Use 'j' to get the jump to folder dialog. There, typing the folder name doesn't select the best match anymore, which makes keyboard-based navigation using j or m useless. The old dialog allowed to enter a path, e.g. "KDAB/inbox", and it would select the best match.
SVN commit 1094127 by mlaurent: Readd filter when typing name in folder selection dialog. CCBUG: 223815 M +21 -4 folderselectiontreeview.cpp M +16 -2 folderselectiontreeview.h M +66 -19 folderselectiontreeviewdialog.cpp M +4 -1 folderselectiontreeviewdialog.h M +3 -1 kmmainwidget.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1094127
Now fixed.
Path is not accepted anymore in 4.7.3: $ kmail --version Qt: 4.7.4 KDE Development Platform: 4.7.3 (4.7.3) KMail: 4.7.3