Tickets :: Comment on [#6825] OR-combination for flags

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Comment	> I've added auto-updating for old VF rules, so the main element of > this ticket has been completed. > > > >> Just read my earlier post again and think I should clarify the > >> relation between the different versions of search: > >> > >>> (and/or) and (and) < and/or < (and/or) and/or (and/or) > >>> < ?? > >> > >> The order I gave represents the usefulness (in my eyes!) of the >> original search, Michael´s patched search, and my proposed search, >> not their expressiveness. > >> > >> Michael´s patched version describes a set of searches not completely >> covering the original, so no backward compatibility. However, it has >> increased usability by exhibiting a better comprehensibility for the >> users. > >> > >> The proposed version is a superset of both the original and the >> Michael´s, so backward compatibility is given (once the save format >> is handled), although it has a slightly more complex GUI. For me, it >> is a good trade-off between expressiveness and usability. > > > > BC is not given with this format. It would require complex > retooling of both current virtual folder rules and development of a > new, internal format to save the rules. This is much more than a > trivial change. > > > > It is a worthy goal, just not one that appears appropriate for IMP > 4.2. Moving to another ticket.
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