Kostya wrote:
So this forum *is* the place where:
- We post "development" (work in progress) builds
- There is someone (myself) who often explains changes / features / etc. in depth
- There are direct user-to-developer discussions happening all the time
Speaking of "corporate things", does Outlook or TypeMail have anything like it?
I don't know if those other businesses provide the same level of communication; likely not since you have suggested that they don't. Regardless, this forum and your participation in it is, I think, quite uncommon and greatly appreciated.
Kostya wrote:
Re: intentional omission from change log
Yes. Because if you tell people that you've changed (removed) something - they'll start complaining -- even if they wouldn't have even noticed otherwise.
I believe this "Shhh, don't say anything and maybe they won't notice" approach to feature changes is misguided. It suggests that you (and/or Mobi I suppose) are trying to sneak changes into the app that may be unexpected and controversial. It gives the impression, to me at least, that you're unsure of and not committed to the benefit of the change. Unless you are considering a career change I think your talents are wasted on trying to manage user psychology.
Kostya wrote:
The trouble with "more and more" settings is their poor discover-ability.
I think that AquaMail has long since passed the point where the number of settings is an issue. Just think, a search feature has been added to the settings screen to assist us. It is right to look long and hard at adding new settings options, especially for new features. But in cases where long-time functions are modified and no longer work the same, and the change is likely to be controversial, as is this re-flow change, then a setting may well be worth considering.
