Re: [Evolution] In what order are filters applied, top to bottom, or bottom to top?

[Reid Thompson <Reid Thompson ateb com>]

On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 17:27 +0100, Andre Klapper wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 14:56 +0000, Reid Thompson wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 14:49 +0000, Reid Thompson wrote:
> > > In what order are filters applied?
> > >
> > > I always have assumed bottom to top, but want to verify.
> >
> > OK -- sorry -- I see that they are processed from top to bottom.
>
> Wondering if I can make 
> "Note that the order of filters is very important. They are applied to
> the original message in sequence, like a recipe."
> on http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/3.2/mail-filters.html.en
> more clear somehow. Proposals welcome.
>
> andre

Note that the order of filters is very important. They are applied to
the original message in sequence, like a recipe, starting with the
topmost filter in the list and working down until either a 'stop
processing' or the last filter is reached.