"Dave Marandino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If you think of and use custom views as you now think of folders, and >then use your previous mail tracking method you might find this >change to be not so drastic. Its net result is you'll use fewer rules >and folders, and you will be less likely to lose track of where a >barely remembered email ended up being stored, if at all.
Dave, I agree with you that Custom Views are GREAT. I use them frequently. But there are lots of things that either can't be done with custom views, or would simply take too much time to "program" (so to speak) to make them worth it. I (still <grin>) have 12 top-level folders and around 70 sub-folders, mainly because I got tired of trying to think of every possible iteration of conditions that might occur, and dealing with situations where I had multiple relationships with a single email address (personal, work, etc.) and needed to file mail accordingly. My "finds" are easier and quicker this way, and IMO folders are more intuitive as a user interface than custom views. To be clear, I agree with you that custom views are pretty revolutionary. For certain things I really love them! I'm just saying that they don't fulfill everyone's needs. I personally use both custom views and lots of folders, and am quite happy on the whole ;) As a side note, (with background first) I've mentioned several times since the first version of Entourage was released that I *really* miss the Emailer-style "folder" menu in every window. Personally, having that menu would be a godsend for me, for two reasons: 1) quick filing to less-frequently-used folders without having to bring up a dialog, find the folder, then hit "OK," which is RSI-inducing <grin> and 2) it would let the user see what folder the current message is filed in (I don't use message preview, and there is no "current folder" indicator in message windows) -- currently I have to close the window to see what folder it's in. The responses I've gotten have always been "use an AppleScript," which really doesn't provide anything near the same functionality. I've always been surprised that this apparently minor change didn't seem like a priority, but after reading your message, it hit me. Based on the messages I've seen from the Entourage team, it appears that you all use a relatively small number of folders and use tons of custom views; if that's the case, the true "folder menu" wouldn't seem to be a priority in your everyday use. Am I right about this? If so, perhaps my message will at least give you a nudge to consider the issue again ;) I would really, really, really like a full (listing all) folder menu in both the browser and each message window. Sorry for the long message; thanks for listening. (I mean that, too.) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
