From kde-pim Mon Jun 10 07:46:18 2002 From: Guenter Schwann Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 07:46:18 +0000 To: kde-pim Subject: Re: [Kde-pim] KPIM Workspace X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-pim&m=102369511030574 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 09 June 2002 23:35, Robert Floyd wrote: > I come into the office and check my email. In my email are several > meeting requests. I click a button and see if there's a conflict on my > calendar. Then I accept or reject and send the reply in an email. Next, > I check my list of to-dos to see what needs to be done today. I keep my > email application running all day at work. At the end of the day, I put > my Palm in its cradle and sync, so I'll have all the information with m= e > at home. > > Could I do this with three different programs? Yes, but why should I? > Over a day, the extra time involved keeping up with multiple programs i= s > significant. Could you explain me why? What's the difference having the application ru= nning=20 as KParts in one "shell"-application, to having running them on one deskt= op? > Personally, I'd like to see a wrapper program that could tie a mail > client, address book and project planning tool together in a relatively > seamless manner. Today (3.0.1), KAB integration with KMail is not ready > for everyday office use. The inability to make easy use of categories, > as well as the inability to assign multiple contacts to a single > category simulataneously, make it almost impossible for me to use. From > what I've been reading, 3.1 should eliminate many of my objections. Well - you talk about the application's limitations. Be are very well awa= re,=20 that our PIM-applicatins have a lot of (mostly smaller) problems. But "gluing" them together wouldn't make them any better. It's just the=20 opposite. To make them all KParts, and working on "kaplan" would use a bi= g=20 amount of our limited resources. > When designing applications, keep in mind that, for most people, > computers are a means to an end, not the end itself. They want it to be > as easy to use as any other office machine (telephone, copier, fax > machine). And, human nature being what it is, people will tend to selec= t > ease of use over robustness/security if they have to pick one. Developers mostly have another point of view, so getting more response fr= om=20 "ordinary users" would help us. KDE doesn't consist of coders only. There are translators, "documetators"= and=20 _users that give us feedback_. Help us by telling us your=20 suggestions/problems, and become a part of KDE :-) ciao - --=20 Guenter Schwann -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9BFlN43e2O3Z+/CQRAqC7AJsFpuy6Ycxl09xCZFI4G4v0Gi15OwCfbkaF p1oEP3Ox5Ml65mkjzCPIwTs=3D =3DXzmy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ kde-pim mailing list kde-pim@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-pim kde-pim home page at http://pim.kde.org/