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observations as a brand new user with fresh eyes #148

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t4k opened this issue May 1, 2024 · 1 comment
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observations as a brand new user with fresh eyes #148

t4k opened this issue May 1, 2024 · 1 comment

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t4k commented May 1, 2024

I've just found this add-on and it seems to be working great, so thank you! Being someone who designs software and interfaces myself, I know that learning the perspective of someone who is using a new system for the first time is very valuable, so I am offering a couple of points that I think could improve things for new folks like me.

Environment: macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 with Thunderbird 115.9.0 and Quick Folder Move 2.8.1

  • The account header (gray bar with account name on my machine) took a few repetitions and some thinking to figure out that it was just a heading and not a default selection. (I have two accounts in my Tb.) I can chalk this up to just needing to learn, no problem, though, as suggested in an issue I read here, a slight indent would make the hierarchy more readily apparent.
  • It took me a while to understand that I could just press Enter/Return to move a message to the top folder in the list. I think it would be great if by default the first folder in the list was highlighted automatically in the same way it becomes highlighted when using the down and up arrows (light blue background on my machine). That would make it clear more quickly that I could just press Enter/Return to move a message immediately.
  • Lastly, and I'm not sure what the mechanism in Thunderbird would be, but it would be really nice to see some status notification right after moving a message saying what just happened, like "message(s) moved to [folder name]". If it was down in the status bar or if Thunderbird has some sort of floating and disappearing notification space where it would appear for 3 seconds or so, that would give me (as a new user) confidence in what actions I just took.

Thanks again for a great add-on and fostering a community around it!

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t4k commented May 1, 2024

Follow up to the status notification item in my list. I now seen that there is a status bar notice when moving messages, but I was only able to catch it when I moved some 200 messages at once because that operation took a few seconds. Moving single messages is so quick I can't notice/read a status notification quickly enough.

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