http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/3674/
Here is a mock-up: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=76479

[74 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #3674


]]> en-us Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:41:07 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:12:43 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/3674/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:04:43 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:02:57 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:24:13 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:19:24 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:23:41 +0000 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:05:06 +0000
The fact that no OS has implemented this feature makes me think there are some serious non-intuitive issues that crop up somewhere along the way...

I'd love hear from an interface designer about why this is feature has not been implemented already...]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:12:37 +0000
Use case:
1) multi-select the snippets of the text that you want to reply inline to.
2) click reply.
3) those snippets are automatically pasted into your reply pane as quoted text.
4) you can quickly cursor around and fill in your replies...

Turns replying inline into an additive process rather than a subtractive one, which may be more intuitive for some users (not all by any means)

Also, it may encourage users to snip long threads more because they would be actively selecting what to reply to -- and not succumb to laziness [puts hand up sheepishly] and just leave huge chunks of quote in the message.

sweet. ?]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:30:11 +0000