Tickets :: Comment on [#8196] Dimp folder list never shows up when there is many (>1000) folders

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Comment	>> Why do you have >1000 folders? This is what IMAP subscriptions are > >> for. This would probably be an issue, since not only do you have to > >> process the JSON return with all this data, but you have to insert > >> all those DOM elements into the page - which is a significant browser > >> slowdown. > >> > >> In IMP it is not an issue because we don't need to load the entire > >> folder list. But to open a folder, it takes another page load so > >> this adds a different layer of load. > >> > >> Theoretically we could workaround this - but at some point, too many > >> folders will crash the display no matter how we implement. This is > >> no different than trying to view a 10 MB text message or a MIME part > >> with 100 nested parts. The best solution is, once a certain number > >> of folders are reached, to tell the user they should be using less > >> folders. > > > > I agree, there should be a limit., but this is confusing for the user. > > > > In Dimp, there is no way to work with only some folders (say, > personal folder and no shared / other user namespace) and access the > other folders in a more static way like in Imp. > > > > In this case, there are shared folders with customer informations (a > customer = a folder). They are nested (no more than 100 at a given > level, so if it where possible to request and display only the top > folders it would be ok. > > > > I'm not that experienced in web programming (especially json, ajax > etc), but isn't there a way to ask IMP the top folders list only, and > to refresh the list only when a subfolder is requested ? > > > > I know there is a hook to hide shared folders, but when using it, is > there a way to access hidden folders (other than going to imp) ? > Also, would this be a setting that could be changed for some users > only ? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Clément Hermann
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