Re: [Evolution] my 1st impression & what's missing

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 23:11 +0100, de-a arcor de wrote:
> 4A) Search missunderstandable. 
> The idea of putting the search options in a ICON left from the input
> field is bad! 
> No one is used to klick on ICONS IN INPUT fields and never left of the
> text!
> You always use options at the right from something (in EU / Ameriaks /
> Australis ..) 

I agree. In fact I already commented on it here. Maybe a BZ report is in
order.

> 4B) Saearch is not working the first time. Only when you repeat the
> search that it finds the right stuff.

Huh?

> 4C) The additional Options at the right from the Input box are not
> logic. And what hurts the most you could 
> put them just as checkboxes right from the start available so users
> are not forcded to a) think b) try things out
> c) klick, select and klick again

Again, huh?

> 4D) You can not escape out of the search modus. That's very stupid.
> Clicking on the left at any input directory 
> will not END the search and you will not get displayed any E-Mails!!

I think it works correctly. WHile composing your search you can select
different messages from the message pane without wiping the search, but
if you select a different fcolder from the folder pane the search is
wiped. Why do you think this is wrong?

> 4C) Wrong Icons & Color at the Menu bar. The Cancel buttom is RED (but
> why??). Instead the Delete buttom is gray!
> Now ask yourself what deserves more the color red. A simple "hey stop
> here" or a more important action "DELETE"???

Icons depend on your desktop theme. In my case, Delete is a large red
cross and Cancel is an octagonal red button.

> 4D) explicit PORT  in POP etc missing. So you can not put an explicit
> Port in it when you run a moire secure environment.

You can. Just set the POP server to foo.bar.com:777 or whatever.

> 4E) Filters are NOT really working well. 

Please explain. Also, check the FAQ question at
http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#Why_do_my_mail_filters_not_work.3F

> 4F) It's not logic to create a filter and then to be forced to a)
> select all e-mails b) press STR Y c) for every directory.
> This should work automaticaly but you schould have the option to
> select a specific directory.
> I do not have the time to klick and press around too much!

Filters only work automatically on Unseen (i.e. new) messages. Again,
check the FAQ. If you want to apply a new filter to every existing mail
in every folder, try setting up a Search folder that includes all mail,
then select all its contents (Ctrl-Y) and apply filters.

> 4G) No archieving functionality. This is a must for modern E-Mail
> clients guys!

Please submit an enhancement request to http://bugzilla.gnome.org.

> 4H) Security button for Downloading IMAGES in emails. Sometimes there
> are nice e-mails so you wanne see
> the images. Especially when it comes from a "HOT CONTACT" ;)

You can configure Evo to automatically download images
(Preferences->Mail Preferences->HTML Messages), or you can load them on
demand (Ctrl-I). What is a "security button"?

> 4I) Composing E-Mails is well done! Simple easy to use and not
> overloaded!!!
>
> 4J) Plugin engine should be opend up so everyone can program plugins
> for it

It's completely open, as is the rest of Evo. See
http://www.go-evolution.org/EPlugin

> e.g. Auto response or text pattern for standartized response E-Mails.

You mean templates? Try Edit->Plugins->Templates (I've no idea how this
works, but see
http://beeznest.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/evolution-mail-reply-with-templates/)

poc