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Re: [Evolution] Keybinding bug

Duane-

You're right, Evolution is not Outlook.  But, on the other hand, I think that for Gnome/Linux to gain a true foothold on the business market, there needs to be an email client that can interface w/ Exchange and Lotus Notes (Boo!  Hiss!  I know I know).  Its just the reality of it all.  The average end user expects to be able to send tasks and meetings via Outlook and whatever customized setup there is in Lotus.

Johnny Chen

----Original Message Follows----
From: Duane "C." Mallory
To: evolution ximian com
Subject: Re: [Evolution] Keybinding bug
Date: 27 Mar 2001 10:34:53 -0500
Obviously, the point I was trying to make is being misunderstood. First,
I'm not sure how many people use Outlook - I imagine since M$ shoves it
down everyone's throat that a good number of people do use it - that's
what WIndows is for, stifling choice. I've used Netscape for years, but
I don't expect Evolution to mimic it. This would be silly to even
expect. Also, I'm not saying that it shouldn't look like Outlook,
although the new stuff M$ is putting out (i.e Office 2000, etc.) looks
like it is being designed by a kid with a crayon. I am saying that you
don't take keybindings that are standard for a platform and bastardize
them to match another product/platform. The bottom line is this is NOT
Outlook - and it is not running on Windows. If I wanted nothing more
that Outlook, then I would just run WIndows.
No flame intened - this is just my two cents.
Best Regards,
DCM
On 27 Mar 2001 09:18:25 -0500, Bonath Henry wrote:
> Dude... You may have never used Outlook, but the majority of the People
> have.
> If you give them a piece of software they are not familiar with, sure they
> could
> spend the time to try and figure it out, but to make the interface
> familiar.
> The reason I was attracted to evolution in the forst place is because of
> it's
> Outlook-a-like-ness... because of the familiar interface. I don't have time
> to
> sit and look and figure out how to get my email... Or where to put my
> Contacts...
> And for more people to use this they need a familiar interface.
>
> h
>
>
> On 2001.03.27 06:42:29 -0500 Duane C. Mallory wrote:
> > Why are you guys so worried about making Evolution nothing more than an
> > Outlook clone. I don't use Evolution because it mimics Outlook - in
> > fact I have never used Outlook at all and never have. I think that
> > Evolution should honor the Gnome keybindings and other Gnome standards.
> >
> > The fact is, those who use Outlook will more than likely continue to use
> > Outlook. Those who want something better will use Evolution. Don't
> > make Evolution a clone, make it a leader.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > DCM
> >
> >
> > On 27 Mar 2001 12:24:42 +0200, Janne wrote:
> > > That is a very bad idea; all other GNOME programs use 'ctrl-q' as
> > > 'exit'. If you are very serious about outlook keybinding compatibility,
> > > make it a configuration option with the GNOME settings as default.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 27 Mar 2001 10:55:45 +0930, Not Zed wrote:
> > > > Our resident outlook watcher has apparently rebound that key to "mark
> > as
> > > > read" for ui compatability reasons.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 27 Mar 2001 01:59:57 +0200, Janne wrote:
> > > > > There is a small bug in the last few snapshots, where 'ctrl-q' is
> > no
> > > > > longer bound to exit. Everybody probably knows about this, but as
> > it's
> > > > > been there for a few days and nobody's semm to have mentioned it, I
> > > > > thought I would.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Mr. Jan Morén Dept. of Cognitive Science
> > > > > Tel. +46-046 222 8588 Kungshuset, Lund
> > > > > Fax. +46-046 222 9758 S-222 22 Lund, Sweden
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > --
> > > Mr. Jan Morén Dept. of Cognitive Science
> > > Tel. +46-046 222 8588 Kungshuset, Lund
> > > Fax. +46-046 222 9758 S-222 22 Lund, Sweden
> > >
> > >
> > >
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