1921618 - Switching from "Threads/Unread" to "Threads/Threads with Unread" has no apparent effect

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, defect)

Description

[Francesco]

Switching between "All" threads, "Unread" threads and "Threads with unread" doesn't work. The behaviour appears to be somewhat random. Switching from "All" to "Unread" results in an empty message pane with this console error:

An error occurred executing the cmd_viewUnreadMsgs command: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIMsgDBView.open]"  nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource:///modules/DBViewWrapper.sys.mjs :: _createView :: line 1226"  data: no]

Subsequently switching to something else also doesn't work:

An error occurred executing the cmd_viewThreadsWithUnread command: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIMsgDBView.open]"  nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource:///modules/DBViewWrapper.sys.mjs :: _createView :: line 1226"  data: no]

The logging is from 131.0b6, but 128 is also broken.

It already doesn't appear to work correctly in 115, but I haven't investigated this in detail.

UPDATE: 115 doesn't give a console error, but switching from "Unread" to "Threads with Unread" doesn't change the view, it still only shows "Unread", one has to go "Unread" -> "All" -> "Threads with Unread" to get the desired view.

Comment 1

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

(In reply to Francesco from comment #0)

Switching between "All" threads, "Unread" threads and "Threads with unread" doesn't work. The behaviour appears to be somewhat random. Switching from "All" to "Unread" results in an empty message pane with this console error:

An error occurred executing the cmd_viewUnreadMsgs command: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIMsgDBView.open]"  nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource:///modules/DBViewWrapper.sys.mjs :: _createView :: line 1226"  data: no]

Subsequently switching to something else also doesn't work:

An error occurred executing the cmd_viewThreadsWithUnread command: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIMsgDBView.open]"  nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)"  location: "JS frame :: resource:///modules/DBViewWrapper.sys.mjs :: _createView :: line 1226"  data: no]

The logging is from 131.0b6, but 128 is also broken.

It already doesn't appear to work correctly in 115, but I haven't investigated this in detail.

This seems to be another instance of the seemingly erratic behavior described in bug 1743264 which should go away as soon the affected folder has been repaired. If that's not the case, that bug could be reopened for this.

UPDATE: 115 doesn't give a console error, but switching from "Unread" to "Threads with Unread" doesn't change the view, it still only shows "Unread", one has to go "Unread" -> "All" -> "Threads with Unread" to get the desired view.

This I can confirm is bug, I am changing the summary accordingly.

Comment 2

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Attachment: Bug 1921618 - Clear kUnreadOnly flag when switching to a special view. r=#thunderbird-reviewers

Based on part of https://github.com/Betterbird/thunderbird-patches/blob/main/128/bugs/1921618-unread-to-with-unread.patch

Comment 3

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Maybe also worth fixing in the long run: Bug 321739.

Comment 4

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/f1851cdea5a5
Clear kUnreadOnly flag when switching to a special view. r=mkmelin

Comment 5

[Vlad Lucaci, Thunderbird QA (:vlucaci)]

Confirming this issue as verified fixed with 133.0b3(20241107210012) using Windows 11, macOS 14, and Ubuntu 22.