Re: [Evolution] How do you install 2.29 on Ubuntu 9.10?
> > I would like to know how to offer this, my knowledge of Outlook and the > business users needs, to the Evolution team on a regular basis. Not just by > putting a bug in Bugzilla. Because technically, offering advice for new > features is not a bug. And of course, sometimes it takes multiple > conversations and screenshots for someone else to understand what I'm trying > to convey. Bugzilla is not only used for bugs - there is a class of "bug" called a "feature request" that allows you to request a feature or a usability improvement. But the bottom line is that you have to compete for very limited developer time in order to implement new features - and that competition is against bug fixes, backend performance improvements, keeping up with other changes to the underlying GUI and so on. There has also recently on this list been some calls for a freeze on new features in order to give time to try and squash some persistent bugs and usability problems. What I'm trying to get across is that your must-have show-stopper Outlook look-a-like business orientated feature may not get implemented on a time scale you think is suitable. However, if it *is* something that the community thinks is important, then you will get support for it on the bugzilla ticket and there is more chance the developers will look kindly on it. Also, if it *is* something that is important, then there is likely to already be a feature request for it and the best thing is to add your voice to it there. However a word of warning - requesting a feature because it's in Outlook might be counter productive - Evolution is *not* an Outlook clone, it doesn't pretend to be one. This is not MS bashing, it's not a Thunderbird or kmail or whatever clone either. P. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] SMTP one connectiom
On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 21:51 +0300, andrew wrote: > Is there any way to force Evolution making only one connection at a > time? Hi, I'm sorry, there isn't any such option. I think there is a bugreport about that at http://bugzilla.gnome.org , but I'm not sure. Bye, Milan ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
[Evolution] "File CC" option
Dear friends, I am a Thunderbird user and decided to give Evolution a try. I think I could adopt Evolution for my daily use if I can find a way to be able to choose, when typing a new message, which folder the message shall be saved to (instead of the default 'Sent' folder). In Thunderbird I accomplish this by using the excellent "TB Change From and Fcc on Compose" plugin. Does Evolution (or a plugin for it) offer this functionality? I have searched extensively but found nothing. Thanks for your help! Anderson ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] How do you install 2.29 on Ubuntu 9.10?
2009/12/11 Bryan Karlan : [snip] > I'm learning all this and have found Linux to be a great alternative, but > still having some small issues with it. Such as display drivers and > Homegroup access. However, I feel these will be resolved, especially as > people who are new to Linux bring up issues that experienced users of Linux > aren't familiar with. Such as migration issues. Yes, absolutely. As time goes by, you also get used to systems, and loose insight in what newbies might find confusing. Getting feedback from new users is very important. However, we're beginning to move very far away from the original topic, and this probably isn't a very good place for discussing issues with Ubuntu or GNU+Linux in general. Evolution isn't really concerned with Linux at all. You can run Evolution on many different operating systems, and though the software Evolution is part of Ubuntu, the development of it is completely separate. This is also something that takes a little time getting used to when you're new to free software. > All I wanted to do in this email was to find a way to get some new features > out of Evolution that would make it a full fledged alternative for Outlook > for me and many other people who depend on the program for their livelihood. Bugzilla is called a bug tracker, but really, it is an _issue_ tracker. This includes feature requests. Storing those things in an issue tracker makes it easier to keep track of. It's customary to first search bugzilla for a similar issue, and if you don't find one, file one. When you've done that, you can send a message to the mailinglists and invite the community to discuss it. You include the link, and those who are interested can help refine the ideas and work on implementing it. > I've always wanted to have server access but found it both expensive and > that it didn't serve my needs because it doesn't sync Journaling, which I > use extensively. I've tried the online CRM's but have found them overly > complicated, Salesforce, PlanPlusonline, etc... and hard to sync to Outlook > successfully. In fact, let's be honest, you can't even rely on Windows > Mobile Sync to work consistently, in fact it will often corrupt the pst file > in bizarre ways that nobody at Microsoft has ever heard of, (yeah right). Now