[Evolution-hackers] Controlling Evo from an external program
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notzed@ximian.com
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Well post 2.0 i think we plan to add better extensibility to evolution,
so perhaps adding features like this will be possible. But the current
api's don't let you do a lot externally.
On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 20:48 -0400, Tessa Lau wrote:
> > Do you have indexing enabled? Or is it imap?
>
> It's IMAP.
>
> > Tried 'advanced search'?
>
> Yup. It took me about 24 clicks and five keystrokes to enter in the
> "d:mar fruit" search (messages containing the word "fruit" dated last
> March). It would have taken even more clicks to retrieve the full set
> of messages that Mairix returns (which includes searching for "fruit" as
> a sender name or recipient name or in the subject).
>
> I'm not saying that Evo's search is broken. It's just not for me. I'm
> a power user, and I want a single search box with powerful syntax and
> fast results.
>
> Actually, I don't even really care that much about search (though it'd
> be nice). I'm using search as a concrete example of a reason for
> extending Evo. My ulterior motive is to build research prototypes that
> embed wacky AI algorithms into a conventional mailer. Evo doesn't seem
> like the right platform for that right now.
>
> >> How do I find out the
> >> uid of a message?
> >depends on the storage mechanism...
>
> Either IMAP or Maildir (I use both, with different accounts). What's
> the algorithm for computing the uid?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> --Tessa
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Well post 2.0 i think we plan to add better extensibility to evolution, so perhaps adding features like this will be possible. But the current api's don't let you do a lot externally.<BR>
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On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 20:48 -0400, Tessa Lau wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Do you have indexing enabled? Or is it imap?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">It's IMAP.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Tried 'advanced search'?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Yup. It took me about 24 clicks and five keystrokes to enter in the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">"d:mar fruit" search (messages containing the word "fruit" dated last</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">March). It would have taken even more clicks to retrieve the full set</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">of messages that Mairix returns (which includes searching for "fruit" as</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">a sender name or recipient name or in the subject).</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I'm not saying that Evo's search is broken. It's just not for me. I'm</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">a power user, and I want a single search box with powerful syntax and</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">fast results.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Actually, I don't even really care that much about search (though it'd</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">be nice). I'm using search as a concrete example of a reason for</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">extending Evo. My ulterior motive is to build research prototypes that</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">embed wacky AI algorithms into a conventional mailer. Evo doesn't seem</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">like the right platform for that right now.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> How do I find out the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">>> uid of a message?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">>depends on the storage mechanism...</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Either IMAP or Maildir (I use both, with different accounts). What's</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">the algorithm for computing the uid?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Thanks for the help,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--Tessa</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">_______________________________________________</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">evolution-hackers maillist - <A HREF="mailto:evolution-hackers@lists.ximian.com">evolution-hackers@lists.ximian.com</A></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers">http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers</A></FONT>
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