Comment 8 for bug 1653351

The "close message window on delete" sounds like the right feature name but it's reversed. I find that when focus in on the message list and I delete, the opened window with the message closes.

I'd like a feature to do the following. I have a message open in a separate window (not in the preview window). Focus on the message window. Execute delete. The message window closes and focus returns to the mailbox. The newly selected message upon this action should be whatever the selected message would be if a delete was executed with focus on the message window. I believe this is typically the next message down in the sorted mailbox list.

The reason for the request: I don't necessarily read my mailbox in order. Or I may have done a first pass and working my way back through follow-up items. Also, I'm a keyboard shortcut user. I'd like to arrow up/down in the mailbox to the message I want, press enter, and read the message. When I'm done, delete the message and work my way through the mailbox list again.

Under the current operation it keeps opening the next message. Then I have to close that message window. And if "next" message was previously unread I have to mark that one as unread. But maybe I'm not sure if it was unread ....