> 2008/5/16 jonathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: >> >> > What is being called for is the ability to say - there is one ( or >> more ) >> email clients that works closely with the other modules in the package. >> >> Other than the ability to use OOo to create webpages that masquerade >> as email, what functionality does OOo need, to better integrate with >> email clients? > > > > My take. > > I have invented a *notional* program called "The Mail Program" which I > will > refer to as TMP. This *might* be an existing program that gets modified, > Thunderbird for example, or a new program that gets written for the > purpose. > I don't much care except that Thunderbird comes close to fitting the bill > already. But if there is a better candidate ... > > I also expect that whichever of OOo and TMP is installed *second* on a > user's system will notice that the other is already there and configure > itself accordingly, or at least to offer the user a choice (or series of > choices) as to whether s/he wants this. > > I also expect that if TMP and OOo are both installed and if the user then > uninstalls one of them, then the one that remains does *not* lose > functionality. For example, with MS Office, if the user uninstalls Word, > Outlook Express can no longer check spelling. As far as I am concerned > this > is just shoddy. > > The numbering below is for convenience only. I do *not* intend it to imply > a > priority ordering. > > 1. The ability for OOo and TMP to *share* the *same* dictionaries for > spell > checking purposes. Currently OOo and Thunderbird (TB) can use *separate > copies* of the same dictionary; this means that you have to add you own > words *twice* - once to each separate copy. I want both programs to use > *the > same file*. > > 2. The procedures for downloading dictionaries should be the same for the > two programs. > > 3. The ability to use Writer as the text editor for e-mail preparation. > Here > I explicitly mean a facility that mimics MS's scheme with Outlook and > Word. > In MS Office, the user has the choice to configure things so that when > s/he > Clicks the "Create new e-mail" button in Outlook a window opens with the > top > looking like an e-mail preparation screen - fields for To:, cc:, Subject > etc. - and the lower part looking *similar to* Word - font selection, > bold/underline/italic selection, style selection and so on. In addition, > the > keystrokes used to edit the text are *identical* to those used in Word to > edit ones document. > > I explicitly do *not* mean running Writer, creating text and then either > copy/pasting it into TMP or using Writer's "Send as e-mail" facilities. > > Note I said the windows should be "simliar". I did not say "identical" > because I didn't mean it. Just as an example, in the MS Office case, the > window that opens has no Drawing toolbar, nothing for editing tables etc. > etc. It's basically a *text* preparartion window that recognises the fact > that people these days expect their e-mails to be able to include links > and > e-mail addresses that "work", bold/underlined/italic pieces, bulleted > lists > and so on. I'm afraid that the "text only in e-mails" brigade is going the > way of the dinosaur; and righlty so IMHO. > > 4. Help files in, as well as FAQs and other documentation for TMP and OOo > should be aware of each other and not contradict each other. > > 5. Language packs for OOo and TMP should correspond as far as possible. > > 6. TMP and OOo should run on all the same platforms. > > 7. TMP and OOo should be available from the same web site. Note that I do > *not* mean there should be a single download file, although offering one > as > an option might not be a bad idea. > > 8. The procedure for adding extensions should be the same in TMP and OOo. > > 9. Where relevant an extension that works in OOo should also work in TMP. > > 10. Both programs should support the same macro programming langauges. > Does > this mean sharing a document model? > > 11. It should be **easy** (preferably not more than three clicks) to get > an > e-mail address, or series thereof, or any other stored data from TMP's > address book into an OOo document. No prior configuration/set-up should be > necessary. Anyone who mentions "data source" or the use of Calc or Base to > accomplish this will be severely punished ;-) > > 12. Mail merge using TMP's address book should be **trivial** to > accomplish. > > 13. If TMP has a calendaring facility then it should be easily accessible > from OOo so that, for example, I could easily copy details of an > appointment > into a letter I'm writing in Writer. > > Please feel free to add more. > > I'm basically trying, as someone else has briefly discussed here, to get > at > an *Office System* that presents the user with a consistent interface in > the > user's chosen language and with facilities that work across all the > components of the system. It is worth noting, perhaps, that the current > offering is called openOFFICE (delibrately raised voice). Offices these > days > send e-mails and use calendars ... > > Please note that I have *deliberately* renamed this thread to try to throw > off the detritus that accompanied the old version. Please let's try and > keep > this fork trash free. > > > -- > Harold Fuchs > London, England > Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org >
Could'nt have put it better myself Harold,That is the way to go! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
