Feature request for folders

whiskyfizz

posted Oct 22 '09 at 5:31 am

Hi all !

Since the "Mail Store" is in the process of getting a second youth, I thought that it might be the right opportunity for bringing back in front my suggestion for coloring the icons of trays and folders along with expanding the number of available colors. I hope David will find this useful and decide to code it in.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers !

Whiskyfizz.

Hi all !Since the "Mail Store" is in the process of getting a second youth, I thought that it might be the right opportunity for bringing back in front my suggestion for coloring the icons of trays and folders along with expanding the number of available colors. I hope David will find this useful and decide to code it in.Thanks in advance.Cheers !Whiskyfizz.

whiskyfizz

posted Apr 10 '08 at 2:29 am

Hi all !

I am looking forward to welcome the last version of Pegasus Mail, and since it is in the beta phase, maybe it is not too late to make a suggestion. This one concerns the folders within the trays, would that be possible to choose their color ? It could provide us with a handy tool of organization and classification, not to mention visibility. I hope my suggestion will catch the attention of the community.

Cheers !

Whiskyfizz.

Hi all !I am looking forward to welcome the last version of Pegasus Mail, and since it is in the beta phase, maybe it is not too late to make a suggestion. This one concerns the folders within the trays, would that be possible to choose their color ? It could provide us with a handy tool of organization and classification, not to mention visibility. I hope my suggestion will catch the attention of the community.Cheers !Whiskyfizz.&nbsp;

Han vd Bogaerde

posted Apr 13 '08 at 2:31 pm

[quote user="Ginhead"]

Hi all !

I am looking forward to welcome the last version of Pegasus Mail, and since it is in the beta phase, maybe it is not too late to make a suggestion. This one concerns the folders within the trays, would that be possible to choose their color ? It could provide us with a handy tool of organization and classification, not to mention visibility. I hope my suggestion will catch the attention of the community.

Cheers !

Ginhead.

[/quote]

You mean you want to have 3 colours for each folder:

- No unread messages (default)

- Contains unread messages

- Contains recent unread messages

You know you can change the default colours Pegasus Mail uses (for all folders now) in Tools -> Options -> Incoming Mail -> Folder behaviours.

[quote user="Ginhead"]Hi all !I am looking forward to welcome the last version of Pegasus Mail, and since it is in the beta phase, maybe it is not too late to make a suggestion. This one concerns the folders within the trays, would that be possible to choose their color ? It could provide us with a handy tool of organization and classification, not to mention visibility. I hope my suggestion will catch the attention of the community.Cheers !Ginhead.&nbsp;[/quote]You mean you want to have 3 colours for each folder:- No unread messages (default)- Contains unread messages- Contains recent unread messagesYou know you can change the default colours Pegasus Mail uses (for all folders now) in Tools -&gt; Options -&gt; Incoming Mail -&gt; Folder behaviours.&nbsp;

-- Han van den Bogaerde - support@vandenbogaerde.net Member of Pegasus Mail Support Group. My own Pegasus Mail related web information: http://www.vandenbogaerde.net/pegasusmail/

whiskyfizz

posted Apr 13 '08 at 4:24 pm

Hi Han !

No, I was talking about the folder's icon, not the text next to it. Of course, the three colors choice already in Pegasus for the text next to the icon is very helpful, but the ability to color the icon would be, in my opinion, a great addition. Also, could we have more colors to choose, the present number is a bit limited ?

Cheers !

Whiskyfizz.

Hi Han !No, I was talking about the folder's icon, not the text next to it. Of course, the three colors choice already in Pegasus for the text next to the icon is very helpful, but the ability to color the icon would be, in my opinion, a great addition. Also, could we have more colors to choose, the present number is a bit limited ?Cheers !Whiskyfizz.&nbsp;

pmerik

posted Apr 26 '08 at 11:46 am

As an addition, I would like to be able to

select any combination of colour, bold, italic to indicate folder state
also apply these settings to trays, not just folders

BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?

Cheers,

Erik

As an addition, I would like to be able to <ul><li>select any combination of colour, bold, italic to indicate folder state</li><li>also apply these settings to trays, not just folders</li></ul>BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?Cheers,Erik&nbsp;

PaulW

posted Apr 27 '08 at 10:39 am

[quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?[/quote]

That setting works here for unread mail - both in classic and preview modes. What font have you set for the message list window?

[quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?[/quote] That setting works here for&nbsp;unread mail - both in classic and preview modes.&nbsp; What font have you set for the message list&nbsp;window?

Han vd Bogaerde

posted Apr 27 '08 at 12:20 pm

[quote user="pmerik"]

BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?

Cheers,

Erik

[/quote]

It works on both, depending on the setting in Tools -> Options -> Folder behaviors.

It doesn't work when you have set to use bold in the font menu option.

[quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?Cheers,Erik&nbsp;[/quote]It works on both, depending on the setting in Tools -&gt; Options -&gt; Folder behaviors. It doesn't work when you have set to use bold in the font menu option.&nbsp;&nbsp;

-- Han van den Bogaerde - support@vandenbogaerde.net Member of Pegasus Mail Support Group. My own Pegasus Mail related web information: http://www.vandenbogaerde.net/pegasusmail/

pmerik

posted Apr 27 '08 at 12:24 pm

[quote user="PaulW"]

[quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?[/quote]

That setting works here for unread mail - both in classic and preview modes. What font have you set for the message list window?

[/quote]

The List of folders uses MS Sans Serif 13. I changed that to Arial 14, to no avail. (The List of messages uses Arial 14.) In the Tools | Options... | Incoming mail | Folder behaviours page I have checked both Use bold to emphasize checkboxes.

Folder names are displayed in bold when new mail arrives or is moved there by my WINRULES. Still, the moment I preview a folder its name becomes non-bold, whether I read any mail or not. The colour is the one I have specified, only the bold part is gone missing.

Any suggestion would be welcome!

[quote user="PaulW"][quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?[/quote] That setting works here for&nbsp;unread mail - both in classic and preview modes.&nbsp; What font have you set for the message list&nbsp;window?[/quote]The List of folders uses MS Sans Serif 13. I changed that to Arial 14, to no avail. (The List of messages uses Arial 14.) In the Tools |&nbsp; Options... | Incoming mail | Folder behaviours page I have checked both Use bold to emphasize checkboxes.Folder names are displayed in bold when new mail arrives or is moved there by my WINRULES. Still, the moment I preview a folder its name becomes non-bold, whether I read any mail or not. The colour is the one I have specified, only the bold part is gone missing.Any suggestion would be welcome!

PaulW

posted Apr 28 '08 at 11:45 am

[quote user="pmerik"]Still, the moment I preview a folder its name becomes non-bold[/quote]

That sounds to me like the way it is designed to work.

[quote user="pmerik"]Still, the moment I preview a folder its name becomes non-bold[/quote] That sounds to me like the way it is designed to work. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Han vd Bogaerde

posted Apr 28 '08 at 8:28 pm

[quote user="pmerik"][quote user="PaulW"]

[quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?[/quote]

That setting works here for unread mail - both in classic and preview modes. What font have you set for the message list window?

[/quote]

The List of folders uses MS Sans Serif 13. I changed that to Arial 14, to no avail. (The List of messages uses Arial 14.) In the Tools | Options... | Incoming mail | Folder behaviours page I have checked both Use bold to emphasize checkboxes.

Folder names are displayed in bold when new mail arrives or is moved there by my WINRULES. Still, the moment I preview a folder its name becomes non-bold, whether I read any mail or not. The colour is the one I have specified, only the bold part is gone missing.

Any suggestion would be welcome!

[/quote]

That's how it is designed. Perhaps not what you expected, but this it how it works. Open or preview a folder and at that moment the situation is that all mail is in the folder and is seen hence there is no longer unseen new mail in that folder. It will turn bold when new messages arrive in the folder after you have seen it.

