Re: [Evolution-hackers] Addressbook UI thoughts

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel ximian com>]

Hello,

> > > > So a side-by-side view of for example mail would be rather useful: You'd
> > > > get a message list on the left (it could even do multiline:
> > > > 
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > Subject: *Hey check this out!* (bigger font)
> > > > From: Foo Bar                            Today, 9am (small font)
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > Subject: *New meeting agenda*
> > > > From: Tuomas Kuosmanen                   Today, 11am
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > Subject: *Gnome.org mailing list reminder*
> > > > From: Gnome List Manager                 Today, 9am
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > Except etable wont do this without some probably significant work.
> > 
> > Yea. I remember words "new" and "widget" being uttered in relation to
> > this :)
> > 
> > Sort of like a multiline list monster.
> >
> IIRC, Miguel had a widget of this kind, written in C#, probably worth
> looking at it.

Widget available at:

	http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/gtk-sharp/

It is just a demo, contains bugs, etc.   But the grouping engine (not
obvious on first inspection) is fairly good.

Miguel