275841 - in Context Menu, "Mark | as Read" should toggle to "Mark | as unRead"

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 321651

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, enhancement)

Description

[tbetz+mozilla]

The context menu for selected unread messages in the message list pane offers 
"Mark | as Read", and if the message has been read, puts a check mark next to to
"as Read".  This confuses the naiive user, who sees "as Read"m isses the
checkmark, and so doesn't see an option that allows them to mark a message as
unread.

The context menu would be less confusing if the words "as Read" only appeared
when the selected message is still unread.  If the message is marked as Read,
the context menu text should toggle to "as unRead".  No check mark would then be
necessary.

Capitalizing the "R" in both "Read" and unRead" would allow the keyboard letter
option for that submenu to remain the same, no matter the "read" state of the
selected message.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 2

[tbetz+mozilla]

This situation persists in 1.06, so it would seem that the suggested improvement
 remains a desirable one.

The context menu for selected unread messages in the message list pane offers 
"Mark | as Read", and if the message has been read, puts a check mark next to to
"as Read".  This confuses the naiive user, who sees "as Read", misses the
checkmark, and so doesn't see an option that allows them to mark a message as
unread.

The context menu would be less confusing if the words "as Read" only appeared
when the selected message is still unread.  If the message is marked as Read,
the context menu text should toggle to "as unRead".  No check mark would then be
necessary.

Capitalizing the "R" in both "Read" and unRead" would allow the keyboard letter
option for that submenu to remain the same, no matter the "read" state of the
selected message.