[Users] [Bug 3297] mark thread read

[Ricardo Mones]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 02:55:27PM +1100, blind Pete wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:37:52 +0000
> noreply at thewildbeast.co.uk wrote:
> 
> > http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3297
> > 
> > Paul <paul at claws-mail.org> changed:
> > 
> >            What    |Removed                     |Added
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >            Severity|normal                      |enhancement
> > 
> > --- Comment #1 from Paul <paul at claws-mail.org> ---
> > "this one-selected-line represents all messages in the thread because
> > it is folded" is purely your own interpretation.
> 
> This is a User Interface design question.  
> 
> The UI should be simple, clear and unambiguous.  If there is any need, 
> or even possibility, of interpretation, then there is room for
> improvement.  

Current menu reads (modulo accelerators):
〜〜〜〜〜〜〜
├┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┼────────────────────┐
│  Mark      〉│  Mark              │
〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 │  Unmark            │
               ├┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┤
               │  Mark as unread    │
               │  Mark as read      │
               ├┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┤
               │  Mark all read     │
               ├┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┤
               │  Ignore thread     │
               │  Unignore thread   │
               │  Watch thread      │
               │  Unwatch thread    │
               ├┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┤
               │  Mark as spam      │
               │  Mark as ham       │
               ├┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┤
               │  Lock              │
               │  Unlock            │
               └────────────────────┘

While grouping could be somehow improved, what makes you think that
options not surnamed with ‘thread’ do apply to threads?

Repeating ‘message’ everywhere only clutters it more IMO.

regards,
-- 
  Ricardo Mones 
  ~
  Never send a human to do a machine's job.               Agent Smith

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