Re: [Evolution] Arbitrary (way to modify) 'From' when composing

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Thu, 2002-07-18 at 01:43, Eric Lambart wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 18:40, Kenneth Porter wrote:
> > How about this: I should be able to copy an existing account and then
> > edit the copy. And in case you're having trouble figuring out how that's
> > supposed to work, you put a Copy button after the Edit button in the
> > account list page, open an account edit dialog with the information from
> > the copied account and the name blank.
>
> Now that is an excellent idea, IMHO.

Creating a new account copies the transport of the default account. For
"copied" accounts, you'd want to choose "None" for the source. That's 2
thirds of everything already filled out for you.

There's no need for a Copy. It's just extra cruft that doesn't need to
be there (especially since the only part not defaulted for you is the
part you want to change - ie the identity info).

The reason it copies the default transport config is just for this very
reason, so people could create null accounts and only change the
identity page.

(yes, I thought of everything...didn't I? hah)

Jeff

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Jeffrey Stedfast
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