Comments on: Leopard wish list – Part two: Mail http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/ The official Web site of Colin Devroe. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:06:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nicola http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-305562 Nicola Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:52:23 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-305562 Ops, sorry, I've messed up the notation in the previous post. The sentence should read: if a message is in B, it should be in A (by the first rule), but then it should not be in B (by the second rule), which is contradictory. Ops, sorry, I've messed up the notation in the previous post. The sentence should read: if a message is in B, it should be in A (by the first rule), but then it should not be in B (by the second rule), which is contradictory.

]]> By: Nicola http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60750 Nicola Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:54:07 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60750 Ops, sorry, I've messed up the notation in the previous post. The sentence should read: if a message is in B, it should be in A (by the first rule), but then it should not be in B (by the second rule), which is contradictory. Ops, sorry, I’ve messed up the notation in the previous post. The sentence should read: if a message is in B, it should be in A (by the first rule), but then it should not be in B (by the second rule), which is contradictory.

]]> By: Nicola http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60748 Nicola Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:49:33 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60748 Of course, it doesn't, and that's a good thing! My example was meant to show you why, when you select "Message is not in mailbox...", you are not allowed to pick a smart mailbox. The first rule says that smart mailbox A should contain all the messages that are in smart mailbox B; the second rule states that smart mailbox B should contain all the messages but those in A. This kind of circularity makes the definition of A and B ambiguous: if a message is in A, it should be in B (by the first rule), but then it should not be in A (by rule B), which is contradictory. I hope it's clear now. Regards Of course, it doesn’t, and that’s a good thing! My example was meant to show you why, when you select “Message is not in mailbox…”, you are not allowed to pick a smart mailbox. The first rule says that smart mailbox A should contain all the messages that are in smart mailbox B; the second rule states that smart mailbox B should contain all the messages but those in A. This kind of circularity makes the definition of A and B ambiguous: if a message is in A, it should be in B (by the first rule), but then it should not be in A (by rule B), which is contradictory. I hope it’s clear now.

Regards

]]> By: Colin Devroe http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60667 Colin Devroe Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:49:37 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60667 Nicola: I've tried that, but it doesn't work for Smart Mailboxes (sadly). Nicola: I’ve tried that, but it doesn’t work for Smart Mailboxes (sadly).

]]> By: Nicola http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60598 Nicola Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:58:34 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-60598 About the "oddity" of smart mailboxes rules: consider having smart mailboxes A and B, with the following rules, respectively: A: "Message is in mailbox: B" B: "Message is not in mailbox: A" Figure this? :) About the “oddity” of smart mailboxes rules: consider having smart mailboxes A and B, with the following rules, respectively:

A: “Message is in mailbox: B”
B: “Message is not in mailbox: A”

Figure this? :)

]]> By: Colin D. Devroe » Leopard wish list - Part three: iChat http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7406 Colin D. Devroe » Leopard wish list - Part three: iChat Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:13:06 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7406 [...] Part two: Mail [...] [...] Part two: Mail [...]

]]> By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » A modest Leopard Mail wish-list http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7377 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » A modest Leopard Mail wish-list Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:52:49 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7377 [...] He has produced a list of gripes and a modest list of wishes for Leopard Mail. [...] [...] He has produced a list of gripes and a modest list of wishes for Leopard Mail. [...]

]]> By: Leopard wish list - Part two: Mail on The uber geeks http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7332 Leopard wish list - Part two: Mail on The uber geeks Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:49:59 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7332 [...] I’m writing a series of posts regarding my wishes for Mac OS X 10.5. The second in the series concerns Mail. [...] [...] I’m writing a series of posts regarding my wishes for Mac OS X 10.5. The second in the series concerns Mail. [...]

]]> By: Colin D. Devroe » Leopard wish list - Part one: Safari http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7328 Colin D. Devroe » Leopard wish list - Part one: Safari Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:45:01 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/leopard-wishes-pt2-mail/#comment-7328 [...] Part two: Mail [...] [...] Part two: Mail [...]

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