you're being very vague. You want "server access". What kind of server? There are many different kinds of servers for storing contacts, calendar entries, notes, tasks, etc. There are also many different implementations of each kind of server. Evolution supports standard protocols for this, like LDAP for contacts, CalDAV for calendars, tasks and memos, and of course standard protocols for mail. You can setup the different servers your self, or you can get complete solutions that handles all the protocols behind the scene. You're interested in CRM, you say, but CRM is _what_ you do, not _how_ you do it. Again, there are many solutions for it that's available as free software, and is compatible with Evolution. [snip] > I thought that I could run the newer version of Evolution and see what they > have done. I'm finding out through this thread that that is not really an > option and that it is best that I wait for the next distro to contain the > next version of Evolution. That being said, I would like to explain to > someone who cares what a very strong user of Outlook can contribute to the > discussions about what should be available on the new version. I believe > that I could contribute greatly to the discussion and offer some great > suggestions for the next version despite the fact that I can't see it. You can see it. Ubuntu 10.04 is in alpha 1. You can download the image and run it in a live session, or install it in a virtual machine if you want to. You _can_ also install it in your current setup, but it's a bit complicated. I'm very curious about the next version myself, as there have been some rather significant in this version. I'll download the alpha 1 image, install it in a VM and watch as it matures. > I would like to know how to offer this, my knowledge of Outlook and the > business users needs, to the Evolution team on a regular basis. Not just by > putting a bug in Bugzilla. Because technically, offering advice for new > features is not a bug. And of course, sometimes it takes multiple > conversations and screenshots for someone else to understand what I'm trying > to convey. Great. You'll learn how to contribute by observing how things are done in the free software community. Again, feature requests etc, have their home on bugzilla, and each issue has their own comment thread. More general discussions probably belong to the mailinglist with a link to the issue on bugzilla. Many of us use Evolution the way you describe and many have years of experience. This doesn't mean we always agree though. There is no single best way of doing office work. It depends on personal preference, what you do and many other things. As I said b
[Evolution] How to connect to exchange 2007 server
Hi, At my job we have an exchange 2007 server. How do I need to set it to be able to connect from home over the internet with evolution mapi plugin. On Windows we use outlook anywhere to do this. I've tried reusing the settings I use for that with Evolution MAPI but it doesn't work? Are there settings on the exchange server that we need to change? Thanks Jaap ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
[Evolution] No warning for message with no recipient in To: line
Shouldn't there be some kind of warning when trying to send an email with nothing in the To: line? I don't see one here. Now when trying to send one with only a recipient on the Cc or Bcc line I get a warning about nothing being on the To line but nothing when all three are blank. Should this be reported as an Evo bug? -- KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] No warning for message with no recipient in To: line
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 19:47 -0600, Chris wrote: > Shouldn't there be some kind of warning when trying to send an email > with nothing in the To: line? I don't see one here. Now when trying to > send one with only a recipient on the Cc or Bcc line I get a warning > about nothing being on the To line but nothing when all three are blank. > Should this be reported as an Evo bug? > Yes, I believe it should, I've made that mistake before as well. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] "File CC" option
On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:37 -0200, Anderson Luiz Perazzoli wrote: > I am a Thunderbird user and decided to give Evolution a try. > > I think I could adopt Evolution for my daily use if I can find a way > to be able to choose, when typing a new message, which folder the > message shall be saved to (instead of the default 'Sent' folder). In > Thunderbird I accomplish this by using the excellent "TB Change From > and Fcc on Compose" plugin. > > Does Evolution (or a plugin for it) offer this functionality? I have > searched extensively but found nothing. Not currently but I've been thinking about implementing this. It would be another "header" field in the composer window (beneath From, Subject, To, etc.) and hidden by default, but I'm still thinking through what the drop-down menu should look like. No promises on an ETA. It will be when I find time. Matthew Barnes ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
