Comments on: How often do you use FolderContext?

By: brad

brad — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:31:29 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. To clarify:

1) In v5.0, FolderContext is still visible in the Dashboard for the current folder. It is not available, however, for the Inbox.

2) I expect folder specific information such as attachments and contacts to return in a new form in a near term v5.1 release.

By: George

George — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:02:40 +0000

I’m a new user of ClearContext and really get value out of the folder context. I get a lot of emails with attachments and having them visible in the context window let’s me get to the attachment fast and accurately. I agree that if you move this out of the product, then I may well stop using ClearContext completely.

By: pd

pd — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:11:32 +0000

Funny, but I only started using it once I heard it might go. Now I find it is really useful!

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:23:43 +0000

I use the folder context quite regularly particularly to create new contacts from the list which is available. I rarely use the notifications or files function.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:30:17 +0000

I don’t really use it much. It gets ALL of the attachements in the folder including the useless ones. You still have to scan through just like with the regular folder with the paperclip icon.

Also the icons are a bit big.

By: Matias

Matias — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:23:02 +0000

I think you should make both options configurable, so to let the user choose wich way he/she want’s to see this info. (Dashboard/folder).

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:08:53 +0000

I’ve always loved the idea of FolderContext, yet even after being a heavy ClearContext user for a year or two now I don’t think I’ve ever used it once. So… I still love the idea of it but something’s wrong with my workflow and/or ClearContext for me to not be using it at all. Thanks.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:40:36 +0000

I never use it, but that’s probably largely because I haven’t taken the time to figure out how to integrate it into my workflow. I can definitely think of some situations where it would be useful, I just automatically revert back to my “known” way of doing things.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:48:39 +0000

Looks like the vote is pretty evenly split. I use the contacts tab occaisionally, but not the other tabs in folder context.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:45:53 +0000

If FolderContext goes, then so does ClearContext. This is the only real reason I bought the product. In fact, I want it enhanced with a toggle to only list senders, and so that if I single-click an individual, it auto-filters the folder view to the relevant messages.