Tickets :: Comment on [#7760] IMP should (correctly) support special folder name translation

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Comment	> Just for completeness I'll leave an additional comment with some > thoughts I've written before reading Jan's hint to #7545: > > > > IMO the real mess here is forcing translators into using > IMAP_UTF7-encodings - and not using special folder translations as > "real" IMAP folders instead of labels. On (IMAP) server side there > should be a consistent naming, unfortunately there is no standard > prescribing such names. However, as of my researches most vendors > agree on Drafts, Sent and Trash - and also IMP is using them as a > default setting. > > > > Instead of using as real folder names and translating just their > labels, IMP is setting them to _('Drafts') etc. After testing IMP in > four different languages (the ones being used by our customers) I had > 12 special folders in my mailbox. > > > > User (or administrative) preferences should set drafts_folder, > sent_mail_folder and trash_folder corresponding to real IMAP folder > names. Labels for these folders have always to be shown as > _('Drafts'), _('Sent') and _('Trash'), regardless of what IMAP folder > they are bound to. If a user has to change it's special folder > location for some reason (mostly "Sent Items", "SENT" etc, as of > compatibility reasons) he will continue to read _('Sent') in (D)IMP - > in his very own language. This is how Thunderbird and other IMAP > clients are behaving, and in my eyes this would be the correct > approach for IMP too. > > > > A "correct" patch should not happen where I applied it, but earlier > in IMAP tree creating (Note: exactly as done by Massimiliano). It > should substitute labels for this special folders (INBOX is a similar > case and already handled correctly in some hardcoded way) with > translated labels - so even 'SENT' and 'Sent Items' would show up as > _('Sent'). > > > > That's enough spam for now - as I've had already written down this > (and even more), so I didn't want to throw it away ;-) > > > > Regards, > > Thomas > > > >
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