RE: [Evolution] Question: How should contact folders work?

[Ettore Perazzoli <ettore ximian com>]

> I've just verified.  Right-click and left-click on the vcf tag in
> the mail message produce a selection list that has:
>
>      SAVE TO DISK
>       OPEN IN GNOME CARD
>       HIDE

  It looks like there is a bug that causes the vcard viewer to not be
activated correctly.  So instead you see the vcard in plaintext, and
there is no "Add to addressbook" button for that reason.  I have just
filed a bug for this:

        http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4114

>       1. An envelope icon.  Closed or open.  This is actually redundant.
>          If the message hasn't been read the envelope is closed and the
>          message header is in bold face.  It has been read the envelope
>          is open and the header is not bold any more.  Using the 'mark
>          as read' and 'mark as unread' toggles both the envelope icon
>          state and the bold
>
>          Since this is consistent, its intentional, but its still redundant.

  The envelope icon is necessary not just to indicate that a message has
been read, but also to indicate when it has been replied to.  (The icon
changes in that case too.)

  If it really bothers you you can always remove that column by dragging
the corresponding header away.

  Also, you can toggle the read state by clicking on the icon.

>       2. A paper clip icon .  Presumably this means the message has an
>          attachment. In this instance I am working with a message that
>          has both a vcf attachment and a file attachment.  However there
>          is no paperclip mark bedside this message.  Does this constitute
>          a bug?  I would think so. I had a hard job finding the messages
>          I wanted - those with vcfs - in the 47,000+ messages since no
>          clips appear.

  The clip icon works fine for me.  If you have a message with an
attachment that doesn't show the clip icon, please submit it into our
Bugzilla.

>       3. A red exclamation mark.  By inspecting the source I see this means
>          there is a 'X-message-flag' associated with the message.  Again,
>          its redundant because the message headers are in red.

  The exclamation mark column also works as a toggle.

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Ettore