[Users] User changes to message view size do not persist if program is terminated when message view is hidden

[Dustin Miller]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:06:45 -0700
sylpheed at 911networks.com wrote:

> Same problem here:
> 
> CM 4.0.0 on Manjaro xfce
> 
DM: Thanks, Syv. One common denominator is XFCE; not sure whether that
could be involved in causing this issue or not. In any case, it looks
like it is either not a Claws bug, or else one that is only triggered by
certain system configurations. Appreciate you taking the time to test.
---Dustin
> 
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:28:15 +0600
> Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >I'm facing a problem that I filed as a bug, but which is now closed
> >as 'WORKSFORME' (i.e. developer not able to reproduce it). (Bug 4521:
> >https://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4521).
> >My system is Linux (Linux Mint 20 XFCE) and I'm using Claws 4.0.0.
> >I'm curious as to whether anyone else is able to reproduce this,
> >and/or whether anyone has any idea why this might show up on one
> >system and not another? Here are the steps to reproduce:
> >
> >1. Use the 'Standard' layout from 'View - Layout' in the menu. Show
> >the message view and adjust its size until there are six messages
> >visible in the message list. Hide the message view.
> >
> >2. Terminate the Claws Mail program; then start it again.
> >
> >3. Show the message view.
> >
> >Actual Result: The message view takes up a larger amount of space
> >such that only about 2.5 messages are visible in the message list.
> >
> >Expected Result: There would still be six messages visible in the
> >message list.
> >
> >Note that the expected result is how 3.18.0 (gtk2) currently works,
> >in case that is a helpful reference.
> >
> >Depending on how often one opens and closes Claws, this bug results
> >in needing to do a lot of redundant resizing of the message view area
> >unless one is okay with the default. Based on my use case, I've kept
> >the priority of this bug at 'Normal', although I do realize that
> >other use cases would indicate a 'Trivial' or 'Enhancement' priority.
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