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   1   <part>
   2     <title>Architecture</title>
   3     <partintro>
   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.
   8       </para>
   9
  10       <para>
  11         For <application>modest</application>, the following:
  12         <itemizedlist>
  13           <listitem><application>modest</application> is a e-mail program
  14             using the <package>tinymail</package> and <package>camel</package>
  15             libraries;</listitem>
  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>
  25         </itemizedlist>
  26       </para>
  27     </partintro>
  28   </part>