1773938 - "Move to next/previous unread message" buttons do not match the direction between their icons and moving direction in the message list pane

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, defect)

Description

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)]

STR:
0. Ensure to show "Move next/previous unread message" buttons in the toolbar

1. Make some messages in the message list pane are unread
2. Press the buttons to navigate only unread messages

ER:
An unread message which is above/below of current line should be selected.

AR:
An unread message which is below/above of current line is selected.

This is reproducible with any sort direction with the "Date" column. The "Move to next unread message" button implies "up-arrow" and "Move to previous unread message" button implies "down-arrow". Therefore, I'm really confused.

Comment 1

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Maybe we can find something else to visualize this. While we do have a lot of arrows -> and <- for other buttons, some variation of pointing to the right could be easier to grasp.

Comment 2

[Richard Marti (:Paenglab)]

Attachment: Bug 1773938 - Exchange the unread button icons. r=aleca

Comment 3

[Alessandro Castellani [:aleca]]

So, Next and Previous always move the message selection respectively Down and Up, regardless of the sorting.
Weird...we will definitely need to think about this a bit more thoroughly and find a better design language, but I guess for now flipping the icons is a good temporary fix before the next big redesign.

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/66921f0f4b27
Exchange the unread button icons. r=aleca

Comment 5

[Richard Marti (:Paenglab)]

Comment on attachment 9280930 [details]
Bug 1773938 - Exchange the unread button icons. r=aleca

[Approval Request Comment]
Regression caused by (bug #): bug 1768505
User impact if declined: some icon symbols show in the wrong direction
Testing completed (on c-c, etc.): on c-c
Risk to taking this patch (and alternatives if risky): low

Comment 6

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Comment on attachment 9280930 [details]
Bug 1773938 - Exchange the unread button icons. r=aleca

[Triage Comment]
Approved for beta

Comment 7

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Thunderbird 102.0beta6:
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-beta/rev/0801f6622920