[Bug 147141] New: Kontact summary view refresh does not refresh new messages pane

[Tero Pesonen]

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           Summary: Kontact summary view refresh does not refresh new
                    messages pane
           Product: kontact
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: teropesonen tuffmail com


Version:           1.2.5 (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:                Linux

When the summary view is refreshed, the new messages pane does not update itself. New messages are shown therein only after KMail checks for new mail, after which the info is immediately pushed into this pane. Shouldn't Summary view refresh also cause KMail to check for new mail in monitored folders? Now it doesn't actually refresh anything in that pane, as it causes KMail not to do anything. The only way to refresh the new messages pane is to open KMail component and ask it to check for new mail, or wait till KMail's next periodic mail check if it is scheduled to do so.

If I need to quickly find out whether new messages have arrived, I'd presume I simply refresh the summary view. That's what it is for, isn't it? If I need to open a component to get updated info, the summary becomes rather useless. I'd presume I only need to open a component once I'm actually going to operate on items of that type -- and not to know if its stage has changed.

I also tried if the KMail shortcut for checking new mail, CTRL+L worked, offering a work-a-around, but the summary view did not recognise it. So KMail still needs to be opened in order to checking for new mail.