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For example, the Options Dialogue is poorly organized right now. | For example, the Options Dialogue is poorly organized right now. | ||
* The Options Dialogue is accessed by the Preferences menuitem (this is inconsistent, is there a bug on it?). | * The Options Dialogue is accessed by the Preferences menuitem (this is inconsistent, is there a bug on it?).<br><span style="background:yellow;">In Windows, this is under <tt> Tools | Options </tt>—it was changed back to Preferences under Linux deliberately, so that TB would match FF: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=264061 bug 264061]</span> | ||
* Some of the options are used by very few users and should be ditched in favour of system default.<br><span style="background:yellow;">Provide specifics, please. I'll bet folding money that every one you want to take away has far more proponents than you imagine.</span> | |||
* Some of the options are used by very few users and should be ditched in favour of system default. | |||
* The junk mail dialogue should be merged into options and grouped along with sanitization options, password options, certificates etc. under ''Junk Mail and Privacy'' ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257990 bug 257990]). | * The junk mail dialogue should be merged into options and grouped along with sanitization options, password options, certificates etc. under ''Junk Mail and Privacy'' ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257990 bug 257990]). | ||
* Return Receipts Options should be placed under ''Composition'' and Connection Settings should be placed under ''General'' (just like firefox). | * <strike>Fonts and Display should be merged under ''Mail Display''.</strike> | ||
* <strike>Return Receipts Options should be placed under ''Composition'' and Connection Settings should be placed under ''General'' (just like firefox).</strike> | |||
The Account Settings also needs a redesign. | The Account Settings also needs a redesign. | ||
* We should design something similar to firefox's Bookmark Manager with account grouped by their types (Email, Newsgroup and RSS) on the left pane and the specific settings on the right pane. By default, we will only have one pane with server settings, logins settings, folder settings (user local folder or individual folder), certificate settings and composition settings (html or plain text) | * We should design something similar to firefox's Bookmark Manager with account grouped by their types (Email, Newsgroup and RSS) on the left pane and the specific settings on the right pane. By default, <u>we will only have one pane</u> <span style="background:yellow;">What does this mean?</span> with server settings, logins settings, folder settings (user local folder or individual folder), certificate settings and composition settings (html or plain text)<br><span style="background:yellow;">Composition Settings and Folder Settings are actually per-identity, rather than per-account. The big failing of this dialog is that it doesn't make this clear at the account level.</span> | ||
* Moving the Account Settings into the Options dialogue is being investigated in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=286664 bug 286664]. | * Moving the Account Settings into the Options dialogue is being investigated in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=286664 bug 286664]. | ||
There is some ongoing discussion on [[Thunderbird:Menus|restructuring the menus]]. | There is some ongoing discussion on [[Thunderbird:Menus|restructuring the menus]]. | ||