Bug 269589

Summary: "which version to keep"-dialogue blocks Kontact-GUI
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi Reporter: S. Burmeister <sven.burmeister>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: amantia, niels
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Unlisted Binaries   
OS: Linux   
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Description S. Burmeister 2011-03-28 08:06:30 UTC 
Version:           unspecified
OS:                Linux

Depending on the number of messages the "which version to keep"-dialogue can block Kontact for hours until the user has clicked through all emails. There is no chance to abort the whole dialogue and get to work.

Reproducible: Didn't try
Comment 1 Niels van Mourik 2012-06-05 10:51:07 UTC 
Totally agreeing here that this dialogue creates a daily amount of irritation and the - data integrity focused - attempt at preserving data is very humble but different compared to other e-mail and PIM solutions.

I would therefore opt that Akonadi gets automatic conflict resolution picking whatever option it seems best, even duplicating records with "BACKUP" in a title is usually less obtrusive then a blocking dialog in front of the user.

My attempt here is to raise awareness on the fact that Akonadi is a - very beautiful - piece of tech but that it facilitates the user indirectly and not directly - e.g. Kmail has a direct relationship with the user. The less visible Akonadi and it's logo's are to the end user, the better as it gives them the "it all just works" impression.
Comment 2 András Manţia 2012-10-17 13:45:27 UTC 
The amount of times the dialog appears should be way less in 4.9.3/4.10. In case you see it, report how can be reproduced.