Re: [Evolution-hackers] Attachment UI

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 10:29 +0530, Srinivasa Ragavan wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> I have done some improvements to the attachment view and i have attached
> the screenshot of that. 
> 
> http://gnomebangalore.org/~sragavan/Screenshot-am1.png (unfolded view)
> http://gnomebangalore.org/~sragavan/Screenshot-am2.png (default view)
> 
> In a mime tree, it picks up the leaf parts that are pure attachments,
> and not data/txt/message.

How does it do this?  Does it pre-scan the message tree?  This wont
work; many parts can be synthesised during the message scan stage and
don't exist in the original message (inline content, encrypted parts,
etc).

It would need to hook into the attachment adding code somehow (i.e.
em-format-html-display.c:handle_attachment).

How does 'save all' work?  You're not guaranteed to get unique or even
usable filenames with attachments.

How is encrypted or signed content displayed?

> It just consumes a single line of space, in the folded mode and it is
> the default, which has a "Save All" button, which also displays the
> number of attachments. (Currently the screenshot shows a hard coded
> string). The slideshow can just be another button next to this.

Slideshow seems a bit of bloat, evolution is mostly a mail programme,
not an interactive video application.

Do we really need the awful icons?  They don't seem to add much - except
wasting so much space that you can't display the names usefully.  What
happens when you have more than will fit in a row?  Scrollbar, or resize
to fit?

Are attached messages considered attachments or only their content?

The arrow is inconsistent, it should probably be the same as the
attachment one (or visa-versa).

> The existing tree view continues and so this provides the unified view
> of attachments of the entire mail for easy/quick access.
> 
> please respond back.

Well I guess it's one sort of reasonably workable solution.  That is
still one bulky extra line wasted though.  i.e. your screenshots should
also show how it works if you're using the inline mail display.