[Kolab-devel] Kolab Format specs/Kontact: Question about custom folder types

[Gunnar Wrobel]

Thomas Arendsen Hein <thomas at intevation.de> writes:

> * Gunnar Wrobel <wrobel at pardus.de> [20071005 16:43]:
>> Thomas Arendsen Hein <thomas at intevation.de> writes:
>> > * Gunnar Wrobel <wrobel at pardus.de> [20071005 07:32]:
>> >> What are other clients supposed to assume about these folders? That
>> >> they are also just mail?
>> >
>> > The Kolab specification obviously doesn't specify other clients.
>> 
>> Sorry about being unclear. I was referring to another Kolab client. If
>> one Kolab client sees a a folder-type of "kolab.fancy-type" what
>> should it assume about it?
>> 
>> I guess it should just consider it as normal mail. But the Kolab
>> client might also say: "Ah, this is something I don't know anything
>> about so I better hide it from the user since it might be something
>> important that another Kolab client needs to have."
>
> The Kolab format specification is unclear about this, but
>
> | For folders created with non Kolab IMAP clients, annotations must
> | be preserved. All Kolab clients MUST assume that folders without an
> | explicit type set are email folders.
>
> implies for me:
> - folders with other annotatinos than /vendor/kolab/folder-type, but
>   no folder-type MUST be assumed as email folders, so of course
>   display them.
> - folders with a folder-type different from "mail" are not mail, so
>   SHOULD not be displayed as mail (i.e. hidden).
>
> Maybe this should be added to the specs.

I'd be very happy if this could be done. What is required in order to
get changes into the Kolab format specs? Do I have to open a bug? Are
people going to vote on it? :)

Cheers,

Gunnar

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