[Evolution] Bug#372501: evolution: better scrolling behavior in
email list when nothing selected
Ross Boylan
ross at biostat.ucsf.edu
Fri Jun 9 18:06:52 UTC 2006
Package: evolution
Version: 2.6.1-3
Severity: wishlist
Scenario: Evolution is open in mail view. The email list pane is down
at the bottom (i.e., showing the last entries in the list). It seems
to matter exactly how this happens: suppose you are viewing the last
message and drag it into a folder by dragging the appropriate line in
the email list to a folder. (For example, I don't see the problems
below if I click on the line for the last message and then ctl-click
to deselect it).
Case 1: Switch to a different application; then switch back (I had evo
and the other app--evo help--full screen. I don't know if that
matters). The list has now scrolled to the top.
This behavior is very annoying, and is new in 2.6. it happens also
when switching back and forth between different desktop rooms in KDE
pager.
Desired behavior: the list stays put when the app loses focus.
Case 2: A new message comes in. In 2.4, the line for the message
is below the visible area in the email list pane. Given the current
2.6 behavior, there are bigger problems. However, the 2nd part of
this wish is that, rather than reverting to the 2.4 behavior one gets
Desired behavior: email list window scrolls down to continue to
display the last message (in the email list, not necessarily in the
message display pane).
The current 2.6 behavior outlined in case 1 could be considered a
minor bug.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable'), (40, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages evolution depends on:
ii dbus 0.61-6 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii evolution-data-server 1.6.1-3 evolution database backend server
ii gconf2 2.14.0-1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii gnome-icon-theme 2.14.2-1 GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii gtkhtml3.8 3.10.1-1 HTML rendering/editing library - b
ii libart-2.0-2 2.3.17-1 Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii libatk1.0-0 1.11.4-2 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libaudiofile0 0.2.6-6 Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii libavahi-client3 0.6.10-1 Avahi client library
ii libavahi-common3 0.6.10-1 Avahi common library
ii libavahi-glib1 0.6.10-1 Avahi glib integration library
ii libbonobo2-0 2.14.0-1 Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii libbonoboui2-0 2.14.0-2 The Bonobo UI library
ii libc6 2.3.6-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcairo2 1.0.4-2 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcamel1.2-8 1.6.1-3 The Evolution MIME message handlin
ii libcomerr2 1.39-1 common error description library
ii libdb4.3 4.3.29-4.1 Berkeley v4.3 Database Libraries [
ii libdbus-1-2 0.61-6 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.61-6 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libebook1.2-5 1.6.1-3 Client library for evolution addre
ii libecal1.2-3 1.6.1-3 Client library for evolution calen
ii libedataserver1.2-7 1.6.1-3 Utility library for evolution data
ii libedataserverui1.2-6 1.6.1-3 GUI utility library for evolution
ii libegroupwise1.2-9 1.6.1-3 Client library for accessing group
ii libesd0 0.2.36-3 Enlightened Sound Daemon - Shared
ii libexchange-storage1.2-1 1.6.1-3 Backend library for evolution cale
ii libfontconfig1 2.3.2-5.1 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6 2.2.1-2 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgail-common 1.8.11-2 GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii libgail17 1.8.11-2 GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii libgconf2-4 2.14.0-1 GNOME configuration database syste
ii libgcrypt11 1.2.2-1 LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii libglade2-0 1:2.5.1-2 library to load .glade files at ru
ii libglib2.0-0 2.10.2-1 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgnome-keyring0 0.4.9-1 GNOME keyring services library
ii libgnome-pilot2 2.0.12-1.4 Support libraries for gnome-pilot
ii libgnome2-0 2.14.1-2 The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii libgnomecanvas2-0 2.14.0-2 A powerful object-oriented display
ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.12.1-3 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture -
ii libgnomeprintui2.2-0 2.12.1-3 GNOME 2.2 print architecture User
ii libgnomeui-0 2.14.1-1 The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii libgnomevfs2-0 2.14.1-2 GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
ii libgnutls13 1.3.5-1.1 the GNU TLS library - runtime libr
ii libgpg-error0 1.2-1 library for common error values an
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.8.17-2 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libgtkhtml3.8-15 3.10.1-1 HTML rendering/editing library - r
ii libice6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libjpeg62 6b-13 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii libkrb53 1.4.3-7 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libldap2 2.1.30-13 OpenLDAP libraries
ii libnm-glib0 0.6.2-3 network management framework (GLib
ii libnotify1 0.4.0-1 sends desktop notifications to a n
ii libnspr4-0d 1.8.0.1-11 NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii libnss3-0d 1.8.0.1-11 Network Security Service libraries
ii liborbit2 1:2.14.0-1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii libpango1.0-0 1.12.3-1 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpisock8 0.11.8-22 Library for communicating with a P
ii libpisync0 0.11.8-22 Synchronization library for PalmOS
ii libpng12-0 1.2.8rel-5.1 PNG library - runtime
ii libpopt0 1.7-5 lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii libsm6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System Session Management
ii libsoup2.2-8 2.2.92-1 an HTTP library implementation in
ii libtasn1-2 1:0.2.17-2 Manage ASN.1 structures (runtime)
ii libx11-6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxcursor1 1.1.3-1 X cursor management library
ii libxext6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxfixes3 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System miscellaneous 'fix
ii libxi6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System Input extension li
ii libxinerama1 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System multi-head display
ii libxml2 2.6.24.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
ii libxrandr2 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.0.2-1 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-11 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages evolution recommends:
pn evolution-plugins <none> (no description available)
pn gnome-desktop-data <none> (no description available)
pn gnome-pilot-conduits <none> (no description available)
ii yelp 2.14.1-1 Help browser for GNOME 2
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