Re: 2.1.3 Discussion Points

[Albrecht Dreß <albrecht dress arcor de>]

Am 04.06.04 19:23 schrieb(en) Peter Bloomfield:
> I'm not sure what widgets we could use to implement that.  `Content' and  
> `Message Parts' (which might need to be renamed something like `Message  
> Structure', to avoid confusion with `Attachments') are notebook tabs,  
> and I don't believe we can mix notebook tabs and comboboxes in the same  
> patch of screen.  Perhaps a third notebook tab that reveals a flat list  
> of the attachments?

I think it's possible to add the combo to the notebook tab, but this will  
look quite ugly, at least with some themes. But what about a combo box  
inserted above or below (or inside? Doesn't Gtk support this?) the top- 
level headers box? I am afraid the flat attachment list will not  
necessarily improve the situation.

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Sounds like a really good solution to me. However, what will we do if the  
message points to more than one external link, each of which may be  
located at different locations? Do we get a new dialog for each link, or  
for each host?

An other problem might be that we should (?) provide some kind of caching.  
If the user decides to download the stuff, deselects the message and later  
selects it again, it would be great if this does not trigger the download  
again. Many pitfalls there...

> (just my $.02 worth...)

Hey, that's more than my € 0.01  ;-))

Cheers, Albrecht.


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