Re: introducing vmail

Daniel,

On 2010-12-16 03:33, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 02:49:01PM EST, Daniel Choi wrote:
>
>> Today I'm releasing a new open source project which I've been working
>> on over the last two weeks, but which I've been daydreaming about for
>> over a year.
>>
>> It's called vmail. It's a Vim client for Gmail. It's a hybrid
>> Ruby/VimScript application.
>>
>> http://danielchoi.com/software/vmail.html
>>
>> This is the first release of vmail so there is a lot of room for
>> improvement and feedback will be highly appreciated
>
> I have not tried vmail as yet, but while reading the above, I did not
> see a 'reply-to-list' alongside the 'reply', 'reply to all', etc.
> options.
>
> When a message originates from a mailing list, this automatically sets
> the To: header to the mailing list, rather than the OP's email address,
> thus helping avoid the familiar: 'why do you reply to me directly, I am
> subscribed to the list' .. 'oh, sorry.. my mailer does not support reply
> to list'.. etc. etc. exchanges.. :-)
>
> More to the point, possibly:
>
> I see on the web page that 'some people love using Vim 1000 times more
> than using a web browser or a GUI mail program'. Personally, I use
> 'mutt' and I have set it up to use Vim to compose my messages, and where
> possible, I have customized it to use Vim-like keyboard actions in the
> index and the pager.
>
> Even for those who currently use a GUI mailer, I think it would be nice
> to add a short section to your web page that lists the features of vmail
> that might make it a better choice for vimmers, rather than using
> half-baked solutions such as mutt+Vim (or TB + vimperator).
>
> Something like:
>
> - supports Vim color schemes and syntax highlighting
> - supports Vim windowing& tab pages
> - uses the same Vim keyboard shortcuts
> - supports Vim's Ex mode
> - uses Vim's registers and cut&paste mechanisms
> - communicates seamlessly with a Vim instance via the system's clipboard
> - etc.
>
> Of course, I have no idea if vmail does any of the above (although the
> mention of the completion mechanism& C-W C-O to switch to full screen
> mode sound promising), and these are only examples of features that an
> average vimmer such as myself might care about.
>
> In other words, I suggest that vimmers would probably want to know if
> they will feel right at home with vmail from the start and how well it
> integrates with Vim and their pre-existing Vim setup.

+ Support for Maildir ?

Thanks,

Phil.
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