the
any Folder that contains a sub folder is listed left justified and bold, with
the sub folders listed indented-not bold as well as other top level folders (but
I can't figure out the logic of the other folders).


1. Launch Messenger (I have an account (qatest04) with the standard default
folders plus user defined folder: qatest04, qs05, qa06, abc, bbc, ruready and
tuv.   These are the sub folders: bbc|subofbbc, qatest04|sub104, qs05|sub105,
qa06|sub106.  Note: The Folder pane displays the top level default
alphabetically, then user defined alphabetically with expand widgets for folder
w/sub folders.
2. Select Account Setup from the menu Edit
3. Double-click the account you have sub folders for (I selected qatest04)
4. Select Copies and Folders
5. Select the down arrow for the 1st combo box "Place a copy in"

Result:

1. Notice the list-Account and Folders w/sub folders left justified-bold
2. Notice Folders w/o sub folder listed after Folders w/sub folders losing the
alphabetical and hierarchical order
Using my account here is what I see:
qatest04 on nsmail-2 in Bold w/indented list Inbox,Drafts,Templates,Sent,Unsent
qatest04 in Bold w/indented list qatest04, sub104, Trash
qs05 in Bold w/indented list qs05, sub105
qa06 in Bold w/indented list qa06, wub106, abc
bbc=Bold w/indented list bbc, subofbbc, tuv, ruready


Expected to see the list displayed the same way it's displayed in the Folder
pane.

Comment 1

[esther]

Note: this was written because bug 15685 (sub folders not listed) was verified
and this is different from that one.   I couldn't find another bug specifically
for this wrong order.

Comment 2

[Alec Flett]

yup, unfortunately, this is a combo box problem with optgroups.

Comment 3

[Phil Peterson]

In the current build, the folders are alphabetized, but the special folders
aren't sorted to the top. Seth, is this your issue now since you replaced the
combo boxes with menus?

Comment 4

[Alec Flett]

now that we're using the menupopup, it looks normal

Comment 5

[esther]

Using builds 2000101211m13 on win98, 2000011212m13 on linux and 2000011208 on
Mac this is fixed because we now using menupopup.  However per Phil's comment
the special folders are not listed at the top, this is OK for Local Folder, but
if you have special folders in your IMAP account ie. Sent, Template, Draft) they
are not being recognized as special folders so they are listed alphabetically.
I logged a separate bug for the outstanding issue (23848).  This is verified