[Tickets #13346] Re: Activesync identities should use the default identity as a default in the Webmail edition

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/13346
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  Ticket             | 13346
  Updated By         | Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
  Summary            | Activesync identities should use the default identity
                     | as a default in the Webmail edition
  Queue              | Horde Framework Packages
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
-State              | Accepted
+State              | Rejected
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             | Michael Rubinsky
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Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> (2014-07-10 16:27) wrote:

>>> In a webmail context, unless I don't understand what the "Horde
>>> default" is, it doesn't make sense to use one system-wide identity
>>> for all the email accounts which will be managed by the system. On
>>> top of that, users will have no idea what it means.
>>>
>>> So I think the default for the Activesync identity in both the
>>> Activesync and Kronolith prefs should be set to Default Identity as a
>>> default.
>>
>> It already IS, unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying.
>>
> I just did a test with the Horde defaults and a properly configured  
> identity and it worked. I think I just did not understand the labels  
> and it could be a problem for users as well.
>
> Configured Horde Defaults: I thought it was a system wide account,  
> but it seems to be the identity set as the default on the Personal  
> Information pref page.

Any suggestions on better wording would be considered.

> Why not just automagically select the default from the list and  
> perhaps add a (default) next to it?
> Something like this:
> *Default Identity (default)*
> Anonymous
> Mobile

Because selecting the "Horde Default" means that whenever you change  
the default identity in the Personal Information preferences, this  
newly selected default identity would then be honored in those other  
applications as well. If we just set that value to whatever the  
currently selected default is, then the user would have to revisit all  
the other applications and change the value in those as well.


> The user could select the mobile identity for activesync and If they  
> change their default on the PI page, then the dropdown would be  
> updated
> Anonymous (default)
> Default Identity
> *Mobile*

Yes, the drop down could be modified, but the actual preference value  
in use would still be the previously selected one until the user  
changed it.