[Evolution] Bug#542757: evolution: "Save All" does not function intuitively

Drew Parsons dparsons at debian.org
Tue Sep 8 09:12:58 UTC 2009


Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> I think you have to *give* a directory name.

Having to type one in would not make sense.  I've already clicked on the
directory I want, it's showing in the directory tabs at the top of the
"Save All" dialog box.  So the directory has been declared, all I should
have to do is click on "Save", and that's that.  But that's what's not
working.

I got a new email with attachments, tried again.  It still does not
work as I described.  This time I tried clicking in the files area (the
main box in the Save dialog). It's shaded out, since normally it would
be used for naming the file, but that doesn't apply when all files are
to be saved at once.  Nevertheless, after clicking in the files area, I
can then click on Save, and the files get saved.

It's this behaviour which doesn't make sense. It's not intuitive.  Since
the files area is shaded out, you'd never expect that you have to first
click there.  All that clicking in the files areas does, is to remove
the keyboard focus from the "Location:" entry box. Nothing else.

I think this is a real bug.  A usability bug, if not a strictly
technical one.

Drew







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