732873 - Search a message filter by filter name or a folder name referenced in the filter

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 450302

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, enhancement)

Description

[ISHIKAWA, Chiaki (back from day job exhibition event.)]

I would like to see the addition of the function to search the message filer:
 
(1) - search the filter by the filter name, and
(2) - search the filter by the folder name (names of folders
   used inside for copying/moving)

I personally find that the second functionality to look for a filter
by the name of the folders referenced in the rule is more important.

It would be nice to have such a function especially if you need to handle many projects, and receive many semi-regular mails.

And the order of filters is important, and so simple sorting of filters by the filter name to answer the request (1) above is not adequate.

I think it won't be a very difficult task.
a) Prompt for a string.
b) Choose filter name or folder name.  {a,b} can be done in any order.
c) begin search.
   stop at the first match and move the focus of attention to that
   filter.
d) Offer [next] function to move to another occurrence of match.
   repeat (c) above.
e) Print [no more match] if no more match is found.

Complete the GUI and we are all set :-)

Yes, it is difficult to figure out where the focus of attention should be moved in step (d), and if the user decides to move to "next" AFTER the particular
filter is chosen for editing, should the search function GUI remain shown all the while (I think it should. But it means that it is modal in a sense. Hmm...)

Someone in the know who can program the above can answer the details.



Just comparing the input string against the folder name, or

Comment 1

[:aceman]

Basically bug 450302?

Comment 2

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

yes, I think so