Mark the backup SMS as read about android-sms HOT 14 CLOSED

I was thinking about a feature like this. I'll probably add a setting for this 
and 
make 'read' the default in the next version.

Oh yeah, sorry for marking it as a "Defect."  I couldn't figure out how to 
switch it 
to "Enhancement." :P

I've got a compile tested patch attached that may work for this.

Thanks for your patch. This is one of the 3 cases that I intend to implement. I 
could 
imagine a setting like "Mark backed up items as..." with options "read", 
"unread", 
"same status as SMS", where the last option is what you implemented.

This is not as easy at is seems. Gmail ignores flags sent with the APPEND 
command, so 
marking items as read requires at least one extra roundtrip. With the current 
IMAP 
library I'm using I think it would be two extra roundtrips.

Not sure if that will make it into the next release.

As a temporary workaround, one can setup a filter in your gmail account to mark
anything with a subject line of "^SMS\ with\ " to be read.

alerque, does this really work for you? I thought uploaded messages (as opposed 
to received messages) were 
unaffected by filters.

I would love to have this as an option!

How does installing the attached patch work?

The attached patch is a source patch and does not work. I have a patch in my 
local repository that fixes this bug 
but it's not yet ready for public consumption, sorry (there are other problems 
with the updated IMAP lib).

@alerque: as chstuder says, the filters do not get applied. to bad because i 
use quite 
a lot of filters, like my family members or clients usually get their own label 
automatically...

I have added this feature in revision r57 and it will be included in the next 
release. I decided to turn it off by 
default, so backed up messages will appear as unread unless the user changes 
the setting in the "Advanced 
settings" section.

@chstuder and @versluyssander: You guys are right. I had filters setup to skip 
inbox
and don't hae an unread count showing for the label they were being saved as so 
I was
incorrectly imagining that the mark as read checkbox on that filter was working.
Sorry about the mis-lead.

@chstuder: Glad to see this will be properly supported soon.

thanks for fixing this! it's really the most usefull app on my g1... keep the 
good work 
man ;-)