Re: [Evolution] Inserting objects? (2nd post)

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On 05 Apr 2001 09:23:45 -0500, Thomas R. Shannon wrote:
> I didn't get a response the first time so I thought I would try again.
> I ordinarily wouldn't bother because it isn't really important but I'm
> really curious about the direction the Evolution PIM is taking.


Well I saw the post but didn't know how to respond, i guess nobody else
did either.

And well, i still dont :(  I presume it is something like you hope,
based on bonobo objects, but I am sorry that I have no idea of the state
or plans for such a feature; i would suggest beyond 1.0 at this point
since we already have enought to do by then :)

 !Z

> 1st post:
> I'm really impressed with version 0.9.  I do have a question though.
>
> I seem to remember a menu item in 0.8 somewhere that was labeled
> "Insert Object (What is this?)".  At the time, I assumed that what
> this was going to be was a way to associate appointments and todos in
> the calendar with files, E-mails, other appointments/todos,
> etc... (i.e. "objects").
>
> The advantage is that all of your work becomes task based.  If I want
> to complete a todo or get ready for an appointment, I click on its
> todo/appt item and all of the associated files are listed.  All you
> have to do is click to access them with mime type-associated programs
> and start working.
>
> StarOffice in particular does a nice job of handling this.
> Unfortunately, OpenOffice.org has apparently scrapped the PIM and file
> manager from StarOffice so I'm not sure what's going to happen there.
>
> Anyway, I noticed that this "Insert Object" menu item has disappeared
> in 0.9.  I wondered:
>
> 1) Is it what I thought it was?
> 2) If not, what was it?
> 3) Is 1.0 going to have a way to associate tasks and appointments with
> other objects as described above?
> 4)  If not, is there a plan to do this?
> 5)  If not, will there ever be a plan to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
> -- 
> Quote of the day for April 5th, 2001
> For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle,
> bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time
> standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.
>               - Robert Benchley
>
>
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