Version: 1.11.0 (using KDE 4.2.0) Compiler: gcc 4.3.3 OS: Linux Installed from: Gentoo Packages with kde-4.1 and older, expanding a thread (clicking the + next to the message in the message list) automatically expanded all children of that message. with kde-4.2, that no longer happens and every message with children must be manually expanded. for example, with a thread like this: a |-- b | |-- e | | `-- g | `-- f |-- c `-- d with older versions, hitting the + next to "a" would expand "b" and "e" as well. with kde-4.2, "b" and "e" stay collapsed. this makes reading large threads painful as there is no easy way to expand everything.
This works for me using the menu view->Expand thread. It expands all the subthreads as well. Tested in kmail 1.11.90 (kde 4.2.62).
the point of clicking the + was so that i wouldnt have to go through the menu system. however, that does point out there is a shortcut '.' and ',' which i can use in the mean time.
I also found that different behavior a regression to kmail in KDE 3.5
A fix is waiting in the reviewboard http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/1332/
SVN commit 1011918 by mkoller: BUG: 182910 expand full thread when opening the root message as it was done with the old treeview M +16 -1 view.cpp M +4 -0 view.h WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1011918
SVN commit 1011919 by mkoller: Backport r1011918 by mkoller from trunk to the 4.3 branch: CCBUG: 182910 expand full thread when opening the root message as it was done with the old treeview M +16 -1 view.cpp M +4 -0 view.h WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1011919