Hi Mrten,
>> I agree with any dialog, which appears to user for compressing. I have
>> big FAQ to users on pages and in help file, but still many and many
>> users asks me, why is their msgbase too big.
M> aren't users supposed to read the FM? :) perhaps message bases should be
M> compressed by default at program shutdown (if it saves > 100 K bytes or
M> such, like Mozilla does).
An option.
M> I disagree very strongly with any automaticly generated dialog that just
M> pops up randomly (the user goes: "help! what did I do?"), or dialogs that
M> need answering before closing TheBat (which effectively disables automatic
M> shutdown of windows). If I say 'exit' I mean 'exit', don't bother me with
M> unnecessary questions.
Yes. How about the following in your Preferences:
[x] Remind me of compressing all folders
[x] Every [__] days
[x] If folder wasn't compressed the last [__] days
[x] Check for unused temp-files every [___] days
[x] Warn only if file are older then [___] days
M> compromise: i think that there should be an option in the account
M> preferences regarding (automatic) compression. that way the user is
M> pointed to the fact that there exists something like message-base
M> compression.
You're right.
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Best regards, Carsten
The Bat! (v1.54 Beta/28) Business
Windows NT 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2, PGP 0xe2d25323
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