Re: [Evolution] suggestions and annoyances

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Sun, 2002-09-01 at 11:25, Gene Imes wrote:
> I have been using pine for a while and decided to switch to Evolution. I
> like Evolution but it has some problems. So, what follows is a list of
> what I think needs to be added or changed:
> 
> 1. I have added several users to manage different mailing lists. So if I
> have one of these accounts selected and click new message then the
> 'From:' should be the address of the current folder selected.

I disagree, I never liked that feature.

> 
> 2. If I have an account selected in the 'Folder' bar an address book
> relating specifically to that account should be available.

This sounds like bloat to me, why is having only one local addressbook
not enough?

> 
> 3. If I click 'Reply', 'Reply to All', or 'Forward' then what should be
> forwarded is what is displayed. i.e. If I have selected View->Message
> Display->Show Email Source and the full email source is displayed then
> that is what should be should be 'Replied' or 'Forwarded'.

I disagree, I feel that the way it works in 1.1.x is the Right Way (tm)
except for one minor nitpick which I want to fix - which is that if I
toggle a part to be shown inline, it should also quote that.

> 
> 4. If I have selected a message for deletion, which is also my current
> selection, then maybe the 'deletion' icon on the toolbar should then
> become an 'undeletion' icon.

our UI person disagrees (there was a bug request about this)

> 
> 5. If I am reading a message it would be nice to have some sort of
> context menu with all available options, pertaining to open messages,
> with a right click anywhere on the message.

already implemented.

Jeff

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Jeffrey Stedfast
Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc.
fejj ximian com  - www.ximian.com