Re: [HC Evolution] toolbar

["Carl B. Constantine" <carl os-s com>]

On 3/28/2000 10:25, Dan Winship at danw helixcode com wrote:

> I assume the other components are going to want toolbars too? The
> question then is: do we want one Evolution toolbar, or do we want each
> component to have its own toolbar (inside the component). One toolbar
> per app (rather than per component) seems to be the standard, but
> there's really not anything shared between the mail, calendar, and
> contact manager toolbars, so...

I think one main toolbar. Then the components would "install" a button to
access that component in the toolbar (we are talking like an icon toolbar as
opposed to a menu bar correct?)

In fact, you can take it one further, each component can install multiple
buttons in the toolbar. For example, the email component could install a
button for fetching all mail from all accounts. One button. That same email
component can install a menu button that lists all the accounts. Now the
user can choose a specific account to send and receive mail. Those of you
familiar with Outlook will see the similarity in my example, but I think the
point is valid.

Component specific toolbars could then be installed on a per window bases.
An email message window would only show the email component tools that you
can perform on that message.

On a side note, I HATE the large icon "warf" on the left in Outlook and I
see it's implemented in Evolution as well. I think it's a horrible waste of
screen real estate. Instead, that "warf" should be a small button bar to
access the needed components. Much nicer and cleaner.


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