2 <title>Architecture</title>
4 <para><application>modest</application> tries to be quite flexible in its
5 design. However, it's always important not to make things too
6 generic. Both for reasons of time limitations and keeping the software
7 understandable and 'modest', it's important to limit the scope.
11 For <application>modest</application>, the following:
13 <listitem><application>modest</application> is a e-mail program
14 using the <package>tinymail</package> and <package>camel</package>
16 <listitem><application>modest</application> targets gtk and
17 gconf-based user-interfaces, including the Hildon
18 environment;</listitem>
19 <listitem><application>modest</application> main use-case is in
20 small, mobile device such as the <productname>Nokia 770 Internet
21 Tablet</productname>;</listitem>
22 <listitem>However, effort is made also to
23 make <application>modest</application> usable as a general-purpose
24 e-mail client on normal desktop computer.</listitem>