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[Design] Recognizing a response, and group filters

Patrick Moore Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:34:56 -0800 (PST)


So long as I can flip a switch and reduce the visual clutter so that I can spot
the things that I personally need to do and not the things that I am waiting on
others for.

--- Mike Carroll <chandler@druidlabs.com> wrote:
> At 01:05 AM 3/4/2003 -0800, Patrick Moore wrote:
> >I would love a way to flag a message as in process and "waiting on
> ><another_person> to do <xyz>" Most of the messages that end up hanging
> around
> >in my mailbox are there because I have to remember to go bug someone to do
> >their job!
> 
> Using the item/attribute metaphor that was discussed here a week or so ago, 
> I can see where you would attach "to-do" or "task" attributes to the email 
> item.  Rather than it being an email that you are using as a reminder, it's 
> exposed in the task view as something that you need to do, with a "link" 
> back to the spawning item.
> 
> 
> 
> ++hobbitt
> 
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