On Wed, 2010-07-14 at 09:02 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote: > On Wed, 2010-07-14 at 13:05 +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > > > Then we can debate an appropriate default for the preference. > > > > If we're exposing it in the UI *instead* of the existing 'Reply' action, > > then it really *has* to be private by default. The existing UI action > > sends private mail, and we can't sensibly change that. Least > > catastrophic failure mode and all that. So again it would only benefit > > those who are paying sufficient attention to configure it in the first > > place, which makes it rather pointless. > > One way around this would be to have a third state for the preference > called "ask me", and make that the default. So upon clicking Reply to a > mailing list post with the preference in the "ask me" state, you get > this prompt: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Would you like to reply to the sender of the mailing list post > > Matthew Barnes <mbar...@redhat.com> > > or to the mailing list itself? > > evolution-list@gnome.org > > > [x] Remember my choice for next time > > > [ Cancel ] [ Reply to List ] [ Reply to Sender ] > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Checkmarking "remember my choice" would move the preference out of the > "ask me" state, unless of course you click Cancel.
Hm, still plenty of scope for a user to think that means *only* for the evolution list and say 'remember my choice', then to be surprised when they accidentally reply in public to *another* list which they may not even have realised was a list. Compare your 'ask me' mode with what's already implemented in my tree, though -- http://david.woodhou.se/reply-nag.png Do we really need the 'Remember my choice for next time' mode when the correct button is *RIGHT* *THERE* for the user to press if they wanted it? -- dwmw2 _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
