On Mon, 2016-10-24 at 23:42 +0400, Emre Erenoglu wrote: > > it used to be "less intrusive" in the past, in a very similar way you > > outlined above, hiding the message in the status bar. Not many people > > knew that they can get any details about the error at all. > > > > Then I would wish it remained like that. Actually, the bottom bar of > current Evolution is, in my humble opinion, bombarding user with messages > (ie when downloading lots of messages), which are never really read. > I would rather opt for a status bar with: > > Left Side: A single line with real status messages, Fetching Message > 561/12544 for example. or like out look "all folders up to date", "folder > being updated". etc. Clicking it could bring a window with all log messages.
That would make sense if it was only doing one thing at a time, but of course it's often doing several things at once and it can be useful to know what they are, especially if something goes wrong. > Right Side: a simple message on connectivity and last update time of that > account. Connected or Disconnected, Updated at 10:20. Connection Error. > Again, clicking it will reveal details. That could be useful. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list