On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:36:05PM -0700, Tom Plunket wrote:
> Does this get anyone else? Does anyone really like the fact that the
> icon goes away? I wonder if it was just put in that way 'cause it was
> a "cool trick." Perhaps a cool extension would be to not restore the
> app window until the button is released? That would be nigh-on the
> same functionality, just doing it on a different Windows message.
It isn't just a cool trick, it is a requirement for me for things that can
minimize to the tray to have the option to leave the icon there even if they
aren't minimized. Two words: Virtual Desktops. Mail is on desktop #1, open.
I am on desktop #2. Mail is not in view but the program is not minimized.
The tray icon makes a convenient way to access programs without switching
needlessly.
Along these lines, yes, the bat should stop flapping when a single new
message is read. Logic is simple. "Has new mail be read since the last time
new mail has come in? No, flap. Yes, don't flap." This lets people leave
mail unread in unimportant folders (like my home mailing list folders) while
being alerted to new mail (which might be in my /work/ folders while I am at
work!).
PMMail does both of these quite nicely.
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