Feedback regarding version 5.700

[Martin Neumann]

I installed yesterday version 5.700 and today I reverted back to 5.600.

On 5.700 I liked very much how the settings are organized now, in one menu,

but that was not enough to keep it installed.

What I missed:

  -  Within an email folder the swipe action to start marking emails for deletion, moving, or junking.

  -  The account page with it's comprehensive overview about starred and new emails per account.

     This is one of the main distinguishing features of K9 compared to other apps.

The hamburger drop down looks modern but lacks actual email account status information.

It also feels inefficient compared to the classic K9 account overview.

For people with only a few email accounts it might be OK.

But I've about 15 accounts to monitor where K9 currently dwarfs any alternatives.

I suggest to keep the redesign of the settings and at least keep the

5.600 account overview as option for the user to choose.

Thanks for the great work.

Regards

Martin

[Calum Mackay]

On 13/12/2019 12:50 am, Martin Neumann wrote:
> I installed yesterday version 5.700 and today I reverted back to 5.600.
>
> On 5.700 I liked very much how the settings are organized now, in one menu,
> but that was not enough to keep it installed.
>
> What I missed:
>   -  Within an email folder the swipe action to start marking emails
> for deletion, moving, or junking.

Note that HOLD->Select performs this function in the new version.

>   -  The account page with it's comprehensive overview about starred
> and new emails per account.

Presumably it wouldn't be hard to add these stats to the slide-in panel?
Would that satisfy those who don't like the loss of the old overview?

cheers,
calum.

>      This is one of the main distinguishing features of K9 compared to
> other apps.
>
> The hamburger drop down looks modern but lacks actual email account
> status information.
> It also feels inefficient compared to the classic K9 account overview.
>
> For people with only a few email accounts it might be OK.
> But I've about 15 accounts to monitor where K9 currently dwarfs any
> alternatives.
>
> I suggest to keep the redesign of the settings and at least keep the
> 5.600 account overview as option for the user to choose.
>
> Thanks for the great work.
> Regards
> Martin
>

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[Martin Neumann]

Yeah I found that too, but just a swipe (like it is in 5.6) is quicker and needs one less interaction.

Regards

Martin

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[Martin Neumann]

Hi Calum,

I just saw the other comment about adding the stats to the account selector.

IMO the stats are a must, but I'd still miss the option to jump directly to the new, starred, or folder view for an account.

I use them frequently. If they could be added as well I'll give 5.7 another shot.

The 5.6 concept is quite slick. I admit it took some adjusting coming from the gmail app when I started to use K9 but I grew into it quickly.

It's just efficient.

Best

Martin

On Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 7:58:42 PM UTC-5, Calum Mackay wrote:

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[Calum Mackay]

Good point about the direct jump to views, yes.

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[Calum Mackay]

Agreed. My phone is huge, and I hold it in my right hand. Not ideal.

On 13 December 2019 01:53:50 GMT, Norbert Preining <nor...@preining.info> wrote:
>Hi Calum,

>
>> >   -  Within an email folder the swipe action to start marking emails
>> > for deletion, moving, or junking.
>>
>> Note that HOLD->Select performs this function in the new version.
>

>Yes indeed, but time-lag is a bit long and I miss the check boxes on the
>side.

>
>> >   -  The account page with it's comprehensive overview about starred
>> > and new emails per account.
>>
>> Presumably it wouldn't be hard to add these stats to the slide-in panel?
>> Would that satisfy those who don't like the loss of the old overview?
>

>I also have quite a lot of accounts, and that would be of course one way
>to improve the information.
>
>BUT: The other problem is with actually interacting with the program.
>With 5.600 one could press the "Back" button situated normally on the
>bottom of the screen, and then the selected account.
>
>With 5.700 one has to reach for the sandwich in the upper left corner.
>
>Now, I guess for those using K-9 on a mobile with the right hand (there
>might be quite a lot of us), this feels *extremely* inconvenient. My
>phone is not really huge (Mate 10) but reaching to the sandwhich with
>the thumb is a *long* way and not natural, while pressing the back
>button/icon is within most comfortable reach distance.
>
>Long story short, I would love to see the overview back and as before
>reachable with the back button/icon.
>
>Thanks a lot for all your work
>
>Norbert
>
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