On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 05:33 PM, Chris Jones <[email protected]> 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. > > 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 This message directly comes from vmail. :-) It works pretty good. I think I'll use it in the future. Thanks a lot for this client, I like it! One feature I would like to see: The merging of E-Mails of one conversation like this 'introducing vmail' conversation. I don't know how you call it, but I think you know what I mean. -- 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
