On 27/12/2005 at 6:36:35 AM [GMT -0500], Paul Van Noord wrote: > I agree, the drop-downs are very distracting and slow the process, > especially using Voyager on a flash drive. Here's hoping they drop > dead!
<cough> And here was I hailing it's arrival. </cough><choke> ;) In the past, I'd <ctrl>-<+> through possible matches to see that I don't have the required address. With the drop down menu, this is clearly evident without having to go through them. Mulberry has an interesting method. You type the string and then hit <enter>. If there's a single match, it just autocompletes. If there are multiple matches, a little window with the possible matches listed appears for you to choose the address from. I don't mind either method, but both work better for *me*, than the original. However, I've always been one to strongly advocate not taking away prior useful behaviour from users. Always make new behaviour optional or additive so that old behaviour can remain. I'm not referring to how the interface looks but how the program behaves. This is one good example. Here we have Paul wishing the drop down menu would drop dead. Another behaviour that's in danger of being altered is the Outbox/Draft. Some propose that one should not be able to drag and drop, copy or move messages to it, and a draft folder used instead. Again, IMO, we shouldn't take away that functionality if possible. Add the draft folder and the switch to turn off copy/moving to outbox as has been done. However, don't disable the feature completely since some users may actually use it a lot and appreciate it. -- -= Curtis =- The Bat! v3.64.01 Christmas Edition / http://specs.aimlink.name PGPKey: http://rsakey.aimlink.name ...Power corrupts; absolute power is even more fun. ________________________________________________________ Current beta is NONE | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
