Re: [Straw-devel] Feature Requests, etc.

[Jan Alonzo]

Hi,

On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 09:48, Steven Garrity wrote:
> Straw Feature Requests
> 
> Great work so far. I have a few feature requests (posted here in hopes 
> that they will be helpful in setting direction - not just asking for stuff).
> 
> 1. Keyboard shortcuts for common tasks (refresh feed, refresh all, add 
> new feed, etc.).

We have to define 'common tasks' here.

There are shortcuts for refresh feed/all (Go to "Go" menu item to see
what they are). As for 'add new feed', I added a menu item for it in my
repository (if it hasn't reached juri's archive yet). 

I think most, if not all, of the 'common tasks' items have their
keyboard shortcuts. Let us know if we're missing something.

> 
> 2. Terminology (more a question than a request): Why the term "Pool" (as 
> opposed to "Refresh"). Refresh seems a more common/familiar term (hence 
> the default refresh gnome icon).

Yeah, we should fix this. "Poll" is not really a user term and refresh
seems to be tied with web browsers (e.g. Refresh -> "reload this page
again"). We have to come up with something that is more related to
feeds, items, etc..

> 
> 3. Wide Screen View: 
> http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/features/widescreenview.php

This has been discussed, 

http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/straw-devel/2003-11/msg00036.html

Basically, it takes up horizontal space. This is OK in Mac but in PCs,
where screen resolution and monitor sizes varies, it's hard to decide
whether it's a good idea or not. 

> Keep up the good work. Anything a non-coder can do to help (I'm a web 
> developer with graphics and UI experience)?

Anything that you can do to help (documentation, making this list alive,
etc.. :)

Cheers,
-- 
Jan Alonzo <address@hidden>