Matthew Thomas wrote:
> Dan Mosedale wrote:
>
>> ...
>> So I've been thinking about this a bit, and it's a little unclear to
>> me whether the typedown preferences should be per-identity, rather
>> than just per-account. The current UI prefs are confusing to me, in
>> that they don't permit multiple identities per account, even though
>> the underlying code supports it (and I suspect that many people would
>> find this useful). Any thoughts on this?
>> ...
>
> Please don't have a three-level hierarchy (mail/news --> account
> -->identity). People will get lost. Just let people create multiple
> accounts which happen to use the same servers -- that would achieve the
> same thing, wouldn't it?
Isn't multiple accounts for the same servers *more* confusing? I don't
want to see eighteen different (but essentially identical) accounts in
my sidebar; I do want to see a number of identities at the top of the
addressing pane in my Compose window.
If it's a UI issue, why not have the default identity presented in
Account Settings with an "Identities..." button that opens a further
window (for the inquisitive/advanced)?
And if this is strictly related to typedown settings per identity vs.
typedown per account, then I agree it should be per account, pending
persuasive arguments the other way....
(Yes, my name's on the "allow multiple mail accounts per host" bug, but
that's for multiple *ports* on a host, for proxied access a la ssh.)
--
Peter Janes
Just a guy! (i.e. standard disclaimer applies)
