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Re:Claws Mail by heyoni on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:15AM (#31693663)
It’s almost impossible to make good UI without dumbing things way down. Either that or I’m lacking imagination.
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Re:Claws Mail by Maelcum on Friday June 10, 2022 @11:05AM (#31695199)
Just look at the Date format field in the Preferences screenshot. It's really hard to not find a more user-friendly way to do it, IMHO.

UI and UX matters more than developers care to admit.

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Re:Claws Mail by cuu508 on Friday June 10, 2022 @12:27PM (#31696280)
Ok, I'll bite-

What would be a functionally equivalent, but more user-friendly way to do it? (And preferably not 10x harder to implement)

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Re:Claws Mail by lagrange77 on Friday June 10, 2022 @12:39PM (#31696441)
For example an additional drop-down menu with common date string formats, where the first entry is the OS default for the given locale.

Additionally one could add a text label, which displays an example date formatted by the currently selected choice.

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Re:Claws Mail by Maelcum on Friday June 10, 2022 @07:33PM (#31700505)
See? It's really not that hard, you just need to switch the perspective for a minute: what would I prefer if I were a user? Hiding the complexity from the user is one step forward to a better UI.
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