Bug 36796

Summary: don't show msg in reader pane if multiple msg are selected
Product: [Unmaintained] kmail Reporter: Volker Augustin <vaugustin>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: wishlist CC: bjoern, kde, kilrae, luigi.toscano
Priority: NOR Keywords: triaged
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Compiled Sources   
OS: Linux   
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Description Volker Augustin 2002-01-04 10:53:27 UTC 
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kmail
Version:           KDE 2.9.1 CVS/CVSup/Snapshot
Severity:          normal
Installed from:    Compiled sources
Compiler:          Not Specified
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified

Hello

When you have encrypted messages in a folder and the GPG password is not cached KMail aks you for the password whenever you *click* on the message. However if I mark one message (any message) then hold Shift and mark an encrypted one it is clear that I want to do something with these messages e.g. deleting moving etc. I normally do not intend to show the last marked message. But KMail aks for the GPG password as soon as I select the encrypted message.

The problem is not just that I am asked for the password. Valuable time is wasted in decrypting and/or verifying.

Volker

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
Comment 1 Stefan Haun 2006-07-24 17:11:59 UTC 
For decrypting messages, this may be true. But I like the feature of being able to see the message I marked, especially when sorting greater amounts of messages. Thunderbird, for example, does not have this feature and I always have to either guess which content the message has or split moving in two parts.
Comment 2 Ashley J Gittins 2008-03-19 06:35:52 UTC 
I support comment 1's sentiments. Having the preview show for the last-selected message is a massive timesaver, far more so that the "valuable time" (milliseconds?) spent validating/decrypting content. Having to enter your passphrase (or cancelling it) is sometimes a little annoying but more often than not is for my needs at least, is the preferred behaviour. Perhaps an option in preferences to not show contents when multi-selecting?
Comment 3 Jaime Torres 2008-11-25 11:01:26 UTC 
It shows the last selected mail (even when multi-selecting) in kmail 1.10.90, svn r888112.
Comment 4 Jaime Torres 2008-11-25 11:04:58 UTC 
*** Bug 176020 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 FernandoMiguel 2008-11-25 12:47:44 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> It shows the last selected mail (even when multi-selecting) in kmail 1.10.90,
> svn r888112.
> 

I've made a few more test, and notice that it some times works, but the second email to be selected ALWAYS fails!
Comment 6 FernandoMiguel 2008-11-25 12:48:47 UTC 
using the mouse to click-select seems to work, so it seems only related to keyboard
Comment 7 Björn Ruberg 2010-01-03 21:59:00 UTC 
*** Bug 142575 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-08-18 08:59:23 UTC 
Thank you for your feature request. Kmail1 is currently unmaintained so we are closing all wishes. Please feel free to reopen a feature request for Kmail2 if it has not already been implemented.
Thank you for your understanding.
Comment 9 Luigi Toscano 2012-08-19 01:11:43 UTC 
Instead of creating a new feature request, please confirm here if the wishlist is still valid for kmail2.