[HC Evolution] Re: Evolution and vfolders

[Nat Friedman <nat helixcode com>]

Hi guys,

    There is some documentation regarding vFolders on GNOME CVS in
evolution/devel-docs/query.

Nat

Telsa Gwynne <hobbit aloss ukuu org uk> writes:

> Hi, Mikko!
>
> Sorry I haven't mailed back for ages :(
>
> Nat, I have cc'd you because you will know the right place to point
> Mikko.
>
> On Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 08:11:43PM +0200 or thereabouts, Mikko Hänninen wrote:
> > Incidentally, the new Gnome stuff you wrote out sounds like they're
> > going towards things that I've worked with, namely saved queries and
> > collections.
> >
> > I've worked with an application called Metaphase, which is basically
> > just a big search engine.  It allows you to make arbitrary collections
> > of items, and also to save queries -- so that when you click on a
> > saved query, it will run that query and display the contents.
> >
> > So it's possible to collect any group of objects (in a collection)
> > or determine a rule by which all current objects matching some criteria
> > are looked for...
> >
> > I'm wondering if I should get in touch with someone about discussing
> > these, since I have a fair bit of experience with using those and
> > maybe that would help someone's application developement...
>
> I would imagine the best place to start is
>       http://www.helixcode.com/apps/evolution.php3
> which has a link to the evolution mailing list.
>
> The code is in GNOME CVS, which is available by anoncvs (several
> round robin machines, so if you don't get through, try again until
> you hit a machine that's talking: I mention this because I _keep_
> seeing "Where's CVS gone?" on IRC atm!) at, um... anoncvs.gnome.org
> and the module is evolution. There's a browser thingy for it at
> http://cvs.gnome.org somewhere: bonsai is the 'tree control'
> (groan) and lxr is the browser.
>
> I hope that helps: I'll mail properly soon. I promise :)
>
> Telsa