IdeaJam(tm) : Move attachments to the top of the email message

Notes Client / Mail: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:20:26 +0000

Author: Darren Duke
Tags: email attachments
Idea:

This had never occured to me until we converted a client from Exchange. Outlook has the attachments at the top of the email. A user does not have to scroll to find them, they are in easy reach after opening the email.

We need this in Notes too. A simple functionality issue that will make conversions so much simpler.

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:47:33 +0000

Author: Mathieu Pape
Comment: Agree with this idea !

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:44:04 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: Here is a link to the other idea floating around on IdeaJam: { Link }

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:20:26 +0000

Author: Chris Linfoot
Comment: Promoted.

Although Outlook it's not the displaying at the top which is so important. It is that all other MUAs including Outlook actually treat attachments as separate entities whereas Notes insists on treating them as part of a single MIME stream rendered in the same window as the email body.

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:43:32 +0000

Author: Rara Tata
Comment: I've had the same situation : we are actually migrating Exchange users and it is a nice functionality.

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:41:48 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: Darren,

I would like for the attachments to be at the top. This has also been discussed on IdeaJam before. Let me see if I can dig up the idea.

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:38:16 +0000

Author: Craig Wiseman
Comment: I'm voting yes on this, but I'd actually prefer the option as outlined by the one Mr. Elgort linked to:

{ Link }

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:52:21 +0000

Author: Starrow Pan
Comment: I think the current mode is also useful, it can help readers to know the context of the attachments. Think of a reply containing multiple attachments by different people in the reply history.

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:59:43 +0000

Author: Ed Brill
Comment: Luis, it's a new feature in 8.5. So, I'll vote yes -- we've already done this :)

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:04:05 +0000

Author: Luis Benitez
Comment: Isn't this available already ? In my Notes 8.5 build the attachments are always on the top of the email.

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:42:58 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: @Luis and @Ed,

When 8.5 ships I will mark this idea as "Completed".

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:25:30 +0000

Author: David Vasta
Comment: I agree. I get this complaint a lot. It would also put all the attachments in one place vs. all over the email. PROMOTE!

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:17:59 +0000

Author: Darren Duke
Comment: Whoo! I was running 8.5 for a while but never noticed it.

I guess I need to submit more ideas that are already fixed, addressed, etc ;)

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:47:55 +0000

Author: Tripp Black
Comment: Like #11, we often use the context for attachments in-line when doing internal mail to say "this one below". In our design business, we have a lot of comparison type of evaluations between PDFs and graphic files.

However, the 8.5 behavior of leaving a tagged line and the attachment(s) at the top is also okay. We have been running a couple 8.5 Mac Betas (yes, in production) since a few weeks after the first one was made limited public. The adjustment was minimal and usability is still fine.

The reply w/history default (w/o attachments leaving a marker) is also quite handy. It allows you to have the context of the attachments w/o leaving the files in them. DAOS should also help with this, too, assuming we decide to deploy it. (We love that each mail file is separate and that issues. We disliked shared mail for that reason and one of the many reasons why we strongly prefer Lotus Notes/Domino over Outlook/Exchange).

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:33:13 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: Status changed to Complete

re: Move attachments to the top of the email message

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:32:40 +0000

Author: Bruce Elgort
Comment: This is now in 8.5 which shipped today.