Re: [Evolution] A few notes about the user interface

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On 02 Apr 2001 14:51:36 -0700, Richard Zach wrote:
> > o When forwarding a mail, it can either be forwarded as an attachment,
> > or as quoted text.  Both are usually considered fairly bad habits, in
> > particular forwarding as quoted (and indented) text leads to emails that
> > have more greater than symbols than actual text.  I'd like to at least
> > have this behaviour an option.
>
> http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387
>
> But on latest snapshots you can forward inline: Actions > Forward As...


It's still not going to change.  If you want to reply to a message,
reply to it, that isn't forwarding.

> > This has been debated at length, months ago.  Forwarding as an
> > attachemnt is the correct way, and why it is the default behaviour, and
> > will not change.
>
> What does "is the correct way" mean?  Is there an RFC that says you can't forward a message inline?


Go read the archives, about a year ago probably.

> > Then how about making the forwarded subject line say something like "FW:" or
> > "FWD:", instead of the non-standard and disconcerting way it is now?
>
> http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=624
>
>
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