Re: Trouble with filters

[Peter Bloomfield <peterbloomfield bellsouth net>]

On 05/06/2005 01:46:56 PM, Andreas Schmidt wrote:
> Hi, Peter,
[ snip ]
> After trying to add filters from my old list, I've got errors like
> this:
>
> Invalid filters Debian for mailbox Inbox
> Invalid filters Curiosa for mailbox Inbox
> Invalid filters Debian for mailbox Inbox
> Invalid filters News for mailbox Inbox
> Invalid filters Debian for mailbox Inbox
> Invalid filters Security for mailbox Inbox
>
> Looks to me like balsa doesn't like spaces in filter names anymore.  
> Also, it could be that spaces in the names of mailbox-files might be  
> problematic. How about using quotes in the config-file, i.e.
> 	Action-string="file:///mail/Lists/Debian/Debian Curiosa"
> instead of
> 	Action-string=file:///mail/Lists/Debian/Debian Curiosa

In principle, Balsa can handle spaces in both filter names and file  
names.  But those "Invalid filters" messages show that it wasn't  
working.  The "MailboxFilters=..." line has a space-separated list of  
filter names, and spaces in filter names should be escaped ("\\" in  
GnomeConfig, used for gtk < 2.6, and "\" in GtkKeyFile, ued in gtk >=  
2.6).  Could you check those lines in your old config?  Perhaps an  
earlier version of GnomeConfig used a different convention.

Best,

Peter