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'''Problem:''' Currently, threaded messages are treated as exceptions. The message grouping function is ridiculous & unusable.
'''Problem:''' Currently, threaded messages are treated as exceptions. The message grouping function is ridiculous & unusable.


'''Proposed Improvement:''' See points 1. to 4. at [[#Improved_sorting_and_grouping_of_messages|Improved sorting and grouping of messages]]
'''Proposed Improvement:''' See these suggestions for Thunderbird 2.0:
and point (2) at [[#sorting_messages_by_subject_.28as_thread.29|sorting messages by subject (as thread)]].
<br>[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Thunderbird:2.0_Product_Planning#Improved_sorting_and_grouping_of_messages Improved sorting and grouping of messages] (points 1. through 4.)
<br>Point 4. at [[#UI_Liftup_and_stuff|UI Liftup and stuff]] is a duplicate.
<br>[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Thunderbird:2.0_Product_Planning#sorting_messages_by_subject_.28as_thread.29 sorting messages by subject (as thread)] (points (1) through (3))
<br>[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Talk:Thunderbird:2.0_Product_Planning#UI_Liftup_and_stuff UI Liftup and stuff] (point 4.)


'''In short:''' The entire system should work as the folder tree in Windows Explorer: Expand&collapse threads, drag&drop messages, rename, and so on.
'''In short:''' The entire system should work as the folder tree in Windows Explorer: Expand&collapse threads, drag&drop messages, rename, and so on.
'''Suggestion on the display of those threads:''' See
[[#Show_subject_in_threads_only_one_time_-_show_names_in_position_of_subject|Show subject in threads only one time - show names in position of subject]]


I list this as Step 4 here, because to me, such a grouping/threading feature only makes sense if it encompasses incoming as well as outgoing messages. There's no point in having "parallel" threads in the folders "Inbox" and "Sent".
I list this as Step 4 here, because to me, such a grouping/threading feature only makes sense if it encompasses incoming as well as outgoing messages. There's no point in having "parallel" threads in the folders "Inbox" and "Sent".
'''Overall:''' In order not to confuse users, maybe you could keep the existing system as well and let the user choose the "Folder Setup" between "Outlook-style" and "Improved Usability" ;-)


--[[User:ThomasLandauer|ThomasLandauer]] 00:35, 07 July 2007 (PDT)
--[[User:ThomasLandauer|ThomasLandauer]] 00:35, 07 July 2007 (PDT)