[Evolution] RE: inefficient use of space in evolution

["Magnus Gäfvert" <magnus control lth se>]

Having several main windows open simultaneously would partly solve the
problem. However, if I want one calendar window, one mail window and
one contact manager window I would need to open three main windows and
then manually configure them to show just one component. It would be
nice if there was a possibility to open a calendar window, a mail
window or contact window either from an existing evolution window, but
more desirable from the command line (or a desktop icon). Maybe with
command line options like "evolution --calendar", etc would be a good
idea?. If the shortcuts panel then could be hidden no space is no
longer wasted. :)

/Magnus


Dan Winship writes:
> > valuable space is devoted to gui-functions for switching between the
> > applications.
>
> Well, you'd need that space for switching between folders within one
> application anyway, so it's not actually wasted.
>
> > You cannot e.g. look at your calendar and email simultaneously.
> > Useful drag-and-drop functions between the applications become
> > difficult or impossible to implement.
>
> We're fixing this gradually. You can open messages in separate windows
> now. I'm pretty sure the plan is to be able to have multiple main
> windows eventually.
>
> -- Dan