[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #5140: Mail GUI enhancements
- From: "humdinger" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:05:23 -0000
#5140: Mail GUI enhancements
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Reporter: humdinger | Owner: bga
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/Mail | Version:
Keywords: mockup | Blockedby:
Platform: All | Blocking:
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Old description:
> This ticket is the result of discussions on the
> [//www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/Working-on-Haikus-Mail-
> app
> dev mailing list] and [//www.freelists.org/post/haiku-cdt/Mail-GUI-
> and-Queries-was-haikudevelopment-Re-Working-on-Haikus-Mail-app
> cdt mailing list].
>
> Mail's current GUI is wasting space by using disabled text boxes and
> unnecessary labels and a "To" field that isn't normally needed. It all
> looks a bit untidy. Also, attachments are hidden in the text at the end
> of the mail.[[BR]]
> Since reading and writing mails have slightly different requirements, the
> interface will reflect that.
>
> = Reading mails =
> Current GUI:
> [[Image(Mail-reading-original.png)]]
>
> Proposed GUI:
> [[Image(Mail-reading-3-cc.png)]]
>
> * Labels aren't needed - besides the "Account" info, as that isn't
> immediately obvious. This, too, can be omitted if there's just one mail
> account set up.
>
> * Right-clicking a field highlights it and produces a context menu for
> "Copy to Clipboard", "New Mail to {sender name}", "Add {sender name} to
> People" etc.
>
> * The status pop-up let's you set a (custom) status, as it's also
> available from the menu "File | Close and | Set to...".
>
> * The "CC" button only appears if there's a CC set (and also the "To"
> button when "To" and the receiving account differ, think mailing lists).
> The pop-up menu offers all entries in a list, choosing one will open a
> reply-to-mail-window with that recipient filled in.
>
> * The pop-up menu for the decoding setting will provide the current
> elaborate items, e.g. "ISO West European (ISO-8859-1)", but is shortened
> as shown when it's selected. At the top of that menu should be a 3-item
> history of the last used codepages for quicker access. Plus the default
> "Auto" on top.
>
> = Writing mails =
> Current GUI:
> [[Image(Mail-writing-original.png)]]
>
> Proposed GUI:
> [[Image(Mail-writing-3-1.png)]]
>
> * The "To:" text box is not as wide. Some may see this as a problem. It
> isn't: if you put more that one contact in, it gets quickly too small
> anyway. Add to that resizing of the window.... Plus:
>
> * Text boxes with truncated contents get a bubble help showing the list
> of recipients.
>
> * The account and encoding info are shortened.
>
> = Attachments =
>
> Instead of hiding an attachment in the text at the end of an email body,
> an attachment bar is displayed above the message body.
>
> Proposed GUI (reading, one line attachments):
> [[Image(Mail-reading-4-attach-below.png)]]
>
> * The normal context menu on files: "Open With...", "Save As...", "Save
> All..." (when writing a mail, also "Delete", "Delete All")
>
> * If there are more attachments that won't fit in one line,
> automatically extend the bar vertically. Max. 3 lines of attachments,
> then add a vertical scrollbar.
>
> * In the read-mail GUI the attachment bar background is gray, as it's
> read-only. When writing, it's the usual white signaling editability.
>
> Proposed GUI (writing, more lines with attachments):
> [[Image(Mail-writing-3-1-attach-below.png)]]
New description:
This ticket is the result of discussions on the
[//www.freelists.org/post/haiku-development/Working-on-Haikus-Mail-
app dev mailing list] and [//www.freelists.org/post/haiku-cdt/Mail-
GUI-and-Queries-was-haikudevelopment-Re-Working-on-Haikus-Mail-app cdt
mailing list].
Mail's current GUI is wasting space by using disabled text boxes and
unnecessary labels and a "To" field that isn't normally needed. It all
looks a bit untidy. Also, attachments are hidden in the text at the end of
the mail.[[BR]]
Since reading and writing mails have slightly different requirements, the
interface will reflect that.
= Reading mails =
Current GUI:
[[Image(Mail-reading-original.png)]]
Proposed GUI:
[[Image(Mail-reading-3-cc.png)]]
* Labels aren't needed - besides the "Account" info, as that isn't
immediately obvious. This, too, can be omitted if there's just one mail
account set up.
* Right-clicking a field highlights it and produces a context menu for
"Copy to Clipboard", "New Mail to {sender name}", "Add {sender name} to
People" etc.
* The status pop-up let's you set a (custom) status, as it's also
available from the menu "File | Close and | Set to...".
* The "CC" button only appears if there's a CC set (and also the "To"
button when "To" and the receiving account differ, think mailing lists).
The pop-up menu offers all entries in a list, choosing one will open a
reply-to-mail-window with that recipient filled in.
* The pop-up menu for the decoding setting will provide the current
elaborate items, e.g. "ISO West European (ISO-8859-1)", but is shortened
as shown when it's selected. At the top of that menu should be a 3-item
history of the last used codepages for quicker access. Plus the default
"Auto" on top.
= Writing mails =
Current GUI:
[[Image(Mail-writing-original.png)]]
Proposed GUI:
[[Image(Mail-writing-3-1.png)]]
* The "To:" text box is not as wide. Some may see this as a problem. It
isn't: if you put more that one contact in, it gets quickly too small
anyway. Add to that resizing of the window.... Plus:
* Text boxes with truncated contents get a bubble help showing the list
of recipients.
* The account and encoding info are shortened.
= Attachments =
Instead of hiding an attachment in the text at the end of an email body,
an attachment bar is displayed above the message body.
Proposed GUI (reading, one line attachments):
[[Image(Mail-reading-4-attach-below.png)]]
* The normal context menu on files: "Open With...", "Save As...", "Save
All..." (when writing a mail, also "Delete", "Delete All")
* If there are more attachments that won't fit in one line, automatically
extend the bar vertically. Max. 3 lines of attachments, then add a
vertical scrollbar.
* In the read-mail GUI the attachment bar background is gray, as it's
read-only. When writing, it's the usual white signaling editability.
Proposed GUI (writing, more lines with attachments):
[[Image(Mail-writing-3-1-attach-below.png)]]
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Comment(by humdinger):
Corrected wiki formatted links. Didn't see the newline when pasting...
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