[Lotus Notes Sucks: Example 33]
Deleting an Email Message, Part 2
Problem
Deleting a message from my Inbox works differently based on how I delete it.
If I drag a mail message from my Inbox to my Trash folder, Lotus Notes behaves the way you would expect.
If I select a mail message, then click Delete, then I must still press F9, which not only moves the mail message to my Trash folder, but then empties it.
Analysis
So what happens if I want to undelete? I can't.
User Interface Guideline Violation
- User interface behaves inconsistently.
- Forcing the user to deal with stupidity.
Conclusion
Lotus Notes sucks.
Update for Version 6
I received an email message claiming that this was fixed in Lotus Notes 6.0 in 2002. It appears so. If you select an email message in your inbox and then press DELETE, emails are moved to your Trash the way you would expect. But it amazes me that it wasn't fixed until version 6!

