Re: Balsa 2.2.0 end user impressions

[Joacher <joacher gmx de>]

Albrecht Dreß wrote:

> Hmmm, do you really want to save whe whole *message* ant not all 
> *parts*  (or a subset of parts)? I must admit that I never saw a 
> reason for saving  messages including the header... But it should not 
> be too complicated.

For me it's the way to check out a message from IMAP server. But, you 
are right, this feature isn't pivotal.

> IMHO the header order is somewhat a matter of taste... 

No. I mean, yes, but that doesn't mean there aren't any facts about it:

"From:" stands in standard letter papers above addressee.
"To:" and "Cc:" are both receivers, so they should be grouped.
"Subject:" stands in standard paper letters beneath the addressee.

This leads to following layout:

From:
To:         \
Cc:         |-> Addressees group
Bcc:       /
Subject:
_______
Body


> Didn't try Sylpheed since a while, and I don't have a running one 
> here.  Maybe you can provide a screenshot that illustrates this idea a 
> little  more?

Yes, of course. See attachments.

> It might be an idea to replace the icon view by a table,

I mean, of course the icon has its upside: If it delivers an accurate 
thumbnail of the attached file. Images, PDF, HTML, you know that from 
Nautilus. But since it wastes too much space, I wouldn't follow this 
idea. Probably, in distant future, you can deliver a mouse-over-popup 
showing a thumbnail of the content. But that's no priority.


> > First, each identity needs it's own SMTP configuration. There are some
> > reasons. The first is privacy, another is the fact, that some (my!) SMTP
>
>
> Hmmm, why privacy?

Because I don't want to use my current companys SMTP for sending an 
application to applicants be_my_next_company com

Sure, it's unwise to do this from within the current companies network 
at all, but it's just an example. If I send as "joacher" via gmx.de, I 
want to use mail.gmx.de as SMTP server, it's a matter of consistency, 
too. And, just true for common dialup IPs, I don't want to reveal my 
employer in every newsgroup. At home I want to be a privat person, which 
is not publishing the fact that he is working at company.net or studying 
at tu-bs.de with every mail he sends.

Regards,

Joe