ordering threads by the latest message in a thread ?

[Xavier Maillard]

Hi Sebastien,

On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 21:03:06 +0100, Sebastien Binet <binet at cern.ch> wrote:

> so, say I have the following messages and threads:
>  id_0 1/3 [important meeting] - (received Monday)
>  id_1 2/3  [important meeting] - (received Tuesday)
>  id_2 1/1 [pick groceries] - (received Wednesday)
>  id_3 3/3   [important meeting] - (received Thursday)
>  id_4 1/1 [another title] - (received Friday morning)
> 
> if I have 'Search Oldest first' "on", I'd get the following
>  id_0 [and id_1 and id_3 folded in]
>  id_2 
>  id_4
> 
> and if it is "off":
>  id_4
>  id_0 [and id_1 and id_3 folded in]
>  id_2
> 
> but what I'd like to have is instead:
>  id_2
>  id_0 [and id_1 and id_3 folded in]
>  id_4

THat's also what I am used to have at work with Thunderbird. I'd also
see this implemented one day.

/Xavier