HCL Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition Forum - Expand automatically archives directory

Aug 22, 2014, 11:25 PM

24 Posts

Doesn't look like a simple solution

Great question. I had to dig, but I still did not find the exact place you would do this. I will explain what I did find, which is at least a clue.

The Mail file navigator is comprised of an embedded outline on a page displayed in the context of a frameset. The relevant elements are called:
Frameset: MailFS
Page: NotesMail Picker
Outline: NotesMailOutine

However, there is also some Java code running in the client that controls the expansion and collapse of certain navigator items. And the mail db also is a "composite application", with unique additional design elements to give it more complex functionality.

I tested every combination of embedded outline properties on the NotesMail Picker page object, as well as the NotesMailOutline outline entriesf. Nowhere did I find a property or checkbox to auto-expand any of these links or categories. In summary, we cannot control the automatic expansion of the Archive link/category via the Domino Designer client. Thus, it must be part of the Notes client Java code OR the composite application portion of the mail file.

I also tested by expanding every possible item in the mail navigator, closing the db and reopening it. The only nav items that stay expanded (because I have my launch options box checked for "Restore as last viewed by user") are the views and folders. So it seems they are treated differently than the "Other Mail" and "Archive" links.

Within the Composite application elements of the mail file, I did see a Notes Mail navigator object, but did not determine a way to edit this for auto-expansion.

I found something similar in the contacts db which also has a similar construction for the "Other contacts" link. I believe that this works the same way as the "Archive" and "Other mail" links in the mail db.

I also found out that there is a (Java code) class called CSINavControlProvider, which builds the local contacts (names.nsf) navigator, including this "Other contacts" link in it. I would imagine that there is a Java outline property to force auto expansion, but I'm just not sure. And I'm not sure which .jar file contains that class. I also was not able to locate the related .jar file used for the Notes mail outline. Either way, you'd have to be a decent Java developer to edit this, if you could find it.

I did not locate any internal enhancement requests, so if this is an option you would like to see in the product (at least a way to designate if you want it one way or the other via a client or mail preference), then I would encourage you to open a PMR and we can get that enhancement created for you. I found an internal SPR related to a display issue with the archive link, but there were no details about where this particular code resides: SPR # XCDL7T99YN

Not sure if this helps at all.

If I learn anything further, I will definitely post it here.

~Vera Elnubergetsi

Aug 25, 2014, 5:24 PM

24 Posts

A tiny bit more info

I checked with a composite application developer, and he does not believe that the code for this is in the mail comp app.

Thus, best guess is we would find this property/feature in one of the hundreds of .jar files on the client. But I did not get closer to the name or location of the potential .jar.

~Olga Fezfreeverli

Aug 25, 2014, 6:24 AM

2 Posts

So it is not as simple ...

HI !

Thank you for your detailed reply !

So, my unique solution at this time is to hope there will be an enhancement on this feature ..

At his time, it is just annoying to expand manually eahc time i open Notes client .....

If you have any further information/solution on that, don't hesitate to post it here !!!

Thank you !