This is the list of my suggestions for TOOLS -> OPTIONS. I think this part is more of a mess than the rest of the menu, and deserves special attention. It is clearly a heap of accumulations of new features over the time, and now deserves a serious synthetic overhaul.
In this list I have left aside all suggestions of addition or deletion. It is only a matter of rearranging what is already there. You will see that in the end GENERAL SETTINGS -> BASIC SETTINGS is almost empty. This is not a problem, because what I suggest here is by no means a complete solution. It is just a first step necessary to begin seeing what is where.
You will see too that USER INTERFACE has been dispatched between OUTGOING and INCOMING MAIL. I find it more elegant and functional.
I have also voluntarily left out the problem of TOOLS -> INTERNET OPTIONS, which make the menu even more confusing, but which brings the question of how to manage users and accounts, and hence deserves another discussion.
Finally, Happy New Year to you all.
***GENERAL SETTINGS***
HELP TEXT
- Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.
BASIC SETTINGS
- Move Personal Name to a new IDENTITIES page in OUTGOING MAIL
- Move Automatically open to FOLDERS BEHAVIOUR in INCOMING MAIL
- Move Preserve Deleted Messages to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL
- Move Ask For Confirmation to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL
- Move Ask for Netware to a new Netware page
- Move Save Desktop State to Displays in INCOMING MAIL
- Move Use System Colors to Displays in INCOMING MAIL
- Rename Name For Default Folder into Name for Main Folder
- Move Name For Default Folder to INCOMING MAIL
ADVANCED SETTINGS
- Move Refresh New Mail to INCOMING MAIL
- Move Lines to scan to INCOMING MAIL
- Move Organization String to a new IDENTITIES page in OUTGOING MAIL
- Move SMTP Time Zone to OUTGOING MAIL
- Move MIME character a new ADVANCED page in OUTGOING MAIL
- Move Accept Requests to INCOMING MAIL
- Move Deleted Messages to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL
- Select Allow Multiple File as default
- Move Allow Multiple File to OUTGOING MAIL
- Move Recovery Of Deleted Space to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL
MAILBOX LOCATION
- Move Mailbox Location field to a new LOCATION page
***OUTGOING MAIL***
HELP TEXT
- Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.
MESSAGES AND REPLIES
- Divide into one page for BASIC SETTINGS and one new page for REPLIES
- Move Add Identity to a new IDENTITIES page
- Move MIME to a new ADVANCED page
- Select Copy To Self as default
- Move Copy To Self to COPY TO SELF
- Move Rich Text to MESSAGE FORMATTING
- Move Generate Transcript to a new ADVANCED page
MESSAGE FORMATTING
- Move Check Spelling to a new SPELLCHECKING page
- Move Overlooked Attachments to a new ATTACHMENTS page
SENDING MAIL
- Rename into ADVANCED
- Move Default Reply To to a new IDENTITIES page
- Move Permanent BCC to a new IDENTITIES page
- Move Attachments Information to a new ATTACHMENTS page
***INCOMING MAIL***
HELP TEXT
- Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.
FOLDERS BEHAVIOUR
- Rename Folders Behaviour to FOLDERS DISPLAY
HYPERLINKS
- Move Hyperlinks to MESSAGE READER
- Move Default System Mail Program to GENERAL SETTINGS -> BASIC SETTINGS
***USER INTERFACE***
HELP TEXT
- Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.
LIST DISPLAY
- Move List Display to INCOMING MAIL
TOOLBARS
- Move Toolbars to GENERAL SETTINGS
REPORTING/LOGGING
- Move New Mail Reporting in a new REPORTING page in INCOMING MAIL
- Move System Messages in ADVANCED in GENERAL SETTINGS
AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
- Move Automatic formatting to OUTGOING MAIL
This is the list of my suggestions for TOOLS -> OPTIONS. I think this part is more of a mess than the rest of the menu, and deserves special attention. It is clearly a heap of accumulations of new features over the time, and now deserves a serious synthetic overhaul.
