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[Design] File Management
Hvr
21 Oct 2002 11:36:01 -0700
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Easy version control: I want to second this one! Whenever i am working
with someone on a document my mailbox fills up with emails all
containing a different version of the file, but all the files have the
same name. So some version management will be greatly appreciated.
HOWEVER: just sending links is not good enough, i real a lot of email on
my laptop when i am not connected: so i hate it when people send links,
because i cannot read the attachments.
H.
On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 10:33, Neal L. Lester wrote:
The things a PIM usually manages, activities, projects, e-mails all have files associated with them. File management (attachment management) has been a weakness of every PIM I've ever used. Really, a PIM should take on the role of file manager ala Raskin's The Humane Interface.
What are some key features for PIM file management:
Simple Version Control.
All files (and previous versions) should be stored in one place. References to a file (even in e-mail attachments) should be short-cuts to the one original file, not copies of the original file. Creating a copy should require some extra effort by the user. This would not only save tremendously on storage resources, but would end many a confusion over which version you are using.
Simple backup which captures both the PIM data and associated files (attachments).
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Easy version control: I want to second this one! Whenever i am working with someone on a document my mailbox fills up with emails all containing a different version of the file, but all the files have the same name. So some version management will be greatly appreciated.
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HOWEVER: just sending links is not good enough, i real a lot of email on my laptop when i am not connected: so i hate it when people send links, because i cannot read the attachments.
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H.
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On Mon, 2002-10-21 at 10:33, Neal L. Lester wrote:
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>The things a PIM usually manages, activities, projects, e-mails all have files associated with them. File management (attachment management) has been a weakness of every PIM I've ever used. Really, a PIM should take on the role of file manager ala Raskin's The Humane Interface.</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>What are some key features for PIM file management:</FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Simple Version Control.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>All files (and previous versions) should be stored in one place. References to a file (even in e-mail attachments) should be short-cuts to the one original file, not copies of the original file. Creating a copy should require some extra effort by the user. This would not only save tremendously on storage resources, but would end many a confusion over which version you are using.</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Simple backup which captures both the PIM data and associated files (attachments).</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I></FONT></FONT></I>
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<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list</FONT></FONT></I>
<FONT COLOR="#2802fa"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design</FONT></FONT></I>
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