Re: [Evolution] Keybinding bug

[Bonath Henry <henry mjp com>]

Ok dude, I'm totally with you.
I'm not dissin you, I'm just saying that with a number of pieces if
software...
I have spent too much time trying to figure it out...
I totally agree that Evolution should *completely* integrate with the rest
of GNOME
but the familiar interface is a plus if you ever want anyone to use this
except for people
like us. I mean, take Gnumeric for example. I had no trouble at all the
first time I used it
because the interface was familiar to that of M$ Excel. I too am sick of M$
being shoved in
all of our faces as the only "choice." I was just stating my opinion as
more of an end-user
than a developer. It's all in the interface baby... If you want anyone to
be able to use
the software except "3133+ H4X0R5" there my 2 pennies...

h


On 2001.03.27 10:34:53 -0500 Duane C. Mallory wrote:
> Obviously, the point I was trying to make is being misunderstood. First,
> I'm not sure how many people use Outlook - I imagine since M$ shoves it
> down everyone's throat that a good number of people do use it - that's
> what WIndows is for, stifling choice.  I've used Netscape for years, but
> I don't expect Evolution to mimic it.  This would be silly to even
> expect.  Also, I'm not saying that it shouldn't look like Outlook,
> although the new stuff M$ is putting out (i.e Office 2000, etc.) looks
> like it is being designed by a kid with a crayon.  I am saying that you
> don't take keybindings that are standard for a platform and bastardize
> them to match another product/platform.  The bottom line is this is NOT
> Outlook - and it is not running on Windows.  If I wanted nothing more
> that Outlook, then I would just run WIndows.
> 
> No flame intened - this is just my two cents.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> DCM 
> 
> 
> 
> On 27 Mar 2001 09:18:25 -0500, Bonath Henry wrote:
> > Dude... You may have never used Outlook, but the majority of the People
> > have.
> > If you give them a piece of software they are not familiar with, sure
> they
> > could
> > spend the time to try and figure it out, but to make the interface
> > familiar.
> > The reason I was attracted to evolution in the forst place is because
> of
> > it's
> > Outlook-a-like-ness... because of the familiar interface. I don't have
> time
> > to 
> > sit and look and figure out how to get my email... Or where to put my
> > Contacts...
> > And for more people to use this they need a familiar interface.
> > 
> > h
> > 
> > 
> > On 2001.03.27 06:42:29 -0500 Duane C. Mallory wrote:
> > > Why are you guys so worried about making Evolution nothing more than
> an
> > > Outlook clone.  I don't use Evolution because it mimics Outlook - in
> > > fact I have never used Outlook at all and never have.  I think that
> > > Evolution should honor the Gnome keybindings and other Gnome
> standards.
> > > 
> > > The fact is, those who use Outlook will more than likely continue to
> use
> > > Outlook.  Those who want something better will use Evolution.  Don't
> > > make Evolution a clone, make it a leader.
> > > 
> > > Best Regards,
> > > 
> > > DCM
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 27 Mar 2001 12:24:42 +0200, Janne wrote:
> > > > That is a very bad idea; all other GNOME programs use 'ctrl-q' as
> > > > 'exit'. If you are very serious about outlook keybinding
> compatibility,
> > > > make it a configuration option with the GNOME settings as default.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On 27 Mar 2001 10:55:45 +0930, Not Zed wrote:
> > > > > Our resident outlook watcher has apparently rebound that key to
> "mark
> > > as
> > > > > read" for ui compatability reasons.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On 27 Mar 2001 01:59:57 +0200, Janne wrote:
> > > > > > There is a small bug in the last few snapshots, where 'ctrl-q'
> is
> > > no
> > > > > > longer bound to exit. Everybody probably knows about this, but
> as
> > > it's
> > > > > > been there for a few days and nobody's semm to have mentioned
> it, I
> > > > > > thought I would.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -- 
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> Science
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> > > > > > Fax. +46-046 222 9758                  S-222 22 Lund, Sweden
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