Bug 219708

Summary: filter string preserved after akregator restart, UI is too subtle and "hides" articles
Product: [Applications] akregator Reporter: Eric Johnson <eric>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 1.5.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
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Description Eric Johnson 2009-12-22 18:39:50 UTC 
Version:           1.5.3 (using 4.3.3 (KDE 4.3.3), Gentoo)
Compiler:          i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.31-gentoo-r6

I went to look at what was new in Akregator, clicking on feeds that showed unread articles.  No new articles showed up, and typing "+" didn't do anything.

Looking closer at the list of articles available, it appears that many articles have disappeared.

Looking at the files in ~/.kde4/share/apps/akregator/Archive, it looks like the archives are still complete based on size.
Comment 1 Eric Johnson 2009-12-22 18:40:55 UTC 
Additional points, stopping and restarting akregator does not affect the problem.
Comment 2 Eric Johnson 2009-12-22 18:58:39 UTC 
Ah, I've identified the problem.

Turns out I had a filter string.  Confusing things which could be improved:
 * Filter string was apparently preserved across restarts of akregator - this is surprising to me.
 * When I hit "+", nothing happened.  Perhaps, instead, something should indicate that a filter is in effect. A dialog prompting to remove the filter seems heavy-handed, however, perhaps highlighting the filter bar, and showing a status message indicating "0 unread messages match filter."
Comment 3 Christophe Marin 2010-02-22 01:14:13 UTC 
There's an option in akregator which resets the search bar when changing feed.

(in settings/Configure Akregator/Advanced). Make sure it is checked.
Comment 4 Eric Johnson 2010-02-23 18:02:41 UTC 
I don't think that an option hidden in the *advanced* pane of settings is a good-enough alternative to fixing the UI issue.  The UI issue is that hitting the "+" key to move to the next article did nothing - it simply failed, without indicating that a filter was in place.

Feedback does not need to be dramatic, it is just that some feedback would be appropriate.
Comment 5 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 04:10:46 UTC 
Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.