thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
A new subfolder should inherit the settings of the parent folder
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Description
A newly created subfolder should inherit the settings of their parent folder.
Example:
I create a new subfolder (Inbox/mailing-list) in my inbox for emails from a mailing list.
Using a thunderbird filter all mails with "[mailing-list]" in the subject are moved to the new folder.
Now I'd still like those emails to pop up in the common inbox of all accounts.
Current behaviour:
After refreshing the folder list the folder will be created with default settings and new emails in that folder won't appear in the common inbox.
The current behaviour always requires some time to configure new subfolders.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how newly created mail folders receive their settings and how the common inbox decides which folders to include. Implement inheritance from the parent folder, then verify that a newly created subfolder retains the parent’s settings and that matching filtered messages appear in the common inbox.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100