[quote user="pmerik"][quote user="PaulW"][quote user="pmerik"]BTW, the bold option for unread messages (or is it recent unread?) has no effect. Is that a bug, or is it just me?[/quote] That setting works here for&nbsp;unread mail - both in classic and preview modes.&nbsp; What font have you set for the message list&nbsp;window?[/quote]The List of folders uses MS Sans Serif 13. I changed that to Arial 14, to no avail. (The List of messages uses Arial 14.) In the Tools |&nbsp; Options... | Incoming mail | Folder behaviours page I have checked both Use bold to emphasize checkboxes.Folder names are displayed in bold when new mail arrives or is moved there by my WINRULES. Still, the moment I preview a folder its name becomes non-bold, whether I read any mail or not. The colour is the one I have specified, only the bold part is gone missing.Any suggestion would be welcome! [/quote]That's how it is designed. Perhaps not what you expected, but this it how it works. Open or preview a folder and at that moment the situation is that all mail is in the folder and is seen hence there is no longer unseen new mail in that folder. It will turn bold when new messages arrive in the folder after you have seen it.&nbsp; &nbsp;

-- Han van den Bogaerde - support@vandenbogaerde.net Member of Pegasus Mail Support Group. My own Pegasus Mail related web information: http://www.vandenbogaerde.net/pegasusmail/

pmerik

posted Apr 28 '08 at 10:39 pm

[Apologies for kidnapping and polluting this thread]

[quote user="PaulW"]That sounds to me like the way it is designed to work.[/quote][quote user="Han v.d. Bogaerde"]That's

how it is designed. Perhaps not what you expected, but this it how it

works. Open or preview a folder and at that moment the situation is

that all mail is in the folder and is seen hence there is no longer

unseen new mail in that folder. It will turn bold when new messages

arrive in the folder after you have seen it.[/quote]

Ok, have I understood this right? To summarize:

The Tools | Options... | Incoming mail | Folder behaviours dialog has settings that control folder colouring and visual cues
Two settings control text colour: (a) Folders with unread mail (b) Folders with recent unread mail
Two settings control bold text: (a) New mail (b) Folders with recent mail
So, assuming recent mail is always unread(?), the names of folders with ...
...recent unread mail are displayed in colour 2b and bold type if selected by 3b
...non-recent unread mail are displayed in colour 2a and always non-bold type
Setting 3a only controls how emails are displayed in the list view. It has no effect on the folder name whatsoever

If I got it right this time then it's a little clearer to me where I went wrong.

If I didn't get it right please help by explaining.

Erik

[Apologies for kidnapping and polluting this thread][quote user="PaulW"]That sounds to me like the way it is designed to work.[/quote][quote user="Han v.d. Bogaerde"]That's how it is designed. Perhaps not what you expected, but this it how it works. Open or preview a folder and at that moment the situation is that all mail is in the folder and is seen hence there is no longer unseen new mail in that folder. It will turn bold when new messages arrive in the folder after you have seen it.[/quote]Ok, have I understood this right? To summarize:<ol><li>The Tools |&nbsp; Options... | Incoming mail | Folder behaviours dialog has settings that control folder colouring and visual cues </li><li>Two settings control text colour:&nbsp; (a) Folders with unread mail&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Folders with recent unread mail</li><li>Two settings control bold text:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) New mail &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Folders with recent mail </li><li>So, assuming recent mail is always unread(?), the names of folders with ... </li><li>...recent unread mail&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; are displayed in colour 2b and bold type if selected by 3b </li><li>...non-recent unread mail are displayed in colour 2a and always non-bold type </li><li>Setting 3a only controls how emails are displayed in the list view. It has no effect on the folder name whatsoever</li></ol>If I got it right this time then it's a little clearer to me where I went wrong.If I didn't get it right please help by explaining.Erik

whiskyfizz

posted Jun 18 '09 at 7:44 pm

Hi all !

There was not very much reactions to my suggestion regarding the coloring possibilities of trays and folders. Does this mean that you guys find it useless ? I think it is a small improvement that is worth the time providing that it is not too hard or too time consuming to code. Perhaps David if you are not too busy, I really would like to know your opinion about this which does not mean that I do not value the community members' ones.

Cheers !

Whiskyfizz.

Hi all !There was not very much reactions to my suggestion regarding the coloring possibilities of trays and folders. Does this mean that you guys find it useless ? I think it is a small improvement that is worth the time providing that it is not too hard or too time consuming to code. Perhaps David if you are not too busy, I really would like to know your opinion about this which does not mean that I do not value the community members' ones.Cheers !Whiskyfizz.&nbsp;

arnaudherve

posted Jun 18 '09 at 11:37 pm

I consider your suggestion for coloured folders as obviously useful.

However personally I have stopped insisting on obviously useful improvements.

I consider your suggestion for coloured folders as obviously useful.&nbsp;However personally I have stopped insisting on obviously useful improvements.

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