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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] attachment column
From:       Carsten Burghardt <burghardt () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-02-22 22:26:59
Message-ID: 200402222326.59494.burghardt () kde ! org
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On Sunday 22 February 2004 17:42, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Sunday 22 February 2004 17:32, Carsten Burghardt wrote:
> > On Sunday 22 February 2004 17:01, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > On Sunday 22 February 2004 14:44, Carsten Burghardt wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > the attached patch adds a new column that shows if the email has
> > > > an attachment. You can add that column with a right-click on the
> > > > header-column or via the configuration. It also cleans up the
> > > > column code a bit. I had to comment out two sections in
> > > > kmheaders.cpp that overwrite the columnheader and therefore
> > > > delete the attachment icon that is shown. I didn't encounter any
> > > > drawbacks, perhaps these two parts are not needed?
> > >
> > > Without having looked at the patch I wonder why we need an extra
> > > column for this while we don't need one for all the other status
> > > icons. (Some people will disagree that we don't need an extra
> > > column.)
> > >
> > > I'd like to see the normal message icons being overlayed with a
> > > paper clip in case the message has an attachment. This way the
> > > information would not occupy any additional space (which is
> > > important for people with small displays).
> >
> > I thought a lot about this question before I started with the
> > implementation. The reasons why I didn't want to add it to the normal
> > status icons (no matter how you do it):
> > - it's not really a status as you can't switch it (like unread, read,
> > ...). I use the status field to save it because it don't want another
> > field in the index
>
> What about the signature status icon and the encryption status icon?
> They can't be changed either.

Yup, but why do we have to continue with this?

> > - not everybody might want to see it
>
> I very much doubt that. Nevertheless it's already possible to deactivate
> the signature/encryption status icons.

Correct, that would be ok. I wouldn't want to deactivate it either because 
it's very handy but you'll never know.

> > - you can sort your emails according to an extra column (which I do
> > from time to time e.g. when I clean up)
>
> Do you really want to sort by attachment? I can imagine that people want
> to search by important, unread, new or even replied (or not replied).
> But by attachment?

See my comment to Till.

> > That's why I think an extra column is better. Apart from the fact
> > that all mua's I know handle it like this ...(which doesn't have to
> > be an argument ;-)).
>
> Yeah, that's really a lame argument. ;-)

Depends on the user I'd say. If you are used to other muas that might be an 
argument. Anyway, we shouldn't do what everybody else does but choose the 
best way.
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