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Bug 312224 - New attachment UI is weird
New attachment UI is weird
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
2.4.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: Normal blocker
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Assigned To: Srinivasa Ragavan
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-08-01 10:34 UTC by Ross Burton
Modified: 2013-09-13 00:51 UTC
See Also:
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GNOME version: ---


Description Ross Burton 2005-08-01 10:34:08 UTC 
With Evolution from CVS when I view a message I get told twice how many
attachments there are.  If there are no attachments screen space is wasted
telling me that.  Also when there are attachments the top expander is hard to
hit as it doesn't include the "1 Attachment" label (which should be "1
attachment", note the case).

Also the mouse cursors in the new attachment box when expanded are strange, as I
move the mouse it switches from the normal pointer to a URL click finger to a
text edit I-bar.
Comment 1 Brandon Hale 2005-08-01 11:09:16 UTC 
Playing with the UI for awhile, it doesnt seem that bad in itself.
Issues are large footprint, duplication of UI at end of mail, placement.

* Why is there a funny (custom?) expander? GtkExpander seems more consistent.
* The expanded view looks terribly similar to a file in Nautilus.  This is good,
but raises some more points.
  * Double clicking the icon seems to do nothing on a PDF.  I would expect it to
    open the PDF in Evince.
  * It seems immediately obvious that I can DND the attachment. I like this.
  * Images have a live thumbnail preview.  Expanding on Nautilus integration,
    could other file formats (text, pdf) be previewed?  This might be a remote 
  files issue.
* The entire UI is visible (but insensitive) when no viewable attachments exist. 
  This seems wasteful and annoying.
Comment 2 Srinivasa Ragavan 2005-08-01 15:48:54 UTC 
Guys thanks for the comments. Im fixing the issue of case, hiding when there are
none. Im analysing the cursor issue as well.
Comment 3 Srinivasa Ragavan 2005-08-03 03:38:38 UTC 
The mouse cursor issue is related to gtkhtml and i have filed a bug on it. bug
#312378.
Comment 4 Not Zed 2005-08-03 08:38:52 UTC 
there is zero 'nautilus integration', so it don't be confused by a list of icons.
Comment 5 Srinivasa Ragavan 2005-08-22 05:44:15 UTC 
Hmm, now the label issue is fixed. Double click works, The expander is tracked
as a seperate bug #311609. Mouse cursor issue is bug #312378. The visibility of
the bar, when no attachments is fixed. Im closing this bug. since most of the
issues are fixed. Im sure the mouse cursor issue will also be fixed and i doubt
the expander. See the expander bug for reasons.
Comment 6 C Shilpa 2005-09-06 10:09:46 UTC 
verified using evolution-2.4.0. marking bug as verified.