Number: 2230

Date: 23-Sep-84 22':47':06

Submitter: JonL.pa

Source: JonL.pa

Subject: "Failed mail" not noticeable in sender window

Assigned To: 

Attn: vanMelle

Status: Open

In/By: 

Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: 

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Perhaps

System: Text

Subsystem: Lafite

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 17-Sep-84 05':35':28

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["Sannella.PA" "24-Sep-84 14':36':01" Status':(New->Open) Priority':(->Perhaps)]

Description: '
After the "failure", the "status" attachwindow still says "delivering" -- it perhaps should say "failed".  Below is some earlier mail on the topic.  -- JonL 23-Sep-84 --'
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Date': 11 Apr 84 18':26 PST'
From': JonL.pa'
Subject': Lafite': "Failed mail" not noticeable in sender window '
To': LafiteSupport.pa'
cc': JonL.pa'
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Lafite System Date':  8-Apr-84 17':20':45'
Lisp System Date': 11-Apr-84 00':53':49'
Machine': Dolphin (R0D0)'
Microcode version': 24,1'
Memory size': 6000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact':  Moderate'
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Having moused "Deliver" to a composition with 11 CC''s, I waited a "long time" and finally went away (GV is sloooo in late afternoon).  Later I returned and the window seemd to be just sitting there as if I had never bugged "Deliver".  Unfortunately, I couldn''t remember whether I had moused SendMail with the ''Last Message'' option or not (which is what I intended to do after the successful sending). The only way I could be sure that the mail didn''t get Deliver''d was to inspect my newMail, since happily I was one of the CCee''s.  '
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Could the title bar be changed in this situation?  or alternatively, could the mesage be placed in the "scheduled prompter" above the Deliver-SaveForm-Abort action bar?  As usual, the problem with putting the error msg in the PROMPTWINDOW is that the latter is usually occluded, and easily scrolled-up by other actions.'
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Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 24-Sep-84 14':36':01