[dev] my IMP broke [ User Preferences Grouping ]

[Atif Ghaffar]

Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:
> 
> Quoting Atif Ghaffar <aghaffar@developer.ch>:
> 
> > modular is good.
> 
> All generalizations are bad.
> 
> Seriously, that's a blanket statement that doesn't carry the argument by
> itself. Yes, modularity is a good design goal. But there are always tradeoffs,
> and if no one plans on adding customized preferences to IMP, it might not be
> worth it.

Prefs is one place where more and more people would see the need to
add/remove fields.
Example: If you are running a freeWebMail server, you may want the users
to have a secret Question + Answer.
You might want to store their mobile number (if you are offering sms
service)
You may want to store their fax number etc etc.


As a rule of thumb, modularize where ever possible. Any way its your
call.



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Subject: Re: [dev] IMP preferences regroup

Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck@horde.org>:

> Quoting "Keith A. Chayer" <kchayer@bbcnet.edu>:
> 
> > That said, here's how I might change some of the descriptions:
> 
> Okay, I took most of your suggestions - take a look at my latest commit.

Looks good.

> > Should there not be an option here to select whether the preferred
> mailserver 
> > is POP3 or IMAP?  Did this used to be an option, or am I suggesting an 
> > additional one? :)
> 
> Right now, this preference is only really designed to work with a server
> list, 
> and in that case, the type of server is defined in the servers.php entry.

Oh, duh--I didn't even pay attention to the fact that you can only change to a 
server on the list, instead of entering your own.

..Keith

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