Re: [Evolution] Hidden or missing feature

[Doug Langille <langildb nscc ns ca>]

Now, if only Evolution would do that...



On March 13, 2002 11:50 am, Neil Weisenfeld wrote:
> One shortcut that Outlook has is that you can drag an arbitrary e-mail
> and drop it on the calendar.  It will then pop up the new appointment
> dialog with the text of the mail as the attached note for the new
> appointment.  This is convenient even if nothing from the mail gets
> parsed.
>
>
> Neil
>
> On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 09:53, JP Rosevear wrote:
> > On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 05:48, Doug Langille wrote:
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > I'm searching with urgency for a feature that I assumed was implemented
> > >
> > > I'm a GroupWise/Outlook convert.I get flooded with Tasks and Meetings.
> > > They hit Evolution (POP or IMAP) as an email with "Item Type: whatever"
> > > in the body.
> > >
> > > I *really* need the ability to convert an email to a Task or Calendar
> > > item.
> > >
> > > I'd be happy with a right-click or drag operation that exists in other
> > > clients.
> > >
> > > Anybody else come up with a solution or workaround?
> >
> > Well, evolution uses icalendar which outlook can be told to send.  Also
> > some work is being done on converting the tnef type attachments which
> > iirc, is what outlook by default sends its calendar information in.
> >
> > -JP
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