Neil wrote:
>
> Matthew Thomas wrote:
>...
> > 9. Finally, I would estimate the amount of work required to make
> > this pref take effect at the same time as the other prefs,
> > rather than when a new mail window was opened, would compare
> > favorably with the amount of time required to implement the
> > prefs redesign. :-)
>
> Bug 105542. Although my preference would be for a menuitem i.e.
> View/Folders/[Above sidebar|Above message|Hidden] (labels subject to
> change).
Yeah, it sucks that this option is in the prefs, a million miles away
from the UI which it refers to. However, I don't think it's frequently
used enough to deserve a main menu item as you suggest. (And it can't be
a submenu item, since it has a submenu itself, and nested submenus are disgusting).
Other options would include:
* having a button embedded in the grippy, for toggling the folder pane
between short and tall modes;
* getting rid of the pref (I don't know of any other mailer where the
developers consider it necessary), always using a tall folder pane,
combined with easier UI for showing and hiding the pane when
necessary for wide messages.
What do you think, Jennifer?
> > [/] Check with me if I used the Send keyboard shortcut
>
> Shouldn't this be "Warn me if I use the shortcut"?
That's how I wrote it at first, before realizing that `warning' the user
about something which they did half a second earlier (well, given
Mozilla's speed, ten seconds earlier) would seem a bit silly.
So perhaps it should be `Check with me [rather than `Warn me'] when
moving folders to the Trash', too. Just as long as it isn't the
mysterious `Confirm'.
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Matthew `mpt' Thomas, Mozilla UI Design component default assignee thing
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