Re: [Evolution] future requests that would improve evolution

[Miles Lane <miles megapathdsl net>]

On 18 May 2001 14:20:27 +0930, Not Zed wrote:
> On 17 May 2001 21:46:55 -0700, Miles Lane wrote:
> > On 18 May 2001 12:26:56 +0930, Not Zed wrote:
> > > On 17 May 2001 21:50:53 +0500, Dan Winship wrote:
> > > > >     nah, i would never ask evolution to do something like that, that
> > > > >     would be as bad a another mail program we all know :-)
> > > > >     doing that i presume would pose a great security risk?
> > > >
> > > > No, not at all. Well, unless you routinely receive mp3s from the CIA or
> > > > something.
> > > >
> > > > >     p.p.s is there a way to remove the warning message on startup, as
> > > > >     its really annoying?  cheers
> > > >
> > > > The official answer is "no", although you can find the real answer in
> > > > the archives, or the source code.
> > >
> > > It is?  I didn't know that.
> >
> > Well, why not have an opt-out button checkbox on it, just like the Gnome
> > Hints do when Gnome is launched the first time.  I notice that when I
> > turn of the automatic launching of these hints (I always do), I am
> > told how to go about reenabling them. This seems like a perfectly
> > reasonable way to handle this "welcome" screen.
> >
> > Of course, if this dialog is made some sort of dynamically updated
> > message from the Ximian/Gnome team, perhaps having it be more permanent
> > makes sense (I think Communicator and Outlook do something like this,
> > but the message is displayed as a message, rather than as a dialog).  As
> > long as the text is static, what possible excuse could there be for
> > subjecting users to it repeatedly?
>
> Umm, you obviously haven't read it, have you?

Actually, I have.  So, from your comment, I am missing something
obvious?  Please pardon me for missing it.  What am I missing?

Do you mean to point out that the dialog isn't dynamic now?  Or perhaps
that the warning is so dire that it should always be shown until you're
sure that no more email will be eaten?

Please explain,

        Miles