305683 - "File" button should not show "Local Folders" when using Global Inbox - just show top level folders

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, enhancement)

Description

[John Schneider]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.9) Gecko/20050711 Firefox/1.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.0.6 (20050716)

When using Global Inbox feature on all accounts (in my case, 4 POP accounts),
don't make the user have to select "Local Folders" when hitting the "File"
button.  Local folders is the only option in this scenario, so Thunderbird
should instead show the top level folders in the local folders grouping.

When using seperate POP accounts, it makes sense to show all accounts when the
user hits the "File" button.  However, when using the Global Inbox feature (very
cool indeed), the only account that shows up when you hit "File" is "Local
Folders".  User should not have to select that account, since it is the only one
there.  TBird should just show the top level folders when the "File" button is hit.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Hit the "Get Mail" button.  New mail is delievered to the Inbox under the
Local Folders account.  This is only true when all accounts are set to deliver
mail to the Global Inbox.
2.  Select one of the messages in the Inbox.
3.  Hit the "File" button.  You are always given just one option - "Local Folders".
Actual Results:  
I am given the "Local Folders" option, then drill down to the desired
destination folder.

Expected Results:  
Don't show "Local Folders", but just show the top level folders under the local
folders account.

Comment 1

[Adam Guthrie]

Related to bug 86566?

Comment 2

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

I'm not sure we would add code complexity for this, unless there are cases other than Global Inbox that will be helped. Does this make sense?

Comment 3

[Giacomo Mazzini]

Within my usage, when I need to locate a subfolder I don't need to step through its root, except when I need to be warned against its identity (e.g., "keep in mind that the subfolder you are going to choose is under "Local Folders" and not another root folders of yours ...)

Comment 4

[:aceman]

This could be done, we have some feature in the folder picker to only show folders of a particular account. Yes, the complexity would be in determination if ALL accounts defer to the Local folders (Global inbox), as it is possible to defer only a subset of them (POP3/RSS only). So there must exist no other account types that match the filing criteria (the folder picker shows only folders/accounts matching some rules, that depend on what we are copying or wanting to do). E.g. you could also have a News account only and a Local folders account. In that case again only Local folders would be shown.

The question is if we want to make this universal, i.e. to hide the single matching account and only show its subfolders directly. But then, would the user be in clear what account is actually displayed? It does not necessarily need to be Local folders.
Or do we only cover the specific use case of Global inbox as reported?