[Users] [Bug 3077] New: connection failed popup should allow to go offline

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            Bug ID: 3077
           Summary: connection failed popup should allow to go offline
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Claws Mail
           Version: 3.9.3
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Windows 7
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: UI
          Assignee: users at lists.claws-mail.org
          Reporter: ecki at zusammenkunft.net

When using the connection failed popup (because Bug#2038 for example) there are
situation when this popup shows up at inconvinient times (if you poll in the
background, use connectivity and use another application at that time). However
the showing up is not the worst part, the worst part is, that it only has a
"close" button. If you click it it is very likely it will reappear immediatelly
(depending on what activity was failed/queued).

If you actually manage to close all dialogs you then have to go to the claws
window and click on the disconnect icon. You then have to click on "abort
synchronize" (because you know it would fail anyway).

My suggestion is to add a "Go Offline" button on the popup, which will
immediatelly stop all retries until you manually go online again. This safed
quite a few clicks and actually adds value to that popup.

NB: this is only a workaround for propert connection problem handling
(nonblocking in the background) but it is I guess an easy and helpfull
workaround.

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