Some setup questions
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#6 Some setup questions
Hello,
I set up an imap connection to test the mail client.
This is the first MUA I have reviewed that actually
uses imap as a message store rather than just a fancy
POP3 server.
platform: os/2
java: v1.4.1
1. How do I add a new folder to the imap account?
2. How would I delete one?
3. How do I get the windows to retain their sizes?
4. How do I change the font size in the read and
compose windows? The size is almost too small to read.
5. How do I adjust the column widths in the INBOX
without all the other columns changing size?
6. How do I set the default sort order for the INBOX?
7. How do I copy text from an opened message to paste
elsewhere? (Not a new message...)
Logged In: YES
user_id=72224
Is anyone out there? Hellllooooo......
Logged In: YES
user_id=124702
...you know, I really need to figure out how to tell SourceForge to notify me when a new Support request comes in.
Anyway. Sorry about the delay. I'll answer these as best I can.
1. How do I add a new folder to the imap account?
You can either select the Store (or subfolder) in the navigation panel and do File->New Folder, or you can browse folders by selecting the Store and doing a subscribe Folders either through the context menu or through the Mail menu.
2. How would I delete one?
Good question. You can certainly unsubscribe from one by selecting the folder and right-clicking on it. But you can't actually delete one from within Pooka. Never occurred to me. I'll add it to my todo list.
3. How do I get the windows to retain their sizes?
They don't. Sorry about that. Should be easy to fix. Again, added to my todo list.
4. How do I change the font size in the read and
compose windows? The size is almost too small to read.
Read and compose use the monospaced font by default. You can change it by going to Configuration->Theme, selecting "default" for the default theme, and then checking the "Monospaced Font" checkbox. Then press the "..." button, which will bring up the font selector. It's probably a few more mouse clicks than it should be, but it does work.
5. How do I adjust the column widths in the INBOX
without all the other columns changing size?
That's the default behaviour for columns in a Swing table. I have no idea why. I think that it's really annoying, myself. Unlike deleting
folders or saving window size, though, I don't know how easy that is to fix.
As a temporary workaround, you can change the default column setups by modifying the FolderTable.*.size settings in your .pookarc file. You can look at the defaults in the global net/suberic/pooka/Pookarc file for reference. Not the best solution, mind you, but it might do in a pinch.
6. How do I set the default sort order for the INBOX?
You can change the current sorting by clicking on the appropriate column header. Folders don't currently keep that state, though, so when you re-open them they'll probably return to the default.
7. How do I copy text from an opened message to paste
elsewhere? (Not a new message...)
You should just be able to select the text and do either a Control-C, right click and select Copy, or click on the Copy button in the toolbar. Of course, Java is well known for having trouble interacting with various cut and paste systems (are you really on OS/2?), so there could be a problem there. I believe that it works just fine on Linux and in Windows, though.
-allen