In this list I have left aside all suggestions of addition or deletion. It is only a matter of rearranging what is already there. You will see that in the end GENERAL SETTINGS -> BASIC SETTINGS is almost empty. This is not a problem, because what I suggest here is by no means a complete solution. It is just a first step necessary to begin seeing what is where.
You will see too that USER INTERFACE has been dispatched between OUTGOING and INCOMING MAIL. I find it more elegant and functional.
I have also voluntarily left out the problem of TOOLS -> INTERNET OPTIONS, which make the menu even more confusing, but which brings the question of how to manage users and accounts, and hence deserves another discussion.
Finally, Happy New Year to you all.
<b>***GENERAL SETTINGS***</b>
<blockquote>HELP TEXT
<ul><li>Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.</li></ul>
BASIC SETTINGS
<ul><li>Move Personal Name to a new IDENTITIES page in OUTGOING MAIL</li><li>Move Automatically open to FOLDERS BEHAVIOUR in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Preserve Deleted Messages to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Ask For Confirmation to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Ask for Netware to a new Netware page</li><li>Move Save Desktop State to Displays in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Use System Colors to Displays in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Rename Name For Default Folder into Name for Main Folder</li><li>Move Name For Default Folder to INCOMING MAIL</li></ul>
ADVANCED SETTINGS
<ul><li>Move Refresh New Mail to INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Lines to scan to INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Organization String to a new IDENTITIES page in OUTGOING MAIL</li><li>Move SMTP Time Zone to OUTGOING MAIL</li><li>Move MIME character a new ADVANCED page in OUTGOING MAIL</li><li>Move Accept Requests to INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move Deleted Messages to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Select Allow Multiple File as default</li><li>Move Allow Multiple File to OUTGOING MAIL</li><li>Move Recovery Of Deleted Space to a new DELETED MESSAGES page in INCOMING MAIL</li></ul>
MAILBOX LOCATION
<ul><li>Move Mailbox Location field to a new LOCATION page</li></ul>
</blockquote>
<b>***OUTGOING MAIL***
</b>
<blockquote>HELP TEXT
<ul><li>Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.</li></ul>
MESSAGES AND REPLIES
<ul><li>Divide into one page for BASIC SETTINGS and one new page for REPLIES</li><li>Move Add Identity to a new IDENTITIES page</li><li>Move MIME to a new ADVANCED page</li><li>Select Copy To Self as default</li><li>Move Copy To Self to COPY TO SELF</li><li>Move Rich Text to MESSAGE FORMATTING</li><li>Move Generate Transcript to a new ADVANCED page</li></ul>
MESSAGE FORMATTING
<ul><li>Move Check Spelling to a new SPELLCHECKING page</li><li>Move Overlooked Attachments to a new ATTACHMENTS page</li></ul>
SENDING MAIL
<ul><li>Rename into ADVANCED</li><li>Move Default Reply To to a new IDENTITIES page</li><li>Move Permanent BCC to a new IDENTITIES page</li><li>Move Attachments Information to a new ATTACHMENTS page</li></ul>
</blockquote>
***INCOMING MAIL***
<blockquote>HELP TEXT
<ul><li>Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.</li></ul>
FOLDERS BEHAVIOUR
<ul><li>Rename Folders Behaviour to FOLDERS DISPLAY</li></ul>
HYPERLINKS
<ul><li>Move Hyperlinks to MESSAGE READER</li><li>Move Default System Mail Program to GENERAL SETTINGS -&gt; BASIC SETTINGS</li></ul>
</blockquote>
<b>***USER INTERFACE***
</b>
<blockquote>HELP TEXT
<ul><li>Move text to general Help, provide only circumstancial buttons to Help, and display basic settings at once.</li></ul>
LIST DISPLAY
<ul><li>Move List Display to INCOMING MAIL</li></ul>
TOOLBARS
<ul><li>Move Toolbars to GENERAL SETTINGS</li></ul>
REPORTING/LOGGING
<ul><li>Move New Mail Reporting in a new REPORTING page in INCOMING MAIL</li><li>Move System Messages in ADVANCED in GENERAL SETTINGS</li></ul>
AUTOMATIC FORMATTING
<ul><li>Move Automatic formatting to OUTGOING MAIL</li></ul></blockquote>