Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!hao!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!hplabs!hplabsc!daemon From: pd@cheviot.ncl.ac.uk ("Paul D. Davison") Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm Subject: User interfaces to mail programs - references needed Message-ID: <2254@hplabsc.HP.COM> Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 10:07:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsc.2254 Posted: Thu Jul 23 10:07:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 07:26:35 EDT Sender: daemon@hplabsc.HP.COM Reply-To: mcvax!cheviot.ncl.ac.uk!pd@seismo.CSS.GOV ("Paul D. Davison") Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE17RU Lines: 22 Approved: taylor@hplabs (with 'postmail') I'm currently undertaking a project which involves the production of a user-friendly interface to the UNIX mail system, as part of my MSc, and my literature survey has been rather frustrating to date. I need to read material relating to ergonomic aspects of mailers, so that I can develop ideas about how to proceed. I would be really grateful if you could mail me any references that you think might help me. My implementation will use X windows, probably with the Xr toolkit. I remember reading a few weeks ago that someone was going to post a front end using X for the elm program. I'd be very grateful if someone could let me know if I have missed it, since it would be a very useful source of ideas for me. If there's much interest in this subject I'd be happy to post a summary of references that I have been given. I think that the trouble I am having is mainly due to the newness of the material, so I expect other people would be interested as well. Many thanks. Paul.