[Bug 155943] New: search and find messages - bug - feature - catch

[Ferdinand Gassauer]

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           Summary: search and find messages - bug - feature - catch
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: gassauer kde org


Version:           1.9.6 (enterprise 20070904.708012) (using 3.5.8 "release 31.1" , openSUSE )
Compiler:          Target: x86_64-suse-linux
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.22.13-0.3-default

to reproduce

1) enter a search term - which reduces the number of displayed message headers
2) click find messages: 
- enter different search criteria here - which displays a list at least partly different from (1) 
- click on one of the messages which is not in the list (1)
- the message is NOT displayed in the window (1) 

while this is propably correct in the sense of programming - it is not very intuitive. The user sees list (2) and will not immediately understand, why the message is not displayed. 

IMHO the search term in (1) should be 
* cleared on opening "find messages" - or 
* at least a question should be asked "clear search criteria?" or 
* eventually copy the search criteria of (1) into the search window (2).