[BUG] Remember sort order for inbox.

[ghost]

Submission type

Bug report
YAM version

[2.9p1]

Used operating system

AmigaOS3/m68k
Used Amiga system

[OS 3.1.4]

Expected behaviour you didn't see

I sort my e-mail by date. Newest first. But every time I launch, it sorts by oldest first.

Unexpected behaviour you saw

I saw my inbox again sorted by the default way; oldest first. I want my choice remembered (or a place to specify it in the settings).

[tboeckel]

Try snapshotting the main window. This will save the mail list sorting mode as well. I know this is not very intuitive, but this the only way to let NList object save/restore their sort columns.

[ghost]

Thanks. I'd be happy with that solution, but I don't see an option in the menus or settings to do that. Can you tell me how?

[tboeckel]

Simply via MUI's standard ways to snapshot a window: either via the window title bar buttons or via the popup menu in the window title bar. If none of these are available you need to configure them in MUI prefs, either globally for all applications or just for YAM.

[ghost]

Is it possible with MUI 3.8? If possible, I'd appreciate instruction. I can't figure it out.

[tboeckel]

See MUI 3.8 screenshot.

Please note one important difference in MUI's configuration handling. When you run MUI prefs alone and configure something, then these settings apply to all MUI applications. When you run MUI prefs from within a MUI application, then the settings apply to that single MUI application only.

[ghost]

Thanks for the distinction, I didn't know. I have made the change for MUI within the application but still the application forgets my sort order. As you can see from the screenshot, the 2017 emails are on top, but before I quit, 2019 emails were on top. It seems it's not sticking.

I tried setting it in MUI globally also. I've attached my SnoopDOS log below. Would you mind telling me if anything seems wrong? It was recorded as I re-applied the settings in MUI (application level) and exited YAM.

Count Process Name Action Target Name Options Res.

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1 ramlib Load LIBS:muilocale.library OK
2 ramlib Load LIBS:muiconfig.library OK
3 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Settings.mui OK
4 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Popframe.mui OK
5 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Framedisplay.mui OK
6 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Popimage.mui OK
7 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Busy.mcc OK
8 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Busy.mcp OK
9 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Crawling.mcc OK
10 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Listtree.mcc OK
11 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Listtree.mcp OK
12 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/ListtreeName.mcc OK
13 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/MagicWB.mcc OK
14 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/TheBar.mcc OK
15 ramlib Load LIBS:cybergraphics.library Fail
16 ramlib Load cybergraphics.library Fail
17 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Guigfx.mcc OK
18 ramlib Load LIBS:guigfx.library OK
19 ramlib Load LIBS:cybergraphics.library Fail
20 ramlib Load cybergraphics.library Fail
21 ramlib Load LIBS:mathtrans.library OK
22 ramlib Load LIBS:render.library OK
23 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Newstring.mcc OK
24 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Newstring.mcp OK
25 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Numericbutton.mui OK
26 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/NListtree.mcp OK
27 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/NBitmap.mcc OK
28 ramlib Load LIBS:cybergraphics.library Fail
29 ramlib Load cybergraphics.library Fail
30 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/NListviews.mcp OK
31 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/TheBar.mcp OK
32 ramlib Load LIBS:gadgets/colorwheel.gad OK
33 ramlib Load LIBS:gadgets/gradientslider OK
34 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Boopsi.mui OK
35 ramlib Load LIBS:cybergraphics.library Fail
36 ramlib Load cybergraphics.library Fail
37 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/NListtree.mcc_old OK
38 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/NListtree.mcp_old OK
39 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/NFloattext.mcc OK
40 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/TextEditor.mcp OK
41 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/BetterString.mcp OK
42 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/HotkeyString.mcc OK
43 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Textinput.mcp OK
44 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Popplaceholder.mcc OK
45 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Textinput.mcc OK
46 ramlib Load LIBS:vapor_toolkit.library OK
47 ramlib Load LIBS:cybergraphics.library Fail
48 ramlib Load cybergraphics.library Fail
49 ramlib Load LIBS:CManager.library Fail
50 ramlib Load CManager.library Fail
51 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Textinputscroll.mc OK
52 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Settingsgroup.mui OK
53 ramlib Load LIBS:mui/Popasl.mui OK
54 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.prefs Read OK
55 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.prefs Write OK
56 Yam Open envarc:mui/YAM.prefs Read OK
57 Yam Open envarc:mui/YAM.prefs Write OK
58 ramlib Load LIBS:cybergraphics.library Fail
59 ramlib Load cybergraphics.library Fail
60 Yam Open Space:Programs/YAM/.folders Write OK
61 Yam ChangeDir Space:Programs/YAM
62 Yam ChangeDir Space:Programs/YAM
63 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.cfg Write OK
64 Yam Open envarc:mui/YAM.cfg Write OK
65 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.prefs Read OK
66 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.prefs Write OK
67 Yam Open envarc:mui/YAM.prefs Read OK
68 Yam Open envarc:mui/YAM.prefs Write OK
69 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.cfg Write OK
70 Yam Open envarc:mui/YAM.cfg Write OK
71 Yam Delete T:YAMr00000034-p0.txt OK
72 Yam Delete T:YAMm00000034-p1.1 OK
73 Yam Delete T:YAMm00000034-p2.2 OK
74 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.cfg Write OK
75 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.prefs Read OK
76 Yam Open env:mui/YAM.prefs Write OK
77 Yam ChangeDir Space:Programs/YAM
78 Yam ChangeDir SYS:

[tboeckel]

Oh dear, I think I am getting old. I told you something absolutely wrong. :(
A folder's sort order is set from the folder settings. Just do right click on a folder and choose "Edit...". The folder edit window will then open and let you choose both primary and secondary sort order. You also configure a maximum age of mails and lots of other things here.

Damn, I really need to use YAM more often again...

Sorry for leading you on the wrong path.

[ghost]

Oh, this is great. Thank you, it works! Please, no need to apologise. I would not have found this option without your help. And I learned a bit extra along the way ;)