Closed Bug 61651 Opened 24 years ago Closed 23 years ago

Sent folder subfolders (for lotsa sent mail) display sender column instead of recipient column

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(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P3)

defect

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(Not tracked)

VERIFIED FIXED
mozilla0.9.4

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(Reporter: kulesa, Assigned: sspitzer)

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Cyrus IMAP: Sent folder subfolders (for lotsa sent mail - multiple folders) 
display sender column instead of recipient column.  

IMAP Folder structure:

INBOX
  + Sent (works - shows recipient column)
       Sent2000 (shows sender column like normal folders*)
  + Saved
    Trash

(* since it is a "member" of the Sent folder it should be assumed it is also a 
sent mail folder)
There is only one Sent folder designation per account, one recognized as the
special Sent folder.  Subfolders of the designated Sent folder do not figure
into this "special" case.  I don't believe we have any intention of changing
this for the next release(s).

Marking invalid (or could be considered RFE).  
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
I stand corrected... it does indeed do this for Sent subfolders in 4.x.
Thanks to kulesa for bringing this up.  My apologies.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: INVALID → ---
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
QA Contact: esther → laurel
Summary: IMAP: Sent folder subfolders (for lotsa sent mail) display sender column instead of recipient column → Sent folder subfolders (for lotsa sent mail) display sender column instead of recipient column
OS: Windows 2000 → All
Hardware: PC → All
reassigning to sspitzer
Assignee: putterman → sspitzer
*** Bug 69651 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 78187 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I would like this function added.  Why can't I view who the message was sent as?
Also I like to see who a message has been addressed to in the inbox.
Then can sort by To field.
I agree with Richard Biddle.

In my case, I save all my sent messages to the folder Sent. When a new year
arrives, a create a subfolder under Sent folder named as the past year (for
example now I have the folders '2000', '1999', ...). 
So, if I open Sent folder, the recipient column exists, right, but when I want
to display the messages on any subfolder, the sender column is there and is very
annoying.
I will vote for this bug because I consider it very important.
If someone wants to fix this (before I get time to do it), here's what we need
to do to:

IsSpecialFolder() and IsSpecialFolderSelected() in[commandglue.js and
threadPane.js (respectively)] need to be fixed.

what the code currently does is takes the current folder and checks the flags.

what it needs to do is this:

check the current folder's flags, if that doesn't return true, try again with
the folders parent.  (see the nsIFolder interface).

I'm not sure if parent will come back as null, or if you have to check if the
folder is a server to stop the while loop.

I think this method should be also applicable for bug 82909 (similar bug about
the special folder Drafts).
Blocks: 82909
this looks like a good start, but I still have to test it.

one question, why not just do this:

+function IsSpecialFolderSelected(flags)
+{
+    var selectedFolder = GetThreadPaneFolder();
+    return IsSpecialFolder(selectedFolder, flags);
+}

that way, you avoid duplicating all that logic.

can you try that out, and attach a new patch?

moving to 0.9.4, I hope to land it then.
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla0.9.4
I'm testing this out now, with my suggested change.

I've extending this patch to also fix #72791
Blocks: 72791
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
fixed.
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 24 years ago23 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Is this fix included on Mozilla 0.9.3 official release?
OK using aug27 commercial trunk build: mac OS 9.0,win98, linux rh6.2
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
I think this bug is not completely fixed because: although now messages on sent
subfolders show the column "Recipient" instead from "Sender", the column still
shows the Sender information, and not the recipient. The same occurs with Drafts
subfolders, as seen on bug 82909. Should we reopen this bug or open a new one
which explains the bug associated with any type of subfolder? Or is already a
bug that describes this? Anyone know?
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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