On 25/gen/2010, at 16.48, Marc Stibane wrote:
>> I can't see anyone else who's mentioned this so far on this thread, but if >> someone has and I've missed it, apologies... >> >> In this mockup, the source list folders are grouped by email account, and >> then by the individual folders on the server for that account. This is >> similar to how Postbox and a few other clients work, but very different to >> Mail, which groups items in the sidebar by function first, then by account. >> So you have one 'Inbox' in the source list, which can then be opened to >> reveal individual account inboxes. >> >> Personally, I find that layout very useful in Mail, because it allows me to >> see, for instance, my Inbox or Sent folder for ALL accounts simultaneously, >> as opposed to having to go through each individually to read all my new mail. >> >> Is there a particular advantage to the grouped-by-account approach that I'm >> missing? It just seems like a no-brainer to me to do as Mail does here. > > I second that. > This is also one of the major complaints of the iPhone mail.app: No shared > inbox. Leads to lots of tapping if you have several accounts... I agree on the concept! ...but the wireframe S already solves that problem: . the top part contains the sources, EXACTLY as they are "physically" on the server. . the bottom part contains the smart folders: the "aggregated" inbox is, in fact, a smart folder. :) |D _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
