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Bug 356908 - Selecting "Standard Unix mbox spool or directory" expects a file not a folder
Selecting "Standard Unix mbox spool or directory" expects a file not a folder
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 352346
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: general
2.8.x (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Harish Krishnaswamy
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-09-20 14:39 UTC by Karl Lattimer
Modified: 2006-10-11 07:39 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Attachments
Proposed patch to evolution/mail/mail-config.glade (879 bytes, patch)
2006-09-20 15:44 UTC, Karl Lattimer
none Details | Review

Description Karl Lattimer 2006-09-20 14:39:49 UTC
Please describe the problem:
I am trying to set up an mbox folder in thunderbird format for import into evolution. When trying to add an account in the mbox format the configuration presents a single input. This input should be a folder selector, instead it is a file selector. 

As the mbox format is a folder generally and can have multiple subsequent child folders this Path configuration option (which by the very name suggests what it should be) should allow the user to select a folder, however upon clicking open on a folder it does not select the folder. It opens the folder within the file selector and open only works on files.

Because of this the following account types are completely useless;

MH-format mail directories (also requires a folder path, not a file)
Maildir-format mail directories (also requires a folder path, not a file)
Standard Unix mbox spool or directory (as stated)

As a result I cannot import mail from a thunderbird client that was running on a windows PC

Steps to reproduce:


Actual results:


Expected results:
Instead of a file selector dialog having an open action, the select folder action should be used instead

Does this happen every time?


Other information:
Comment 1 Karl Lattimer 2006-09-20 15:44:29 UTC
Created attachment 73094 [details] [review]
Proposed patch to evolution/mail/mail-config.glade

Simple to change, although I'm not that familiar with evolution I believe this is the correct place to fix this.
Comment 2 Karl Lattimer 2006-09-20 15:47:48 UTC
I have tested the proposed patch I attached in situe and now I can select a folder, however even after selecting the folder I cannot proceed forward in the account configuration.
Comment 3 Chris Rose 2006-10-10 20:26:54 UTC
This is a duplicate of bug 352346.

The patch in bug 352346 works for me.
Comment 4 Karl Lattimer 2006-10-11 07:39:54 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 352346 ***