Re: [Evolution-hackers] Post-to header implementation

[Tuomas Kuosmanen <tigert ximian com>]

On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 10:01, Not Zed wrote:
> Hey Toumas,
>
> Do you have any thoughts on this as for the ui (i.e. is this change ok)?
> Dan?  Does this affect posting to public folders in exchange?
>
>  Michael
>
> On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 03:01 +0100, Meilof wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > For my NNTP patch, I have, per request, done some changes in the Post-To 
> > header for the composer.
> > 
> > I changed the current folder selection button into a normal entry with a 
> > button to the left of it which brings up the folder tree selector. 
> > Though I cannot submit a patch at the moment (other PC), I would like to 
> > have some comments on the way I implemented it:

So it is like this?

Post To: [ Add folder ] [ alt.support.gnome.recovery, saved-news-postings      ]

So the "Add folder" can be used several times to add stuff?

Could it autocomplete from the newsgroup list and folders? That would be awesome. Otherwise it looks nice. 

Btw, I wonder if there would need to be a clearer way to select the news server than via the "news account".. How does it show up btw? You are likely going to have the same email address on both, so does it show up somehow differently in the From: -list? Or does the "Post message" composer show only news-and-connector accounts?

Also, is it a bad idea to have also the Cc: field viewable through the View-menu? I think some apps allow you to cc: a mail account while sending to newsgroups? I dont know if that is crack though, is it a good ide?

Tuomas


> >     * You can just enter folders comma-separated in the entry. Folders
> >       that are not absolute URLs are considered to be in the store
> >       connected with the accont the message is being posted with (e.g.
> >       for news, you can just type in newsgroup names as you'd expect
> >       just as long as you are posting from the NNTP account). The post
> >       and reply menu items automagically set the account. You can also
> >       type in absolute URLs.
> >     * The folder selection tree gives back relative URL's where
> >       possible. If a nonexistent folder (e.g. an unsubscribed folder) is
> >       selected, it is not shown in the folder tree (duh), but the
> >       selector does give it back. E.g. when you reply to a message
> >       cross-posted to a and b, and you are only subscribed to a, and you
> >       enter the selection tree, you can select/deselect a, but the
> >       selector will always give back b, which you should remove manually
> >       in the entry. This is nice for cross-posting to non-subscribed
> >       folders.
> >     * When the user changes the account to send from in the composer,
> >       any relative folder names will be converted back to absolute, and
> >       any absolute names will be converted to relative, unless the user
> >       has manually edited the entry.
> > 
> > It all seems to work, and I'll submit the changes soon.
> > 
> > If there are comments I'd like to hear about them so I could maybe 
> > change some things tomorrow.
> > 
> > 
> > Meilof
> >  -- meilof wanadoo nl
> > 
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