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	ARJWright	2009-07-10 , 13:10
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Originally Posted by benny1967

the one thing that concerns me more about modest in M5 is:

from the screencasts, it looks as if it takes a number of taps from the launch of the application until you finally reach your inbox. - the latest screencast shows the user first select an account, then a folder and then finally the first list of messages shows up.

given the fact that i read emails more than i write on any mobile/portable device, this scares me more than the layout of the "write new mail" window.

so is it what it looks like from the screencast or does the application provide a better way to see my mails that just wasn't demonstrated?
if this is how it is: how could it possibly be changed given the tight restrictions of M5? - you cannot just say "show inbox on launch" - modest still doesn't seem to have the inbox, it looks as if there's still one inbox per account. - ideas?

That aspect of user process is often one that seems to be missed here on the Maemo side. We get the features, but then it takes so long to get there...

It would be nice to see an implemented summary screen option that a user could select as a start screen. On this screen would show the most recent emails pulled from all inboxes with an additional ability to compose an email right on the spot.

Click the compose button, get asked what account (if you have more than one account), and then boom go to the screen that started this thread. Nice and simple.

I would hope something like this is put in here; it would make the impression of Maemo that much better to those a bit less than patient.

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