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. cj -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
