Re: TB vs SM for a non technical user
Rex rexduderemoveandreversedom...@liam.ur wrote: Currently he's on the latest version of Firefox. I figured that having one combined client would work nice - especially when he clicks a link in an email and it opens in the browser, or clicks a mailto link in the browser and it opens an email compose window instantly. Whereas with 2 separate clients it would take time to load. Also for other reasons, I've let IE7 be the default browser on the system so if he clicks a link it might end up launching IE and further confusing him. With that information, SeaMonkey makes the most sense. Links in TB would indeed open the default browser. Links in the SM mail client would open the browser component of SM, as you desire, and mailto's as well. There is no way to get FF and TB to do that without setting both as the system default. Then again, is there a compelling reason not to set them as the default apps? I love SeaMonkey, and recommend it. The only downside I see is that they are tied together. If something occurs that freezes one component, the whole application freezes. Still, SM would seem to make sense in this case. Lee ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: TB vs SM for a non technical user
Rex wrote: Ever since I started using Seamonkey 2.x, I've been torn between using it and Firefox + Thunderbird, so I use all 3. I've used Firefox since 0.6, and have numerous extensions I can't live without. Thunderbird 3.1 is really great, with threaded conversation view and so on. SM beats both of them by being tightly integrated and taking up less memory. I want to set up an email client for my father who is not quite a tech savvy user. He primarily uses GMail for mail, and as of now just accesses the site directly via a mostly barebones Firefox installation. From what I've seen on this group, most Seamonkey users are power users, or Netscape Communicator fans who miss having an all in one client. Seamonkey itself has quite a few complicated features over Firefox and the preferences UI can be daunting for an average user. Would it make sense to switch him over to Seamonkey and setup his Gmail account via IMAP, as opposed to installing Thunderbird? Has anyone else setup Seamonkey for friends and family who are not exactly tech savvy? If it works for him, why change it? ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: TB vs SM for a non technical user
MikeB wrote: If it works for him, why change it? He had seen me using Thunderbird and asked what it was, when I showed him how he could compose mail and spellcheck even when offline (broadband connection at home isn't that great) he was impressed and asked if I could set up something similar. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: TB vs SM for a non technical user
Rex rexduderemoveandreversedom...@liam.ur wrote: MikeB wrote: If it works for him, why change it? He had seen me using Thunderbird and asked what it was, when I showed him how he could compose mail and spellcheck even when offline (broadband connection at home isn't that great) he was impressed and asked if I could set up something similar. SeaMonkey can do that as well. What is he currently using as a browser? If he is happy with his browser of choice, TB as a standalone might make more sense. Then again, the preference dialog aside, I find the SM mail client a lot simpler to use then TB. Lee ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
TB vs SM for a non technical user
Ever since I started using Seamonkey 2.x, I've been torn between using it and Firefox + Thunderbird, so I use all 3. I've used Firefox since 0.6, and have numerous extensions I can't live without. Thunderbird 3.1 is really great, with threaded conversation view and so on. SM beats both of them by being tightly integrated and taking up less memory. I want to set up an email client for my father who is not quite a tech savvy user. He primarily uses GMail for mail, and as of now just accesses the site directly via a mostly barebones Firefox installation. From what I've seen on this group, most Seamonkey users are power users, or Netscape Communicator fans who miss having an all in one client. Seamonkey itself has quite a few complicated features over Firefox and the preferences UI can be daunting for an average user. Would it make sense to switch him over to Seamonkey and setup his Gmail account via IMAP, as opposed to installing Thunderbird? Has anyone else setup Seamonkey for friends and family who are not exactly tech savvy? ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: TB vs SM for a non technical user
Rex wrote: Ever since I started using Seamonkey 2.x, I've been torn between using it and Firefox + Thunderbird, so I use all 3. I've used Firefox since 0.6, and have numerous extensions I can't live without. Thunderbird 3.1 is really great, with threaded conversation view and so on. SM beats both of them by being tightly integrated and taking up less memory. I want to set up an email client for my father who is not quite a tech savvy user. He primarily uses GMail for mail, and as of now just accesses the site directly via a mostly barebones Firefox installation. From what I've seen on this group, most Seamonkey users are power users, or Netscape Communicator fans who miss having an all in one client. Seamonkey itself has quite a few complicated features over Firefox and the preferences UI can be daunting for an average user. Would it make sense to switch him over to Seamonkey and setup his Gmail account via IMAP, as opposed to installing Thunderbird? Has anyone else setup Seamonkey for friends and family who are not exactly tech savvy? I've done that -- it works fine, presuming your friends/family like the way you've set it up! ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: TB vs SM for a non technical user
Rex rexduderemoveandreversedom...@liam.ur wrote: Ever since I started using Seamonkey 2.x, I've been torn between using it and Firefox + Thunderbird, so I use all 3. I've used Firefox since 0.6, and have numerous extensions I can't live without. Thunderbird 3.1 is really great, with threaded conversation view and so on. SM beats both of them by being tightly integrated and taking up less memory. I want to set up an email client for my father who is not quite a tech savvy user. He primarily uses GMail for mail, and as of now just accesses the site directly via a mostly barebones Firefox installation. From what I've seen on this group, most Seamonkey users are power users, or Netscape Communicator fans who miss having an all in one client. Seamonkey itself has quite a few complicated features over Firefox and the preferences UI can be daunting for an average user. Would it make sense to switch him over to Seamonkey and setup his Gmail account via IMAP, as opposed to installing Thunderbird? Has anyone else setup Seamonkey for friends and family who are not exactly tech savvy? I set up my very non tech mother in law with Seamonkey. She used it on Win98SE with 1.1.19, then I set her up with an iMac with 2.0.x. She uses it as I have set it up for her, with no problems at all. Lee ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
