On 10/11/07, Bianka McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The labels that have unread email in them display in bold and have a > > number next to them that indicates how many unread messages there are. > > For me that's not enough of an indication. I missed important emails > because of that. New emails should appear in the inbox. That's what > the inbox is for, right?
New emails always appear in the inbox unless the user explicitly sets up a filter and specifies the incoming mail to "skip the inbox". I think such user efforts ought to supersede any designer attempts to force metaphor or consistency. Your point about the extra work required to create filters is a good one, but they offer much more flexibility than merely "skip inbox". Gmail does not force you to accept filtering outcomes which you don't want -- it merely allows such outcomes to users who do want them. Whether their system supports creating -- and comprehending the implications of -- labels and filters as effectively as it could is a separate issue, but I think their potential to deliver value is difficult to deny. I for one would have left this list long ago if not for the ability to section off mailing lists from personal and school-related emails. (Not to mention the handy side effect of hiding this list from professors who don't want their students wasting time on nonacademic reading.) ;-) ~Steven Pautz ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
