On 15/8/04 6:02 am, "Raul Gutierrez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Making entourage better (at least for me!): > > -Instant or near instant index searches of the database. It improves with every release - without indexing every field (an massively bloating the database, not to mention slowing things down in every area) I can't see radical changes in this area nt he future, just incremental improvements. > > -Searches in which I can type �Bi Ga� or �B Gat� as a search term instead of > forcing me to type �Bill G�... ie to recognize spaces as separating search > terms. This would be good. > > -I would like an �all� category added to search field to search all fields. > This would be my default. 'Message body' and 'any header' will get you this - the date sent/received and other criteria are pretty meaningless for text searches. > > -I should be able to drag 800 emails from folder to folder as easily as I drag > 5. Right now the more emails I select the slower drags become. Eventually > drags take 20 or 30 seconds to process... I believe at the very least the HI > for the drag should always be speedy even if the actual copying takes place in > the background. This is true. For an improved speed of the front end at least, try using the 'move' menu/toolbar button. Then at least you won't see the 30 second freeze before any copying begins. > > -Attachments that are images should show up as thumbnails in the attachments > pane. Good suggestion. The icon is a little small at the moment - this change may not be as easy as it first appears. > > -I want to edit the icon palette as I never use many of the options. I would > get rid of reply all, flag, print, delete, junk, categories & projects as well > as tasks notes and project center. I like a minimalist icon palette. Customisable toolbars has been requested many, many times. I am sure it will arrive sometime. You can turn the toolbar off in the prefs, if you like. However, you may find you experience of entourage enhanced if you try exploring the use of categories etc. > > -folder icon options (I hate the default folder) > > -If I am arranging a folder by "To" or "From" or "subject" (and shown in a > group) I should be able to drag the heading to another folder (I know I can > use the contextual menu, but sometimes dragging is more natural). Agreed - it sometimes seems counter-intuitive that you can select groups and messages, but can only drag messages. > > -If a folder is arranged by a particular field and shown in as a group there > should be some easy way to navigate from group to group. (maybe command or > option arrow up/down) I use 'left arrow' (to collapse the existing group); 'down arrow' (to shift to next group. > > -It would be nice to have the option to drag folders to the desktop and get > individual textfiles. I still would normally want mbox, but individual files > would often be handy. Additionally it would be nice if the text files had > creation dates set to the date the email was sent and modification dates set > to the date the email was received (maybe this would be nice if someone option > dragged to the desktop). An MBOX file is a text file. You can open it up in BBEdit or any other text editor. Or did you mean you want to save the messages as individual text files - one file for each message? > > -entourage should respect my font smoothing prefs! (right now folder names are > smoothed seeminly at random as is email info (from, subject, sent) seemingly > without regard to my preference that fonts smaller than 10 points not be > smoothed. E2004 changed the text engine used for rendering text on screen. This was a massive change, although it doesn't really appear in the 'new feature' lists. However, this change has had some 'knock on' effects that will probably be worked out over the next two or three updates. > > -Apple�s built in faxing should be supported (right now the fax dialog box is > really screwed up in Entourage and faxing often fails. The problem is worse in > Word, but bad in Entourage. I've not used faxing - I can't comment. > > -I would like the option of a menu indicator to show new mail. You mean a badge in the dock icon? That also has been requested many times. > > -I would like the option to have persistent announcement windowlets instead of > windowlets that fade away after x seconds as the current ones do. Not for me, but each to their own... > > -More/better soundset options Visit soundset central, where there are many available for download. <http://www.soundsetcentral.com/browse.html?type=en> > > -A service to email any text anywhere. > > That�s my list for now. > > raul > > Microsoft MacBU employees do monitor this list for bug reports and feature suggestions, so I am sure your wishes have been noted. Obviously, the macBU has limited resources, so not every item on a wish list can be incorporated, but every item gets one more vote on the feature list for the next release, so they do do some good. -- Barry Wainwright Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) Seen the All-New Entourage Help Pages? - Check them out: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- 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/>
