236849 - [META] threaded view issues

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect)

Description

[Matthias Bockelkamp]

There seems to be no meta bug for problems with the threaded view.

Note: I used the following search for finding the dependencies and sorted out a
few, so there might be missing or wrong bugs in the dependency list.

http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=thread&product=Browser&product=MailNews&product=Thunderbird&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=exact&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailtype2=exact&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&field0-0-0=short_desc&type0-0-0=notsubstring&value0-0-0=pane&field0-1-0=short_desc&type0-1-0=notsubstring&value0-1-0=safe&field0-2-0=short_desc&type0-2-0=notregexp&value0-2-0=priorit&field0-3-0=short_desc&type0-3-0=notsubstring&value0-3-0=multi-thread&field0-4-0=noop&type0-4-0=noop&value0-4-0=

Comment 1

[Matthias Bockelkamp]

Adding mscott and bienvenu to the CC list.

Comment 2

[David Ascher (:davida)]

I wonder which of these should be considered for Tb3...

Comment 3

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

Summary of status quo: (You may skip these lists if you want, important information at the bottom)
Open bugs: (80)
11048 - Auto-watch posted threads
36024 - customize thread association
37654 - filter on thread parent
56844 - mail toggles when return
58775 - remove threads when last header is deleted
59263 - Go next Unread Folder/Group
60578 - Configure list header view
61331 - Expand/Collapse all threads active always
64256 - shortcuts for exand collapse thread/all
64426 - remember expand all threads
65111 - delete whole thread if collapsed
68903 - view -> sort by, no thread options
72251 - sort thread count/unread options
73562 - view all watched threads
74357 - text styles for collapsed threads w/ unread
76414 - only show green icon when unread
79130 - phantom message problem
86359 - copies of replies for threading
93923 - refresh when deleting parent
99193 - enter on parent and actions occur
107000 - Quick search does wrong thing
108820 - threads with unread more obvious
109740 - add no of answers to line
109742 - expand only unread
109744 - collapse/expand subthreads
109746 - expand subthreads
110121 - AddKeys does not preallocate enough
114244 - position disagrees with style
116075 - quick serach should not hide threads
120584 - refresh thread lines
122687 - something with watched threads
122908 - collapsed w/ labeled subs should be underlined
123052 - display problems with select thread
125952 - go next/previous watched/unread thread
127309 - get first unread child returns null
133481 - right click doesn't select
135483 - + should expand thread
135738 - delete is strange
141167 - new thread by subject
141597 - default sort is bad
143489 - go next unread thread
145772 - delete in only new causes old to appear
147945 - modern -rename images
152702 - move only moves first thread
164081 - display watched threads better
164115 - diable threading by subject
165782 - expand all threads doesn't keep msg in view
169481 - delete messages in thread view is bad
178327 - new messages thread w/ same title
185695 - only first gets twisty
185801 - label mark all thread
191283 - ignore remaining threads
195832 - icon should reflect sort order
196381 - mark subthread as read
197620 - "and replies to these" in views
204644 - expand threads with replies to self
207862 - thread views in dropdown
208324 - Unread messes up view
208525 - all collapsed/expanded
214111 - drag from top message in collapsed thread
214286 - improve watch thread utility
215826 - change expand/collapse keys
216310 - messages disappear w/ threading
216673 - more shortcuts
218208 - ignore as view condition
221019 - ignore should move to next group
222238 - sort by watched/ignored status
223280 - watch/ignore in right-click
223284 - ", but for TB
223970 - threading doesn't remember collapse state
224482 - threading forgotten
226730 - slow when all msgs have same subject
227224 - filter as watched don't work
229568 - thread across folders
231945 - sort by watched threads + date
232562 - threads randomly opened
233177 - shift-click -> mark thread read
233178 - shift click -> ignore
271036 - threading displays bad
325252 - threads always expanded

218554 - DUP of 305741 (reversed thread) (not dep)

Incomplete/expired: (16)
150370, 176384, 191726, 197137, 200246, 211767, 212164, 212281, 213803, 215677
221200, 222891, 224634, 226035, 227825, 229400

DUPs of fixed bugs: (14)
29179, 30747, 89560, 123021, 135326, 150970, 200163, 204965, 224030, 224064,
227722, 230773, 234009, 234801

DUPs of other deps: (8)
101886, 110318, 205034, 215021, 223931, 224355, 231186, 233187

WFM bugs: (26)
55724, 80500, 91558, 94765, 102997, 132572, 133467, 138227, 154403, 159660,
178999, 183013, 188774, 192903, 194474, 197506, 197549, 206131, 208759,
211964, 218994, 224481, 227287, 234917, 236350

WONTFIX bugs: (5)
66026, 79629, 209021, 233089, 235389

Fixed bugs: (12)
66466, 88593, 93426, 112833, 139242, 307423, 181446, 195248, 214751, 219620
231846, 262316

These deps need to be cleaned up. I recommend removing the duplicates from the list, probably the fixed, INCO/EXPIRED, and WFM as well, although probably not the WONTFIX. Several of the open bugs could use some internal triaging before cleaning the list up, as some of them appear to be dupes of one another, or fixed by proxy bug in other side, and at least a few are not threaded view issues at all.

The primary classes of bugs seem to be "threads don't work as expected when collapsed", "view is wrong", "XYZ configuration is wrong", and "watch threads aren't good enough" (there's even a meta for that). It is possible that we could just make metas for these classes and then remove all deps that fall under those classes, so this would become a sort of meta-meta bug.

There are also probably several bugs that are logically deps of this that are not actual deps, but I haven't looked for them, save the lone bug that a dep was duped on to.

Whatever course of action is taken (save ignoring the issue) would unfortunately be a very spammy one to people.

Comment 4

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Cancelling wanted‑thunderbird3? as this is a meta.

Comment 5

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

Removing the resolved bugs.

Comment 6

[Stewart Gordon]

Removing duplicates:
218554 -> 305741
204965 -> 186789 (fixed, so not adding)