On 12/5/02 5:30 PM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 04/12/2002 23:46, "Mickey Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 12/4/02 2:54 PM, "Peter C.S. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> What *I* want is a button on the toolbar to prevent wrapping *AT ALL* on a >>> message by message basis, a la Eudora. But it's only third on my Entourage >>> wish list.... >> >> But this epitomizes the big problem with Eudora and the advantage of using >> Entourage over Eudora. Eudora's interface is quite cluttered, IMO, over the >> interface of Entourage. Entourage only includes basic and collaboration >> (PIM)-based commands on the toolbar. Eudora's interface has far more >> features strewn all over the place, with obscure options taking up space on >> toolbars. Most Entourage users just want a way to send and organize e-mail >> powerfully without all of the hassle. That's one of the thing I like about >> Entourage - it's simple and clean; if I want the rare additional >> functionality, I can generally get it with AppleScript. Maybe this sort of >> option would be better placed in a "Message Properties" type of window with >> more advanced options that are less used by the average consumer. > > I have to disagree. > > Eudora's interface may have more 'buttons', but if the main toolbar is > turned off, the message window only has relevant icons, similar to > Entourage's. That's better! > In fact, I suspect the number of buttons in Entourage & Eudora > is similar. Certainly, the more esoteric functions do not appear on the > default toolbars. Ok. I remember some buttons on an earlier version of Eudora (I haven't used it in a long time...now you know why) like blahblahblah and encoding options on the composition window which really didn't belong among the commonly-used features. Fortunately in Entourage such options either exist on the menu bar (blahblahblah) or in an expandable options window (attachment encoding). > The great beauty of Eudora is that YOU can choose how to display the main > toolbar, horizontally, vertically, anchored or floating, with or without > text, with or without icons. That must be useful. I prefer anchored on top like Entourage, but I know that others prefer other positions. > Even better, YOU can decide what commands, > documents, scripts and applications are attached to those buttons. If only > Entourage had this level of customisation. That would be nice. Then I could be content with my basic toolbars as they exist today along with others adding loads of buttons with lesser-used (generally) features to their own toolbars. The one thing that I would really like about this is that it would include the ability to add scripts to the toolbar (which I've already requested to Microsoft). -- Mickey Stevens Microsoft Mac MVP The Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
