[APP][5.0+] FairEmail - Fully featured, open source, privacy oriented email app

[M66B]

Im selecting messages of the same inbox from the same account. I'm not even using a unified inbox. I always get the account selector first.

Edit: I even get it with one selected message.

Edit2: wouldn't that also mean that moving across accounts should be impossible?

Moving across accounts is possible, this is also why there is an account selection first.
If this would be removed, moving across accounts wouldn't be possible this way anymore ...

You are right though that the selection will always be there (also when selecting one message).

So, advantages and disadvantages ...

 

[deechte]

Right.
Then my proposal would still be to make the experience uniform. But since the account selector isn't something that's frequently needed, I'd suggest moving it to the folder list to save a step in most cases.

 

[M66B]

Right.
Then my proposal would still be to make the experience uniform. But since the account selector isn't something that's frequently needed, I'd suggest moving it to the folder list to save a step in most cases.

People with smaller screens won't like the space used for this. Note that dialogs can't have an overflow menu.

 

[deechte]

OK too bad.

 

[M66B]

OK too bad.

The move-to button in an opened/expanded message can be long pressed to select an account first. The move-to quick action could work like this too, but I am afraid there will be people who are not going to like this change.

 

[M66B]

The number of features requests is about the same as the number of 1 star ratings like "Fa schifo", which is Italian for "It sucks". According to Google this is not violating Play store policies, while I can think of multiple policies being violated.

Let me be clear, also given my personal situation, I will do my best to maintain and support the app, but the number of new changes and new features will be limited for the time being.

 

[deechte]

The move-to button in an opened/expanded message can be long pressed to select an account first. The move-to quick action could work like this too, but I am afraid there will be people who are not going to like this change.

Learned something new again!
I for sure would support this change.

 

[fraschi51]

Hallo Marcel, could you please clarify the algorithm for 'This will select the last identity used when selecting a recipient for new messages'?

 

[M66B]

Hallo Marcel, could you please clarify the algorithm for 'This will select the last identity used when selecting a recipient for new messages'?

All messages will have a 'via' field, which you can view by expanding the addresses section between the message header and message text. This is the identity used or matched for the message. This identity is stored in the local contact database ('Manage' contacts in the receive settings) for all recipients of the message, which will be used when you select a recipient in the message editor to auto select the identity at the top.

 

[fraschi51]

All messages will have a 'via' field, which you can view by expanding the addresses section between the message header and message text. This is the identity used or matched for the message. This identity is stored in the local contact database ('Manage' contacts in the receive settings) for all recipients of the message, which will be used when you select a recipient in the message editor to auto select the identity at the top.

This works - I think - only for the first (if there are multiple) recipient?

 

[M66B]

Learned something new again!
I for sure would support this change.

But which account should be used for the folder list? When selecting messages of one account this would be clear, but not anymore if there are more. You could say to not ask if there is one account only, and to ask if there are multiple, but this would be inconsistent and inevitably result in questions (or worse).

You are selecting multiple messages, so is one tap more a huge problem? I don't think so.

 

[M66B]

This works - I think - only for the first (if there are multiple) recipient?

Every time you select a recipient (either in the suggestions popup or by picking a contact) the identity selection will be updated. So, it works for any number of recipients.

 

[fraschi51]

Every time you select a recipient (either in the suggestions popup or by picking a contact) the identity selection will be updated. So, it works for any number of recipients.

So is there not just one, but possibly several different identities at different recipients?
I had thought that an e-mail, no matter if with one or more recipients, can always have only ONE identity - then the same for all recipients.

 

[M66B]

So is there not just one, but possibly several different identities at different recipients?
I had thought that an e-mail, no matter if with one or more recipients, can always have only ONE identity - then the same for all recipients.

There can be only one identity for one recipient. If you later use a different identity for the same recipient, this one will be used: "the last used".

 

[fraschi51]

There can be only one identity for one recipient. If you later use a different identity for the same recipient, this one will be used: "the last used".

So it may be that different recipients of the same email receive it each with a different identity of the sender?

 

[M66B]

So it may be that different recipients of the same email receive it each with a different identity of the sender?

No, an email can be sent via one identity only. If there are conflicting identities, the last auto selected one will be used.

 

[fraschi51]

No, an email can be sent via one identity only. If there are conflicting identities, the last auto selected one will be used.

Thanks, now it's clear.

 

[M66B]

Learned something new again!
I for sure would support this change.

Did you know that ... ?

 

[deechte]

But which account should be used for the folder list? When selecting messages of one account this would be clear, but not anymore if there are more. You could say to not ask if there is one account only, and to ask if there are multiple, but this would be inconsistent and inevitably result in questions (or worse).

You are selecting multiple messages, so is one tap more a huge problem? I don't think so.

Your proposal in the first paragraph sounds exactly perfect.

If you're speaking about inconsistency, that's there already, between moving from the list and moving an opened message. That's my whole point.

Yes, it's only one click. I know

 

[M66B]

Your proposal in the first paragraph sounds exactly perfect.

If you're speaking about inconsistency, that's there already, between moving from the list and moving an opened message. That's my whole point.

Yes, it's only one click. I know

There is a difference between moving one opened message and multiple selected messages. In the case of a single message moving within the same account is much more logical.