GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 228041
Minor follow up flag UI problems
Last modified: 2002-08-03 01:24:59 UTC
a. The dialog for setting a followup flag on a message should set the flag to some sensible default like "Followup". Currently, it's set to "None", i.e., clicking OK in the dialog does nothing. b. It should be possible to set the "Due By" time to "None", just like Tasks. This should be the default. c. The context menu for messages has "Mark as Read", "Mark as Important" and "Follow Up" together, but "Mark as Read" and "Mark as Important" are in the Edit Menu while "Follow up" is in the Actions menu. So perhaps "Follow Up" should move to the Edit menu for consistency. d. The context menu should perhaps also include an entry "Follow Up" or "Change Flag", even if the message is already flagged. It took me a while to find the "Follow Up" in the Actions menu, and I thought there was no way to change the flag or the due date on a message other than clearing the flag and then resetting it. e. There is no visual indication at all that a flagged message is also completed. The Flag Status at the top of a message in the preview pane should say "Completed", and there should either be an additional column "Completed" in the etable, or a separate icon for the Flag column (perhaps a flag with a checkmark over it). d. Perhaps it should be possible to somehow record when the "completed" flag was set, i.e., add a "Completed on" time to the flag. This should be set automatically to the current date/time, but should be changeable. (This is really part of bug 224979. I'll add a comment there.)
g. You can't set the followup flag to "Reply to All". Attempting to do so just sets it to "Reply".
I agree at least on (a).
the reason it defaults to None is because that is what Outlook defaults to.
and considering that this feature is being ripped directly from Outlook, IMHO we might as well follow their UI exactly. b) Outlook doesn't let you either afaik c) again copied directly from Outlook d) again copied directly from Outlook e) again copied directly from Outlook f) again copied directly from Outlook g) fixed in CVS, or will be when I make this massive commit later.
Sorry, Jeff. This is how Outlook 2000 does it: a) The default is "Follow up". There is no "None". ("None" is confusing: does it mean "no flag at all", or "flagged but for no particular reason"?) b) Outlook lets you set the due date to "None". It's the default, in fact. e) Outlook displays a red flag for flagged items, and a clear flag for completed items. f) You're right. It's in http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=249799 anyway. g) Thanks.
not according to the version of Outlook I ripped it from. *shrug*
a) None has been removed, so it is no longer a default. b) this is possible now, and is the default d) has always been doable. when you check the checkbox or right-click and do "Mark as Completed" (or whatever the label is) it sets the current time as the completed date.
Thanks, Jeff. What about (e)? Can you tell a message is completed other than by doing Actions > Follow Up (ie, different flag icon; text "Completed on ..." in the yellow flag box in the message view)?