[Bug 322658] Re: simplify kmail right-click menu

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On 2009-01-29T10:10:21+00:00 Christian A. Reiter wrote:

Version:           1.11.0 (using 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0), Kubuntu packages)
Compiler:          cc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.27-11-generic

I love KDE.
But one of the very heavy diseases is the overkill in functions.
KDe 4 started more blandly as 3, but it's getting quickly into the same overkillness again.

See the kmail right-click menu on an email (attachment)
It is, with one word, confusing, the first time you open it. A good third of the functions could be purged.

One thing that has urgently get changed is the following.

the item  "Mark message >" opens a new submenu, and this lists ALL the
sentences again:

Mark Message as Read
Mark Message as New
Mark Message as Unread
Mark Message as Important
Mark Message as Action Item

This ist completely redundant.

Just make an item: "Mark Message as >"
Read
New
Unread
Important
Action Item

This is much more clear.

Sadly this issue affects many, many other KDE menus as well.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/322658/comments/2

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On 2009-01-29T10:11:41+00:00 Christian A. Reiter wrote:

Created attachment 30692
Screenshot of current status in KDE 4.2.0

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/322658/comments/3

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On 2009-02-07T09:47:51+00:00 Jtamate wrote:

In the 3.5 times, the motif style alowed to separate the menus as
floating windows. I guess this is a reminiscence of those times, where
the full context must be in every menu and submenu.

If they are not going back, then I like your wish.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/322658/comments/4

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On 2009-02-07T11:26:29+00:00 E-jjm wrote:

Possibly the reason why "Mark Message" is repeated in the submenu
actions is because these strings also appear in the "Configure
Shortcuts" list.  In that list, having just "Read" would not clearly
indicate which action was being configured, and it would not distinguish
between "Mark Message as Read" and "Mark Thread as Read".

Maybe this bug should be assigned to kdelibs, to suggest having two
strings associated with each action: one which will appear in a menu,
and the other longer one to appear in the shortcut list or anywhere else
where there is no surrounding context.

Changing bug title to better reflect the issue.


Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/322658/comments/5

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On 2012-08-18T08:37:30+00:00 Myriam Schweingruber wrote:

Thank you for your feature request. Kmail1 is currently unmaintained so we are closing all wishes. Please feel free to reopen a feature request for Kmail2 if it has not already been implemented.
Thank you for your understanding.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/322658/comments/7

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On 2012-08-19T00:15:55+00:00 Luigi Toscano wrote:

Instead of creating a new feature request, please confirm here if the
wishlist is still valid for kmail2.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/322658/comments/8


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