@bobfrankston/rmfmail 1.2.72 → 1.2.74

package/client/app.js

@@ -4251,7 +4251,16 @@ const savedPreview = localStorage.getItem("mailx-preview") !== "false"; // defau
 const savedSnippet = localStorage.getItem("mailx-snippet") !== "false"; // default true
 const savedFlagStars = localStorage.getItem("mailx-flag-stars") !== "false"; // default true (show)
 const savedThreaded = localStorage.getItem("mailx-threaded") === "true";
-const savedFlagged = localStorage.getItem("mailx-flagged") === "true";
+// Flagged-only ("★ only") is EPHEMERAL — it must NOT persist across restarts.
+// Restoring it on boot left the user stuck every launch in a gold-washed,
+// all-starred list with no obvious way out, and the ★ toggle felt like a no-op
+// because the state kept coming back (Bob 2026-06-27). Always start OFF and
+// clear any stale stored value; the in-session toggle still works normally.
+const savedFlagged = false;
+try {
+    localStorage.removeItem("mailx-flagged");
+}
+catch { /* private mode */ }
 const savedFolderCounts = localStorage.getItem("mailx-folder-counts") === "true";
 if (optTwoLine)
     optTwoLine.checked = savedTwoLine;
@@ -4277,13 +4286,7 @@ if (!savedFlagStars)
     document.getElementById("message-list")?.classList.add("no-empty-stars");
 if (savedThreaded)
     document.getElementById("ml-body")?.classList.add("threaded");
-if (savedFlagged) {
-    document.getElementById("ml-body")?.classList.add("flagged-only");
-    try {
-        logClientEvent("boot-restore-flagged", { savedFlagged });
-    }
-    catch { /* */ }
-}
+// (flagged-only intentionally NOT restored — ephemeral, see savedFlagged above)
 if (savedFolderCounts)
     document.getElementById("folder-tree")?.classList.add("show-folder-counts");
 // "Only this conversation" toggle — hides rows whose threadId differs from