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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [RFC] Reply behavior in KMail
From:       Andreas Gungl <Andreas.Gungl () osp-dd ! de>
Date:       2003-12-01 11:19:03
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Am Monday 01 December 2003 11:53 schrieb Till Adam:
> On Monday 01 December 2003 11:38, Marc Mutz wrote:
> > On Sunday 30 November 2003 13:53, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Dear fellow core developers: Please take the time to read the thread
> > > "Ideas on Reply-To-List" on kmail@kde.org and then make your
> > > decision:
> > >
> > > [ ] Revert to the KDE 3.1 behavior where Reply always used the value
> > > of the Reply-to header
> > > [ ] Keep the current behavior where Reply works as Reply to Sender
> > > [ ] Abstention
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > Since it looks like we're still 2 months from KDE 3.2, and this change
> > of behaviour is very controversial, I'd choose:
> >
> > [x] Violate the string freeze and implement the Reply tool button as a
> > drop-down with the following contents:
> >
> > Reply (R or SHIFt-R) <- intelligent: to-list if list (always, not only
> >                           on reply-to-mangling), to author else
> > + Reply to Author (R or SHIFT-R) <- current reply
> > + Reply to All (A)
> > + Reply to Mailing-List (L)
>
> Ecellent. I'm very glad you propose this, I was thinking the same thing.
> I've talked to a couple of people (users) about what they would expect,
> and what you describe is exaclty it. r should apparently reply to the
> list, if there is one (reply-to set or not) and to the author if there is
> no list. Everything else seems confusing.
>
> That said, I do find the current scheme clearer and was very tempted to
> opt to keep it, but I've been convinced (in no small part by my wife)
> that I like it because it is cleaner _implementation_ wise, not usage
> wise.
>
> > This is adding a single string "Reply To Author". I guess translators
> > will be able to cope with that...
> >
> > I don't have an opinion on which of the two actions "reply" and "reply
> > to author" gets the R shortcut and which one gets SHIFT-R, though.
>
> reply should be r. That removes the problem with upgrading users
> encountering changed behavior, mostly.
>
> Till

Well, I'm no core developer. But I think what Marc and Till outline is the 
best of what can get achived for 3.2 (especially the comment regarding  
users upgrading from 3.1).

Andreas
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