Searching through a tree of mail folders for with Extended search does not work. 1) In the left panel I selected the top folder. 2) Selected "Extended" and checked the Recursive option 3) typed "b mystring" in the search box 4) Results did not show in the mail list. However, after long manual searches I identified the location of the emails containing "mystring". 1) I selected the folder containing the emails 2) repeated steps 2 & 3 from above 3) The emails containing "mystring" were selected. Conclusion: Extended search does not honour the Recursive flag. IMHO it should, this is a major requirement to find emails.
It does work. Folders with matching messages have their folder icon changed to a magnifying-glass icon.
Yes, it does work as you mentioned it. However, could you make it more user friendly so that it is more obvious that id did something? The magnifying glass is easy to miss for someone who expects to see some results and not preliminary results. Could be: 1) a pop-up window, with the results, or with the directories. 2) highlight the selected directories along with putting the magnifying glass I reopened it as an enhancement. Please feel free to close it again, but I think that you should take in account suggestions from users. Suggestions are an indication that something can be made better. Thanks
It's described in the manual: http://www.claws-mail.org/manual/claws-mail-manual.html#handling_searching
I can see that now, but I think there is still room for improvement, if time permits. In my opinion the programs that do not require a manual for operating them are designed the best. I made those suggestions, but probably there are better solutions out there. Thanks.