Periodically Evolution gets requests for boolean searches and boolean criteria for filters and vfolders. These requests have always been rejected on the grounds that the user "can" use the undocumented (by Evolution; Scheme documentation is available, but has no hints how to use Scheme expressions in Evolution) Expression criteria.
I have just noticed a way to bypass this problem, but it would still be much more convenient to have boolean searches and criteria implemented directly by Evolution. The idea is to use the ability to base a vfolder on another vfolder. I set up a vfolder, "recent, important, unread" to use any of the criteria: Received date after 2 days ago, Sent date after 1 day ago, Status is important, Status is not read. I based the vfolder on all local folders plus Inbox and Sent. Then I set up a second vfolder, "Alice recent, important, unread", based on "recent, important, unread" to filter out all the messages my wife is not interested in, by using all of the criteria: Recipients does not contain linux Subject does not contain hylafax Sender does not contain redhat etc. Evolution could simplify this procedure markedly, e.g., by adding an "And" button at the bottom of the vfolder edit box. When this button is clicked, expand the box with another Add-criterion-Execute-actions-vFolder-sources section. The first section could be executed if any criteria are met, and the second section, if all criteria are met. If this enhancement were implemented, I could set up a single vFolder to select all recent, important, or unread messages which my wife wants to see, without using an auxiliary vFolder. The documentation could be improved by referencing the Scheme documentation and providing a few examples of Scheme expressions, with descriptions of what they do, in the Evolution documents. A reference and a few examples of regular expressions in filters would also be appreciated; they don't seem to work as I expected. Finally, implementing regular expressions in the vFolder editor would be useful. _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
