[Evolution] Re: [Helix Beta] Evolution - Docklet



I don't think many Evolution developer read the Beta list, and when it
comes to Evolution, I'm largely out of the loop.  If you want to make
Evolution suggestions, there's a mailing list based at
http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution that the Evolution
developers read, so I'm going to move this thread over there.
Follow-ups beyond this can probably leave out the Beta list.

-Mark Gordon

On 17 Mar 2001 02:03:21 -0500, Sean Middleditch wrote:
OK, continuing in my craze of docklets...

Would it be possible to have Evolution (optionally) use a docklet?
Thus, all the windows could be closed (not just minimized, becasue that
still takes up room on my rather crammed tasklist), but still be open
with the Docklet (no load time for people who care about that stuff).

Also, the docklet could alert users that they have new mail (or tasks,
whatever).  However, unlike most biff's, it would only show the new mail
in Evolution (which could be actively scanning for mail periodically,
since it would be open in the background), and would instantaneously be
updated when there is no more new mail (user checked) - this is a big
issue I have with normal mail biffs - they don't immediately relate that
there is no more new mail, and when new mail does arrive, it tends to be
before the biff has updated, and then it won't alert me with it's noise
or animation or whatever).

Also, the docklet could (should) have some easy access controls, like
opening mail, new message, settings, exiting Evolution, etc.

I would be this to be best done with a docklet, instead of an applet,
for two reasons:
a) Applets suffer from the problem that when a new applet is loaded, it
'randomly' (as far as most users are concerned) placed on a panel,
usually not where a user would want it.  A docklet will always be
created in specified area.
b) In order for an applet to be constantly in the right place, it must
always be there.  This means that either Evolution will always have to
be open in background (don't even think about, Ximian-dudes, Nautilus is
bad enough, when it actually works), or that the applet will spend a lot
of time sitting there doing nothing, taking up space, because it can't
communicate with Evolution.

I would like, otherwise, congradulate Ximian-peoples and everyone else
that helped with Evolution, version 0.9 is really nifty.  It works
great, better than anything else I have for mail!  Other than the
docklet thing, the only things I would improve in Evolution are POP over
SSL and Groupwise connectivity (my work uses Novell servers for legacy
reasons, and we can't replace the Groupwise groupware because of the
learning curve for our employees, and enabling POP support kills the
Novell server... go figure).  But I babble... Thanks for Evolution, I
really like it!

(now if only Red-Carpet would handle the snapshot updates for Mandrake
7.2...)  ~,^

-- 
Sean Middleditch
  of
AwesomePlay Productions, Inc.






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