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Re: Show HN: Plain Email – An app for one-touch email processing

#21
Good stuff.

Why did you use "respond" instead of "reply"? It's just as descriptive, and is the canonical term. It takes mental overhead to parse new terminology.

And I see the business angle in "delegate", but forwarding isn't always for purposes of delegation.

Maybe this: Dismiss Sleep Forward Reply

Re: Show HN: Plain Email – An app for one-touch email processing

#25
post #9

Why is "defer" different from "snooze"? Both indicate picking a time to deal with the email.

Defer forces you to book a time in your calendar instead of "snoozing" the message just so that it reappears later. Actually, snoozing was one of the most exciting features I saw in Mailbox, but after using it heavily I realised I get plenty of messages on Monday morning back to inbox and I just snooze them again. It turned to be a complete disappointment for me

Re: Show HN: Plain Email – An app for one-touch email processing

#27
* Email software * Main design aesthetical feature is whitespace * Generic name * Monochromatic gradient * Modern typestack * Rounded buttons * Made with heart emojis

This landing page and design could have been generated by software that intentionally crafted status quo product examples, and I would not be able to tell it apart from something legitimately created.

This is a product of the times, not a product pushing the our times forward. It really is like the output of a Markov chain product generator.

Re: Show HN: Plain Email – An app for one-touch email processing

#30

Good stuff. Why did you use "respond" instead of "reply"? It's just as descriptive, and is the canonical term. It takes mental overhead to parse new terminology. And I see the business angle in "delegate", but forwarding isn't always for purposes of delegation. Maybe this: Dismiss Sleep Forward Reply

I used "respond" straight from Merlin Mann's lecture. I agree that it might create some mental overhead. I'll make a note to change it
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