Re: [Evolution] Cannot select several contacts simultaneously when composing new message

[David Aveiro <david peakcottage com>]

Just to let people know:


>     Karsten Bräckelmann changed:
>     
>                What    |Removed                     |Added
>     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>        Target Milestone|Future                      |2.4.2
>     
>     
>     ------- Additional Comments From Karsten Bräckelmann  2005-11-03 18:38 -------
>     Yes, this is a regression, I can confirm it worked at some time.
>     
>     Punting Target Milestone, as regressions should be resolved ASAP, not "Future".
>     This is not a minor enhancement request, it's a usability issue that actually is
>     serious for anyone sending mails to large groups of recipients.
>     


So next version should have this problem solved.

Only one day after filing a bug it's already being dealt! Hurray for Evolution hackers :)


Qua, 2005-11-02 às 13:39 +0000, David Aveiro escreveu:
> Thanks for the info Phil, I just filed this problem as a bug:
>
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=320504
>
> Evo hackers, please put a little effort on this regression that
> shouldn't be complicated to solve (simple GUI issue apparently) and that
> bogs down usability.
>
> The use of SHIFT and CTRL keys to do multiple selections in selectors is
> a must have for any application to make it usable.
>
> Best regards,
> David
>
> Ter, 2005-11-01 às 19:48 -0500, Phil Groschwitz escreveu:
> > On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 23:46 +0100, guenther wrote:
> > > > using Evo 2.4.1 on Fedora Core 4 here.
> > > > 
> > > > In past versions, I could use the SHIFT key to select several contacts
> > > > at once and add them to To: or Bcc: fields, in the pop-up dialog window
> > > > that appears when one clicks on To: button.
> > > > 
> > > > Now I have to select each address at once, which is very frustrating
> > > > because frequently I need to send messages to a pool of dozens of
> > > > contacts in my "Friends" address book and I always need to leave several
> > > > of them out, according to the message content. What I did previously was
> > > > to select all contacts with SHIFT and then use CTRL to take out the ones
> > > > I didn't want to send the message.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there any way to get the previous behaviour back?
> > > 
> > > If this did work in previous versions, please file a bug in
> > > bugzilla.gnome.org and mention the fact it's a "regression".
> > > 
> > 
> > It's how it works in 2.0.4  -in case anyone needed confirmation ;)
>
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