[pmmail-list] Using address book

[Richard Turner]

What I do when I have more than one address for the same person, which is usually home and work is, for example,
bill-home
bill-work

That keeps it simple and easy to remember, which as I get older becomes more of an issue, grin.

Richard

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 02:04:20 -0700, Marty Rimpau wrote:

>Hi, I wish there were an interface where pm mail would keep track of
>the alias's in the address book, and if you have more than one alias,
>let's say Bill, when you typed Bill in, a combo box would come up to
>which you would arrow down to the specific alias you want, before
>tabbing to either the cc bcc field, or the subject field.  Maybe this
>isn't possible, seeing that computers don't understand documents, but I
>find that you can only have one of each alias, and it's easy to forget 
>another alias for the same person with another address, any thoughts
>would be appreciated.  On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 13:00:31 -0700, J Seder
>wrote:
>
>>Alas, the fact that the question was asked and produced so many answers
>>reflects how awkward - no, awful - this interface is.
>>
>>The purpose of the address book is to help address e-mail.  This
>>function should be fast, simple, and intuitive.
>>
>>For one annoying example, if I want to send a message to "Janice", I
>>must open the address book, click "Tools" / "Search Addresses" and type
>>"janice".  Then I must click "Find" or type Alt-F.  But I can't use the
>>result list to add the name to my message!  I must note the alias (if
>>there is one) or else note the Book so that I can go back to the
>>address book and drag+drop (which requires the windows to be in
>>convenient locations).
>>
>>Here are some ideas:
>>   - As I type in a name, a popup list should appear with all the
>>address book entries which match the typed fragment in any field - like
>>a browser's history list.
>>   - If I double-click in the To: or Cc:/Bcc: field, the address book
>>should open.
>>   - If I am composing a message and I click the RMB over a name in the
>>address book, the popup should offer me the option of adding the name
>>to the To: list.
>>   - RMB for an entry in the Cc: list should give me the option of
>>transferring to the Bcc: list, and vice versa.  Why should I have to
>>make the intermediate transfer to To:?
>>    - Enter should be equivalent to Alt-F in the Search dialog.
>>    - Esc should dismiss the Search dialog.
>>
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>Marty
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