[Bug 165419] Space saving in Kontact/Kmail gives cleaner look

[Dotan Cohen]

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------- Additional Comments From kde-2 dotancohen com  2008-07-01 11:38 -------
> As for KMail, there is also the Search Folders that
> we want to make better in the future as we get better
> support for virtual folders.  So I really don't think
> we can change that.

I would really rather see Virtual folders on the same level as other system folders such as Inbox, Drafts, Trash, etc. Like This:

Inbox
-- fromFamily
-- fromFriends
-- fromWork
Drafts
Trash
Virtual Folders
-- Last Search
-- Important Items
-- Older than 1 week
Personal Folder1
-- fromFamily
-- fromFriends
-- fromWork
Personal Folder2


> BTW: if you really want to save space, you can drag
> the sidebar splitter left and make the entire sidebar
> disappear.

It's not only the issue of saving space. The hierarchy complexity for a human to process grows exponentially with depth. That is why saving even a single level of depth is important. Also, the app looks unwieldy with too many antlines along the side. Removing even one level of hierarchy depth makes the application look much more inviting.

The only real argument for leaving the hierarchy as it is would be so that one could collapse the Local Folders and IMAP folders. For those with IMAP folders I agree that this is important and I support the current behaviour. However, those without IMAP are much better served with the top level of the hierarchy (Local Folders) hidden. Could it be made so that Local Folders is shown only when there is something else (i.e., IMAP)? There is no arguement for collapsing Local Folders when there is nothing else.