Re: [Evolution] Inbox too large

[Xavier Bestel <xavier bestel free fr>]

On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 09:13 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 08:33 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > > I would strongly advise everyone to turn off the "Hide Deleted
> > Messages"
> > > function - at least then you can see what is happening.
> >
> > Ditto; "hide delete" is a mis-feature [required by that set of users
> > who completely refuse to use e-mail correctly].  The best advice is
> > not to use it,  that way you are visually encouraged to perform Ctrl-E
> > at logical intervals.
>
> This may be good advice for beginners, but I use Hide Deleted so I can
> see more real messages in one go. In what way am I "refusing to use
> e-mail correctly"?
>
> Perhaps a visual cue such as a colour change in the folder's name would
> be useful, to indicate folders with deleted messages in them.

Maybe a visual cue only when there are more than X deleted message (or
more than Y Mb of deleted messages), to exhort the user to expunge the
folder.

        Xav