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Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by Waterluvian »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #17
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #12

Maybe it's obvious to others but I didn't really know what you were selling until the first FAQ. Maybe you need a strapline something like "a new way to work with your Google Mail". I thought it was perhaps an independent MUA app (and assumed it was going to be Mac only, because of the name). When I first arrived on the page I clicked your first call to action button, which takes one to a Google login, but backed out…

No no anything that's not completely obvious to everyone who visits needs to be changed. Thank you for your feedback. I've thought about what you said (albeit very quickly) and made changes to the homepage https://www.darwinmail.app/index.php The homepage subtitle: "Your Google Inbox replacement: reach new levels of productivity." And a below the hero image: "An evolutionary way to work with your emails." - I think I…

Off topic but I've never heard of "hero image" until now and looked it up. Has boilerplate web design become so normalized that everything has a name?

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by Sendotsh »

DarwinMailApp wrote: post #17
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #12

Maybe it's obvious to others but I didn't really know what you were selling until the first FAQ. Maybe you need a strapline something like "a new way to work with your Google Mail". I thought it was perhaps an independent MUA app (and assumed it was going to be Mac only, because of the name). When I first arrived on the page I clicked your first call to action button, which takes one to a Google login, but backed out…

No no anything that's not completely obvious to everyone who visits needs to be changed. Thank you for your feedback. I've thought about what you said (albeit very quickly) and made changes to the homepage https://www.darwinmail.app/index.php The homepage subtitle: "Your Google Inbox replacement: reach new levels of productivity." And a below the hero image: "An evolutionary way to work with your emails." - I think I…

It still reads like it’s a Google/Gmail replacement, and not an add-on/enhancement.

I’m not sure what the right words are, but it definitely needs to be clearer that it enhances Gmail, not replaces it.

“Your Google Inbox replacement: Enhancing Gmail to reach new levels of productivity.” or something like that?

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

laser wrote: post #15

Looks cool! Any plans for pinning and bundling/one click archiving entire bundles? Those two features are what I miss most since getting kicked off Inbox.

Thanks for your feedback!

You can actually already Pin in DarwinMail :) There's a lever on the right of the search bar (from your mail inbox). Click that to show all your Pinned emails.

You can also hover over any mail to show its actions. The Pin is second from the left. Next to the star ;)

as for bundling/and one-click archiving bundles.. that's been requested a few times today and I will be working on it asap. https://www.darwinmail.app/feedback.php

If you have any more requests let me know or post them at the above link!

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

dinkydani wrote: post #20
laser wrote: post #15

Looks cool! Any plans for pinning and bundling/one click archiving entire bundles? Those two features are what I miss most since getting kicked off Inbox.

Ohh yes I also really miss pinning. Starring just doesn't cut it for me

Please see above comment as Pinning already exists for Darwin Mail users!

Should I add a feature spotlight for Pinning to the homepage though? I don't think it's clear that Darwin Mail supports Pinning as of now!

Thank you so much for your feedback :) This kind of feedback is what makes products great!

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by ddalex »

I tried to test it, but I literally don't feel comfortable giving somebody full access to my email. I don't know your practices, security protocols, etc.

I'd feel way more comfortable if this would be an app or a browser add-on that would handle everything locally, without sharing the access token with your servers.

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by DarwinMailApp »

SargeZT wrote: post #18

Quick bug report for you. If you have a category name with a '/' in it, jquery errors out due to $('#sideBar #' + prettyLabelName) having a / in it, which makes it think it's a selector. If you change all instances of $('#sideBar #' + prettyLabelName) to $('#sideBar #' + $.escapeSelector(prettyLabelName)), it should rectify that. As it stands now, if you have a category with a / in it the site is unusable; and the sa…

Thank you so so much for your suggestion!

I also love that you were straight in with the exact fix! Thanks, Sarge!

PS: I've made that change and it's live on https://www.darwinmail.app (threadAPI & labelsAPI) ;)

If you have any more, let me know!

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by wnscooke »

Waterluvian wrote: post #21
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No no anything that's not completely obvious to everyone who visits needs to be changed. Thank you for your feedback. I've thought about what you said (albeit very quickly) and made changes to the homepage https://www.darwinmail.app/index.php The homepage subtitle: "Your Google Inbox replacement: reach new levels of productivity." And a below the hero image: "An evolutionary way to work with your emails." - I think I…

Off topic but I've never heard of "hero image" until now and looked it up. Has boilerplate web design become so normalized that everything has a name?

That's quite an old term.

Re: Show HN: I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement

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Post by frolig »

Waterluvian wrote: post #21
DarwinMailApp wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No no anything that's not completely obvious to everyone who visits needs to be changed. Thank you for your feedback. I've thought about what you said (albeit very quickly) and made changes to the homepage https://www.darwinmail.app/index.php The homepage subtitle: "Your Google Inbox replacement: reach new levels of productivity." And a below the hero image: "An evolutionary way to work with your emails." - I think I…

Off topic but I've never heard of "hero image" until now and looked it up. Has boilerplate web design become so normalized that everything has a name?

... yes, so?
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