GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 714278
allow entering offline mode even when machine is online
Last modified: 2021-07-05 13:28:34 UTC
---- Reported by eric@yorba.org 2012-09-11 15:04:00 -0700 ---- Original Redmine bug id: 5801 Original URL: http://redmine.yorba.org/issues/5801 Searchable id: yorba-bug-5801 Original author: Eric Gregory Original description: Geary checks for new mail whenever it's running. Some people find this can be distracting, particularly when a lot of mail is coming in. What would be useful is a way to "pause" this, i.e. put the client into offline mode (#3767) without pulling the ethernet cable out of the back of your computer. Thunderbird has this feature (File->Offline->Work offline) though many other clients do not. Concept terminology stolen from here: http://lifehacker.com/5940283/inbox-pause-puts-your-email-on-hold-so-you-can- actually-relax-or-get-things-done Related issues: related to geary - Feature #3767: Offline mode (Open) ---- Additional Comments From geary-maint@gnome.bugs 2012-09-12 09:58:00 -0700 ---- ### History #### #1 Updated by Adam Dingle about 1 year ago * **Subject** changed from _Pause/resume checking for new mail_ to _allow entering offline mode even when machine is online_ --- Bug imported by chaz@yorba.org 2013-11-21 20:26 UTC --- This bug was previously known as _bug_ 5801 at http://redmine.yorba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5801 Unknown Component Using default product and component set in Parameters Unknown version " in product geary. Setting version to "!unspecified". Unknown milestone "unknown in product geary. Setting to default milestone for this product, "---". Setting qa contact to the default for this product. This bug either had no qa contact or an invalid one. Resolution set on an open status. Dropping resolution
Since this would be an app-wide state, an appropriate way to expose this feature would be as a toggle-able app-menu item: "[ ] Pause" or similar, but if someone accidentally pauses the app, it may not be obvious how to resume it. To make it obvious, a MainWindow-wide InfoBar could be displayed when paused and that has a Resume button.
Out of curiosity, what is the distracting part of being online? Is it notifications? New messages showing up in the inbox? Both? Something else?
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