When adding an attachment (either by file selection or drag/drop) the notes client is stalled until the file has been uploaded to the domino server.
There is no indication of the upload process. Also there is no way to pause/resume/stop an upload for an attachment.
This behaviour is unsatisfactory on writing emails and attaching (for whatever reasons) big files. I have to wait until all attachments have been uploaded, before beeing able to write any letter.
A better user experience would be to indicate that the attached files will be processed for upload, but transfer these files when the email is finally sent or saved as draft (so basically when saving the document).
As a notes client user I would really appreciate an easy indication on:
which files I have already uploaded
which files still need to be uploaded
the progress of a file upload
As a notes client user I would like to:
pause/resume the upload of an attachment
receive a warning if I try to upload a file that already exists as an attachment
update / replace an existing attachment, that has the same file name
As a deveveloper I would really enjoy having hooks available for:
onAttachmentDrag
onAttachmentDrop
onAttachmentAdd
onAttachmentRemove
onAttachmentDownload
onAttachmentEdit
onAttachmentUpdate
... and properties like:
UploadedSize (when uploading an attachment)
DownloadedSize (when downloading an attachment)
... additional to the already existing attachment object properties
Including this functionality as a general behavior when attaching files would avoid many impatient questions.
Pantelis Botsas
Cryptshare AG, Freiburg, Germany
