thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

"Mark all as read" in search results acts on current folder

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type: enhancement
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Kotlin
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Description

This one is really annoying:
When I search for something and get the results I can hit "Select all" and only the search results get selected.
But when I hit (almost always accidentally) "Mark all as read" the whole folder currently shown gets marked as read.

So while I was sorting my email on my tablet a few minutes ago all my inbox got marked as read…

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Research direction

Reproduce the search-results flow on Android: search for messages, select all results, and use “Mark all as read” while comparing the affected messages with the current folder. Done means only the search results are marked as read, not every message in the folder.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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