Re: New archives layout is not an improvement

> On Apr 18, 2018, at 10:46 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
>>> On Apr 18, 2018, at 4:56 PM, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org> wrote:
>>> 3. Listing the attachments together with the headers, rather than at
>>> the bottom of each email, seems generally more convenient, too.
>
>> This is a great suggestion. If others feel this is worthwhile we can add
>> that in too. I know that would change the existing workflow for some,
>> so I want to make sure that’s ok.
>
> FWIW, it seems a bit weird to me, considering that everyone prepares
> mail with attachments at the end, and all other mail tools present them
> at the end. I think most folk would be confused.
>
> If we can end up with a display that's more compact overall, maybe it's
> worth doing; but I still feel it'd be jarring for most people.

How about this - I do have a pending patch that will shrink the archives
footprint a bit further without changing its location on the page. If that seems
to make things easier for scrolling purposes, then we can leave that for now.

Thinking out loud for the future, perhaps we can find a way to experiment
with a few different interfaces prior to rolling them out to collect feedback
and see if there are improvements we can make like this.

Thanks,

Jonathan