280824 - Ability to create saved search from an existing message filter

Status: NEW

(MailNews Core :: Filters, enhancement)

Description

[Kyle K.]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

Before I started using saved searches, I used regular folders with message
filters to move my mail into the appropriate folder.  I've got a lot of farily
complex filters already defined for all the messages I receive.

It would be really nice to be able to save an existing message filter as a saved
search since the syntax to define them is very similar.  Otherwise, right now
I'm having to redefine all of my filters as saved searches manually which is a
real pain.

I'm picturing a "Save As Search Folder" button on the "Filter Rules" dialog
that's shown when you edit an existing message filter (similar to the existing
"Search Messages" dialog).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Tools->Message Filters
2. Select existing filter and click Edit... 

Actual Results:  
Filter Rules dialog doesn't have a "Save As Search Folder" button.

Expected Results:  
Should have a "Save As Search Folder" button.

Comment 1

[Max Waterman]

In a similar light, it'd be great to have a way of converting a 'saved search'
into a filter.

I made several saved searches, but they are very slow and, so, I would like to
change them to filters.

I hope the originator has no objection to this slight change to this RFE? If
there is an objection, I'll open another request.

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 4

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

Confirming RFE.

Comment 5

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

proper component