UI problem in mail app: menu entries

answered 2019-05-03 22:22:01 +0300

Spam Hunter
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updated 2019-05-04 18:07:41 +0300

Not an answer as such, but for visibility. If you don't care for tinkering, stop reading now.

Otherwise, if you want to remove the entry until the next OS update, read on...

line 79 of /usr/share/jolla-email/pages/CombinedInbox.qml

             MenuItem {
                //: Add account menu item
                //% "Add account"
                text: qsTrId("jolla-email-me-add_account")
                onClicked: {
                    app.showAccountsCreationDialog()
                }
            }

is responsible for the pulley menu entry in 3.0.3.x

Either delete the entire entry or add stars & stripes and the entry will be ignored;

         /*
         MenuItem {
             //: Add account menu item
             //% "Add account"
             text: qsTrId("jolla-email-me-add_account")
             onClicked: {
                 app.showAccountsCreationDialog()
             }
         }
         */

I would be happier to see a link in a bottom pulley menu to go to current accounts page where we can disable/sync/edit accounts, this would be handy for managing many accounts as I do (up to 27). Or perhaps, just add a link in the combo box menu of the account in the app, currently 'update' populates that same menu.

ADDITIONAL:

I'll go one further, as I had already been toying with the idea anyway, again, if you don't care for tinkering or are afraid of command line/terminal, then scroll on by, or......you can substitute the unwanted entry and edit it to create a link on a lower pulley menu to go to Accounts page where we see accounts already installed/available;

        }
        PushUpMenu {
            id: manageAccounts
            busy: app.syncInProgress

            MenuItem {
                //: Manage existing accounts
                //% "Manage accounts"
                text: qsTrId("settings_accounts-he-page_accounts")
                onClicked: {
                    pageStack.animatorPush("/usr/share/jolla-settings/pages/accounts/mainpage.qml")
                }
            }
        }

There is probably a better way to reference the page that is pushed, but it works as it stands - I'm open to correction/better ways of entering text.

With the edited entry now applied, start the mail app and check out the new bottom pulley menu.....no need to go to Settings/Accounts, we can go directly from the mail app. Perhaps not for everyone but handy for me with multiple email accounts, sometimes I need to disable an account or two (when disabling works correctly!) and also from this page, we can scroll to the bottom where we find "Add account".