[Evolution] Comments and questions on the Evolution mailer
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On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 07:44 +0100, Svante Signell wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been using Evolution (both 1.x and 2.0) as mailer for a while now
> and the current version is 2.03. I have some usability questions and
> comments on this mailer:
I'll presume you mean 2.0.3, there is no such version as 2.03.
> 1. Is it possible to remove attachments, to save disk space?
no
> 2. Changing time format in the message list area to 24 hour format,
> without changing the LOCALE. I have not not found out how to do this yet
> and it is _very_ annoying to use the AM/PM format.
no, you will need to change the locale/lang or at least LC_TIME variable
(i presume).
> 2. Colors, the default enhancement color for e.g. the mail folder is
> dark blue over black text. This is almost unreadable. In the message
> list area the colors are dark blue over white text, this is Ok.
thats 2 point 2's. Hmm, this depends on your theme. The default looks
clealry readable to me, perhaps you have some monitor setting issues.
Try a different theme perhaps, the folder list is the gtk default, the
other is an evolution customisation.
> 3. Sort and find unread mails. Moving to next unread mail seems to be
> possible with . and ], but I have not found an meny entry. Furthermore,
Tried looking in the view->goto menu?
> how to sort mails so that the unread mails are last or first in the
> message list area. Sorting in cronological order is made impossible with
> the default way of showing the date/time of messages. At least it does
> not result in the correct sorting order...
Try clicking on the message status icon column. Or doing a complex sort
via a custom view.
> 4. Replying without including the message text (except to remove all
> text manually)
File a feature request I guess. That isn't a reply anyway, since reply
implies you have content to reply to.
> 5. Replying and being able to select to include/not to include
> attachements.
Not possible.
> 6. Possibility to use e.g. Emacs keyboard commands for editing text. I
> have been using Emacs VM for a long time and VM still has many
> advantages compared to the more modern Evolution.
This is a gnome setting, try your user settings
> 7. FAQ: When clicking on the FAQ
> http://ximian.com/products/evolution/faq.html you are forwarded to
> http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/evolution.html which is
> _not_ an FAQ, only a brief feature description of Evolution...
Oh well. The whole ximian site is deprecated, it sounds like you're
starting from the wrong spot. Try forge.novell.com and looking for the
evolution project.
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On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 07:44 +0100, Svante Signell wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Hello,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I have been using Evolution (both 1.x and 2.0) as mailer for a while now</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">and the current version is 2.03. I have some usability questions and</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">comments on this mailer:</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
I'll presume you mean 2.0.3, there is no such version as 2.03.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">1. Is it possible to remove attachments, to save disk space?</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
no
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">2. Changing time format in the message list area to 24 hour format,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">without changing the LOCALE. I have not not found out how to do this yet</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">and it is _very_ annoying to use the AM/PM format.</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
no, you will need to change the locale/lang or at least LC_TIME variable (i presume).
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">2. Colors, the default enhancement color for e.g. the mail folder is</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">dark blue over black text. This is almost unreadable. In the message</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">list area the colors are dark blue over white text, this is Ok.</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
thats 2 point 2's. Hmm, this depends on your theme. The default looks clealry readable to me, perhaps you have some monitor setting issues. Try a different theme perhaps, the folder list is the gtk default, the other is an evolution customisation.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">3. Sort and find unread mails. Moving to next unread mail seems to be</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">possible with . and ], but I have not found an meny entry. Furthermore,</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Tried looking in the view->goto menu?
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<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">how to sort mails so that the unread mails are last or first in the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">message list area. Sorting in cronological order is made impossible with</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">the default way of showing the date/time of messages. At least it does</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">not result in the correct sorting order...</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Try clicking on the message status icon column. Or doing a complex sort via a custom view.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">4. Replying without including the message text (except to remove all</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">text manually)</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
File a feature request I guess. That isn't a reply anyway, since reply implies you have content to reply to.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">5. Replying and being able to select to include/not to include</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">attachements. </FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Not possible.
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<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">6. Possibility to use e.g. Emacs keyboard commands for editing text. I</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">have been using Emacs VM for a long time and VM still has many</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">advantages compared to the more modern Evolution.</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
This is a gnome setting, try your user settings
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">7. FAQ: When clicking on the FAQ</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://ximian.com/products/evolution/faq.html">http://ximian.com/products/evolution/faq.html</A> you are forwarded to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/evolution.html">http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/features/evolution.html</A> which is</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">_not_ an FAQ, only a brief feature description of Evolution...</FONT>
</PRE>
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Oh well. The whole ximian site is deprecated, it sounds like you're starting from the wrong spot. Try forge.novell.com and looking for the evolution project.<BR>
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