On 7 Sep 2022, at 17:21, David Wainberg wrote: > On 7 Sep 2022, at 16:07, Robert Goldman wrote: > >> On 7 Sep 2022, at 14:59, John Cooper wrote: >> >>> David Wainberg wrote (at 12:32 PM on Wednesday, September 7, 2022): >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I want to keep track of messages I've sent for which I expect a reply. I >>>> had the idea to do this by tagging or flagging the message as I compose it. >>>> >>>> [...] I add a tag in the composer window, and then send the message. I >>>> find the message in Sent and it has no tag. >>>> >>>> I feel like I might be missing something simple. Can anyone tell me? >>> >>> Have you tried adding the tag after the message is sent, instead of tagging >>> it during composition? Sounds as if the tag might not be preserved as the >>> message is saved for the first time. >> >> If that's true, this is a new behavior. I have had a smart mailbox called >> "Awaiting Response" that takes messages from "Sent Messages" and "INBOX" >> that have the tag `waiting_for_response` that I apply in composition. It >> appears to be working fine.* >> >> * Appears to be because my workflow has not had the right discipline, and I >> have not been applying these tags when I should. > > Thank you for the input. I have figured it out. I'll blame it in part on a > dumb mistake, an in part on UX. (Or would you call it a bug?) > > In testing it in the compose window, I was using a tag that did not exist > yet. Although it looks like the tag is added to the message -- it's there in > the tag field -- unlike in the view window, you are not prompted to create a > new tag. Using a tag that was previously created works fine.
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