Re: PM 5 icons and some observations
Gerald F. Carroll wrote on Thu 22 Apr 2004 at 16:59 -0500 The HAND on mine works no matter where i grab the border with it. Yes it does. My point was that it shouldn't be a hand at all but a double headed arrow. And that the wee arrow thing is annoying as it keeps catching my eye especially when reading a message. The icons will take remembering again, i only wish they were a little darker. They seem sort of washed out. That's a fair point. I have mine set to small size with text so I don't have to keep wondering about the fly ;) None of the folder graphics have changed though. The In Tray and Out Tray now look odd and dated. -- david.gordon
Re: PM 5 icons and some observations
david.gordon, Thus spoke david.gordon [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, 22 April 2004 at 7:49 PM +1000: I'll probably turn off the icons - just like I did in PM 4. I tried, then lost the view only entry box, oops hf, Nick Quinn Sunshine Beach Software in OZ
Re: PM 5 icons and some observations
The HAND on mine works no matter where i grab the border with it. The icons will take remembering again, i only wish they were a little darker. They seem sort of washed out. When you are composing a letter they are much better. Gerry In three pane mode... There are two funny wee arrow things for resizing the window ratios. They are horid. I keep trying to clean them off my screen. I find the one between the folder list and my message pane a real pain. And anyway, when I mouse over it my mouse becomes a hand. I would expect it to become a double arrow -|- as the only way to move the borders in up/down or left/right. You can't 'grab' the border and move it _anywhere_. The arrows on the border aren't really required - are they. I must say I'm not that impressed by the new icons in the toolbars. Take for example the Mark as Spam. Is that a fly? What has a fly got to do with spam? And Mark as Good doesn't follow the theme (or vis versa). I'm not sure Reply, Forward or Redirect are clear either. I'll probably turn off the icons - just like I did in PM 4. I was actually expecting more from PM 5. So far I haven't found anything really different from PM 4. I already have SpamSieve and that worked seamlessly once set up. I haven't found that wow that I felt when FoxTrot searching was introduced. I guess I'm committed now and I will pay for the upgrade but I don't think its good value. It doesn't feel like a full version upgrade to me so far. -- david.gordon -- The faster the computer The more impatient the user.
Re: PM 5 icons and some observations
David Gordon wrote: I must say I'm not that impressed by the new icons in the toolbars. Take for example the Mark as Spam. Is that a fly? What has a fly got to do with spam? And Mark as Good doesn't follow the theme (or vis versa). I'm not sure Reply, Forward or Redirect are clear either. I disagree. I LIKE the new icons. They make perfect sense. Scott T. Hards wrote: Frankly, I found the fly to be obvious and intuitive. I mean, what are flies attracted to the most, right? I agree. I'll agree that the difference between forward and redirect is not obvious. That's best done with a tail of some kind on the arrows. Forward could be a straight arrow pointed right, while the redirect arrow could look like a ricochet bouncing off the letter icon. I disagree. A ricochet means the mail bounced. I believe the forward and redirect icon are better and more meaningful than any I've seen on email clients so far. Keep the new icons! Richard Hart
Re: PM 5 icons and some observations
I mean, what are flies attracted to the most, right? Spam, of course! Tony -- Anthony R. Sanna SACO Foods, Inc. 6120 University Avenue Middleton, WI 53562 1-800-373-7226 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PM 5 icons and some observations
Is that a fly? What has a fly got to do with spam? And Mark as Good doesn't follow the theme (or vis versa). I'm not sure Reply, Forward or Redirect are clear either. I'll probably turn off the icons - just like I did in PM 4. Allow me to disagree with these observations. Frankly, I found the fly to be obvious and intuitive. I mean, what are flies attracted to the most, right? I've already commented on the arrows. I'll agree that the difference between forward and redirect is not obvious. That's best done with a tail of some kind on the arrows. Forward could be a straight arrow pointed right, while the redirect arrow could look like a ricochet bouncing off the letter icon. --- Scott T. Hards President HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com)
