On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 10:09 +0100, Alexander Larsson wrote: > Well. Its true that the code is separated so that not a lot of > unncesessary stuff is loaded when you start contacts only (and yes, it > didn't ask for the imap password, which is good).
Glad :) > > However, the window it gives me looks for all intents and purposes like > the mailer. It has quick buttons to switch to the mailer, it has a > send/receive button on the toolbar. This just doesn't feel like the > ideal UI you would create if you wanted to do an excellent address book. > > For instance, the toolbar could totally go away, as can the status bar > and the fast switch buttons. A bunch of generic mailer stuff could be > removed from the menus too. In general the app could be made smaller and > tighter, feeling more like a utility window that you can bring up > quickly when you want someones address, rather that some large > application you start up and navigate around. May be you can try: View->Layout view->Switcher Appearance->Show/hide buttons It is a pity that these settings are not component-wise :( > > Also, the general layout of the address book seems more or less > inherited from the mailer. I think for instance the OSX layout is better > suited to display contacts: > > http://www.guidebookgallery.org/pics/gui/applications/office/addressbook/macosx103-1-1.png > > Lists of names are easier to scroll vertically, since you then display > more of the text (as text is horizontal) and more names (they stack well > vertically). *nod* *nod* Absolutely. The first thing I do whenever I launch Evolution addressbook in a new machine is to switch to [From address-book component]Menu -> View -> Phone List > The preview then goes on the side in order to not steal > screen space from the list. This layout clearly doesn't work well for > the mailer itself, which makes it problematic to share such a window > with the mailer (in a switch-apps-inside-one-window approach like the > current evo). However, if you generally use the addressbook for other > things, in a non-fullscreen mode this seems like a much nicer approach. > > And I don't think it would be a bad idea for the mailer to open such an > addressbook window instead of turning the mailer window into an > addressbook. > > Btw. am I the only one who is totally pissed off when reading a mail and > you need to check e.g. the addressbook or calendar for some info and > this makes the mailer, including the current mail just go away, totally > killing your state. Its certainly *possible* to get the calendar in a > separate window, but thats far harder and requires multiple steps, so > its not what you typically do. I personally will use gnome-clock-applet and "To" button in the composer - (ENameSelector) in that case. However, it may not be the best solution that can convince everyone though :) File->New Window is another option that one can give a try. I admit that component-specific customizable Toolbars may make more sense. -- Sankar P Harver's Law: A drunken man's words are a sober man's thoughts _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
