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Bug 667833 - completely hide "on this computer" when only using IMAP and behave the right way
completely hide "on this computer" when only using IMAP and behave the right way
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
3.2.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
: 321556 442395 585060 638084 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: 559267
 
 
Reported: 2012-01-12 23:26 UTC by Martin Jürgens
Modified: 2012-02-27 10:55 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Martin Jürgens 2012-01-12 23:26:47 UTC 
when only having IMAP mail accounts set up, the "on this computer" view is still shown in evolution which does not make a lot of sense. the user ideally wants everything to take place on the IMAP server (like done in thunderbird).

for example:
for trash, the trash folder on the imap server should be used automatically
for sent items, the sent folder on the imap server should be used automatically
for drafts, the drafts folder on the imap server should be used automatically

because of these things, i switched to thunderbird - it does things right automatically. you do not have your removed imap mails hanging around in a local trash folder (not knowing why) or things like that.
i would like to switch back, but this is a real showstopper.
Comment 1 Matthew Barnes 2012-01-13 01:00:47 UTC 
Evolution 3.3 offers the ability to hide "On This Computer" and "Search Folders".
Comment 2 Martin Jürgens 2012-01-17 13:50:19 UTC 
does it also automatically set the folders for sent, drafts and trash to the ones on the imap server if they exist?
Comment 3 André Klapper 2012-02-09 11:32:42 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Evolution 3.3 offers the ability to hide "On This Computer" and "Search
> Folders".

mbarnes: Is this done automatically if there are no local mail accounts defined, or is there a setting? How does this work for the local Outbox that is needed until a message has been sent, or for the "Sent"/"Draft" folders that Evolution falls back to if there is no setting or an invalid setting in the "Defaults" account section?
Comment 4 André Klapper 2012-02-09 11:32:49 UTC 
*** Bug 638084 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 André Klapper 2012-02-09 11:32:52 UTC 
*** Bug 585060 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 André Klapper 2012-02-09 11:32:54 UTC 
*** Bug 442395 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 André Klapper 2012-02-09 11:32:56 UTC 
*** Bug 321556 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8 Matthew Barnes 2012-02-09 14:43:35 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> mbarnes: Is this done automatically if there are no local mail accounts
> defined, or is there a setting? How does this work for the local Outbox that is
> needed until a message has been sent, or for the "Sent"/"Draft" folders that
> Evolution falls back to if there is no setting or an invalid setting in the
> "Defaults" account section?

"On This Computer" and "Search Foldes" are now listed with your other mail accounts in Preferences with a checkbox next to them to hide them in the folder tree.  No other behavior has changed.

We don't have this yet, but I think if Evolution is forced to use any of the local folders it should automatically re-enable "On This Computer".