[Design] Email (and other) ideas

[James Tauber]

On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 07:22:50 -0500, "joel finkle"
<joelfinkle@hotmail.com> said:
> Yes, but I still want a folder (note: I haven't actually seen Zoe).
[...]
> Now, if I can tag each message as being a "Wumpus Project" message, and a 
> "Contractors" message, and so on, and have a GUI that feels like a folder 
> structure that has a list of predefined queries, and the performance is
> just as good?  Go ahead, I don't need folders.

I agree that the folder is still a good UI metaphor. As long as the
folder is essentially a *view* based on properties rather than being a
physical location. This way documents can be in multiple folders. You
can, in effect, have a folder that reflects any grouping of
documents/emails/contacts/events that it makes sense to have depending on
the context in which you are working at any point in time.

James
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