Hi Linux, Agreed, this issue is probably not too high on anyone's priority list. I'm not really expecting a phone number, cute subject line to draw attention. Look how lucky I was to find Craig!, and hopefully some meaningful responses, which i did find.
Thanks, Dune On Aug 9, 12:23 am, Linux Box Solutions <[email protected]> wrote: > Craig, > > Your thoughts are kinda narrow. Pop Plays major signifigance in all emailing > on the Internet infact google uses 'Oh My God POP' and to allow google to > control everything you use for communication is silly no matter how much I > love android. Next antiquated should have never been used by you about > something you obviously know nothing about. > > Dune, > > If you keep up with the android source at all right now they have over 6000 > bugs reported and being worked on. Depending on how significant a bug is > depends on how many users experience this issue is it on a device that is not > supported straight from AOSP with out porting. I will not argue about Craigs > thoughts on the mobile phone screen display needing as much space for more > important things but maybe if it's important enough to enough users they > would think about it. Oh and finally there will never be a number > available to directly speak with anyone at google unless you know them > personally and then your still most likely calling there android phone not > there desk phone. > > www.LinuxBoxSolution.comwww.YouTube.com/user/linuxboxsolutionwww.Krzyview.comwww.Email-Marketers.com > > On Aug 8, 2011, at 11:48 PM, Craig White <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 16:54 -0700, dune17856 wrote: > >> Desperately seeking support. The issue I am having can best be > >> described by this open bug/feature issue: > > >>http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5623 > > >> I'm dismayed to see this issue that was entered by an android user > >> almost 18 months ago has not been assigned. It really needs to be > >> fixed not just left in the "New" state.. > > >> The issue is with the embedded email client. It needs a a couple of > >> enhancements so as not to be laughable in the business world. I began > >> using this app on my new phone and am astonished to see that i need to > >> delete each and every one of my email (from 3 pop3 accounts) one at a > >> time. I then need to go to the trash folder for each account and > >> delete the emails again, one at a time. > > >> Is it to much to ask for a "Select all" selection. Someone had the > >> good sense to put in a "deselect all" selection in the menu but had > >> the sadistic nature to leave the "select all" out. I can check of a > >> few at a time and scroll to the next screen and do the same umpteen > >> amount of times but it is also too annoying that when i hit the check > >> select for an email and it decides to open the email instead I can > >> only return to the beginning of the list and scroll away to find where > >> i left off. Easier to just hit the delete button 500 times (no > >> exaggeration today) and then switch to the trash folder and hit the > >> delete button another 500 times. > > >> Draconiain is heaping too much praise on this situation.. > > >> HEEEEEELLLLLLP! Spent 30 minutes today cleaning out one inbox!. > > > ---- > > #1 - using POP on e-mail is just plain stupid. It's so 1990's. Get a > > Gmail account and get on with your life. > > > #2 - select all functions on a phone is rather pointless since you can't > > really intend to select more than your screen can display so at best you > > could delete 4 or 5 > > > #3 - this is at best a feature of nominal significance since the only > > people who would want to actually do this are people who don't have > > another means to manage this e-mail (i.e., a computer). > > > #4 - screen real estate on a smartphone is at a real premium and to > > surrender any of it for check boxes in a multi-select UI doesn't make a > > whole lot of sense. Perhaps a tablet version where the screen real > > estate isn't in such short supply. > > > What I am suggesting is that the e-mail application isn't actually the > > problem but your reliance upon to be a primary methodology of retrieving > > e-mails via antiquated protocols and methods is. > > > Craig > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Android Discuss" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
