Re: [Evolution] Blocking on Send [was Feature request list]

[John Griffiths <john capmon com>]

what about a status dialogue at the bottom of the window? 

"checking mail"
"sending mail xyz" etc?

it can hide the process while it fiddles around and still tell you where its at if u want to know...

At 07:12 PM 8/7/2000 +1200, Rob Brown-Bayliss wrote:
> > "Queue to outbox then send later" is very useful for offline usage.
> > Making it policy that evolution *only* supports that model of operation
> > would be idiotic.  When I hit send, I want it sent Right Fucking Now,
> > and if there are problems, I want to correct them and move on before the
> > window goes away.
>
> I agree here.  I also want my mail sent when I hit the button, not a 4
> oclock the next morning.  
>
> The original fault I have with the system is actually a problem with
> sendmail doing a DNS lookup, and while this is happening Evolution is
> esentially in limbo, the compose window is still up, and evolution will
> not respond to events, it will not even refresh it's display.  If for
> some reason (ie dial up) the DNS lookup that sendmail takes a while it
> looks to most people like a windows app that has crashed.
>
> So, it matters little to me if the window is hiden or stays, as long as
> evolution is still useable while it locks up.  Netscape exhibits the
> same behaviour and it is a pain, though noeither evolution or nescape
> are the reason for the delay.
>
> I guess the devlopers of both are mostly on a permanent link to th net
> and never even noticed the delay as after the initial lookup subsquent
> mails do send with out it.
>
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>
>  Rob Brown-Bayliss
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