jump to first unread mail on thread selection instead of newest/last mail when "conversation mode" is active #87

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opened 2026-08-27 13:35:26 +00:00 by mbunkus · 0 comments

mbunkus commented

2026-08-27 13:35:26 +00:00

This last part I have objections with: it should jump to the first unread mail if there are any. Otherwise you have to scroll up to realize there are actually any unread mails.

And to make matters worse: if mail arrives out-of-order (think a multi-person thread where one person's email server hadn't been able to connect for several hours, only delivering a mail sent much earlier a while later) this unread mail might be sorted much earlier in the thread view, requiring you to always scroll up to the top of the message view pane just to make sure you've seen all unread mails — especially given that auto-marking them as read will mark the whole thread as read.

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With "conversation mode active" selecting a thread/conversation in the message list updates the message view pane with the thread, expands all unread mails, marks unread mails with a small "unread" marker on the left (all good so far) & jumps to the newest/latest mail. This last part I have objections with: it should jump to the first _unread_ mail if there are any. Otherwise you have to scroll up to realize there are actually any unread mails. And to make matters worse: if mail arrives out-of-order (think a multi-person thread where one person's email server hadn't been able to connect for several hours, only delivering a mail sent much earlier a while later) this unread mail might be sorted much earlier in the thread view, requiring you to always scroll up to the top of the message view pane just to make sure you've seen all unread mails — especially given that auto-marking them as read will mark the whole thread as read. Thanks! === DOCS === screenshots screenshots-light.mjs screenshots.mjs <sub>Rebuilt from: session transcript. Description text is incomplete. Opening date is approximate.</sub>

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Reference: coffey-labs/ihasmail-github-archive#87