On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 20:35 -0700, Schlaegel wrote: > On 5/15/07, Patrick O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 11:01 -0700, Schlaegel wrote: > > > I am switching to evolution from Thunderbird. I use a quite extensive > > > set of filters and want to apply them to all of my existing email. I > > > can not find any global "apply" feature. In Thuderbird this is in the > > > same dialog that allows one to manage the filters. I see that I can > > > hit CTRL+Y or choose "Message"->"Apply Filters", but this only works > > > on the selected email, not on entire folders. > > > > > > Is there a feature I just haven't discovered? > > > > 1) Create a Search Folder that matches everything: > > Edit->Search Folders > > Add > > Call it Everything (for example) > > Match All as search criterion > > Decide whether you want all local and/or remote folders, or just > > some > > Hit OK > > > > 2) Apply filters: > > Go to the Everything folder > > Select all messages (Ctrl-A) > > Apply filters (Ctrl-Y) > > I was hoping there was an automatic way to apply a filter to a whole > folder, say hitting CTRL+Y when a folder was selected. Since there > isn't, your way works great. Thank you.
There is, and it's implicit in my reply. Visit a folder, select all messages (Ctrl-A) and filter them (Ctrl-Y). However your original question was on how to apply filters to "all my existing mail" (i.e. not just to a single folder), hence the extra step of defining a search folder. poc _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
