Comments on: Gearing up http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:34:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matthew Pollock http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-61534 Matthew Pollock Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:04:33 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/#comment-61534 There's one word which you haven't mentioned, which in conscience you MUST mention - and that word is EUDORA. Because the hopes and fears of so many people following the Thunderbird story are riding on it Since the October 11 2006 announcement by the Qualcomm and Mozilla foundations that future Eudoras would be based on the Thunderbird code and that in turn, Thunderbird would become more and more Eudora-like, many Eudora users have waited for a revived version of their much-loved browser. If that project was canceled, it was never announced. Yet Thunderbird's development now seems to be heading in an entirely different direction. But why the mystery? Why no mention of Eudora? Why not say to the Eudora fans, sorry, you're not going to get what you hoped for? Having raised expectations, it seems only fair to be upfront about what is planned, and what the status of the Eudora model is in the new plans. If Eudora is being ditched, we want to know about it. There’s one word which you haven’t mentioned, which in conscience you MUST mention – and that word is EUDORA.

Because the hopes and fears of so many people following the Thunderbird story are riding on it

Since the October 11 2006 announcement by the Qualcomm and Mozilla foundations that future Eudoras would be based on the Thunderbird code and that in turn, Thunderbird would become more and more Eudora-like, many Eudora users have waited for a revived version of their much-loved browser. If that project was canceled, it was never announced.

Yet Thunderbird’s development now seems to be heading in an entirely different direction. But why the mystery? Why no mention of Eudora? Why not say to the Eudora fans, sorry, you’re not going to get what you hoped for? Having raised expectations, it seems only fair to be upfront about what is planned, and what the status of the Eudora model is in the new plans. If Eudora is being ditched, we want to know about it.

]]> By: Hawken http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-61523 Hawken Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:40:47 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/#comment-61523 How about adding a web client, like ThunderBrowse, that activates with a middle click on a hyperlink in a email. It might then open into a new tab up where the other tabs are, not on the message preview like Thunderbrowse. How about adding a web client, like ThunderBrowse, that activates with a middle click on a hyperlink in a email. It might then open into a new tab up where the other tabs are, not on the message preview like Thunderbrowse.

]]> By: Martin http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-61514 Martin Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:50:50 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/#comment-61514 Wow! That is totally great! I really look forward to TB3 final =) In somewhat related news, I am (was) working on https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Thunderbird:Preference_Settings which is the wiki for https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448716 It is abour clearing up the Preferences menu and adding a Global Account Settings menu. The project is now stalled because the bugzilla user Tyler constantly breaks and undo/redo the wiki, even though we say he should do it. So if anyone knows how to solve such a problem, please tell me. You can read Tyler's comments in the bug, and look at his edits in the wiki history and wiki discussion. Wow! That is totally great! I really look forward to TB3 final =)

In somewhat related news, I am (was) working on
https://wiki.mozilla.org/index.php?title=Thunderbird:Preference_Settings

which is the wiki for
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448716

It is abour clearing up the Preferences menu and adding a Global Account Settings menu.

The project is now stalled because the bugzilla user Tyler constantly breaks and undo/redo the wiki, even though we say he should do it.

So if anyone knows how to solve such a problem, please tell me.

You can read Tyler’s comments in the bug, and look at his edits in the wiki history and wiki discussion.

]]> By: Heribert http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-61511 Heribert Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:42:37 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/08/19/gearing-up/#comment-61511 David, I am so happy to see that Thunderbird development has gained momentum again. IMHO Tb already is the overall best email client and it can become even better. So keep up the good work! Concerning UI I'd really appreciate Fx and Tb to have the same look and feel. With the new Fx3 on the one hand and Lightning to be included on the other hand, the two applications visually seem to be going different ways, which I feel is a pity. So I suggest to get faaborg involved when it comes to UI design as well. Just a suggestion... Heribert David,

I am so happy to see that Thunderbird development has gained momentum again. IMHO Tb already is the overall best email client and it can become even better. So keep up the good work!

Concerning UI I’d really appreciate Fx and Tb to have the same look and feel. With the new Fx3 on the one hand and Lightning to be included on the other hand, the two applications visually seem to be going different ways, which I feel is a pity. So I suggest to get faaborg involved when it comes to UI design as well. Just a suggestion…

Heribert

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