Version: (using KDE KDE 3.5.0) Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Like what is present in Thunderbird or GMail for instance, it would be nice to have a "quick answer" box at the bottom of the email frame, to make a "one click" answer.
Isn't clicking on the reply button enough one click? Go, be brave, enable it in your toolbar. Oh I forgot - you have to do another click when you want to send the mail. Sorry, that's silly. But nonetheless: How does it look like in Thunderbird and GMail? You seem to use them so why don't you provide a link to a screenshot?
A Quick answer box is a good usability improvement. 2 clicks (far from the reading/writing zone) + a new window which opens, is too much when you have a lot of mails which only need one or two lines of answer. And...really ? you're a developper of a mail client (or at least interested in), and you never had a look to other pieces of software like Thunderbird or GMail ?? I'm a bit surprised :-/
> A Quick answer box is a good usability improvement. 2 clicks (far > from the reading/writing zone) + a new window which opens, is too much > when you have a lot of mails which only need one or two lines of answer. <nitpick> The window is one key-stroke away. You can decide to reply to the author, to a list, to all recipients without a bunch of links. You can send by another shortcut (usually Ctrl-Enter). </nitpick> I really doubt that you're quicker with GMail.
Thanks for the tip, I'll start use it, but I'm not sure every "common" user is familiar with keyboard shortcuts... And, yes, personnaly, I find it's easier in GMail... :) the answer box is unobstrusive if you don't want to answer, it opens *as soon as* you click it if you want to answer, and you can start writing. You choose if it's a reply, a reply-to-all, a forward,... throught tabs: it's intuitive and very quick. You can concentrate on your ideas, not on the interface.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 72137 ***