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Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

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Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#21

Does anybody know why the extension wants to 'access your tabs and browsing activity'. Is this permission required for it to work?

It's necessary only because of one function call: chrome.windows.create().

We hope to remove the need for this permission in order to do basic tab management soon: http://crbug.com/137404.

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#22
post #6

One thing I'd really want to see in an email client is a set of "reply today", "reply tomorrow" and "reply later" buttons, linked to my todo list or calendar.

You might want to check out our core product, Boomerang. You just choose a date when you want to see an email again. It kicks the message into a label until that time, then brings it back to the top of your inbox, so you can reply when you're ready. We think Inbox Pause goes well with the same core theme. (I helped write Inbox Pause)

Wow, that sounds fantastic. Checking it out now. Thanks!

(That sounded very shill-ish... I'm not associated with these products. )

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#23

Does anybody know why the extension wants to 'access your tabs and browsing activity'. Is this permission required for it to work?

We use the chrome.windows module to pop up our authentication window. During installation, this permission appears as "access your tabs and browsing activity." http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/windows.html

Perhaps you could use window.open() to get around needing chrome.windows.create, which would allow you to remove this permission.

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We use the chrome.windows module to pop up our authentication window. During installation, this permission appears as "access your tabs and browsing activity." http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/windows.html

Perhaps you could use window.open() to get around needing chrome.windows.create, which would allow you to remove this permission.

When we used window.open(), we ran into issues with Chrome's popup blocker. I think it's because we create the popup in an ajax callback. We'll take another look; there might be a workaround for us.

I just noticed that chrome.tabs.create doesn't require the 'tabs' permission, so that might be another option. Thanks for the help. We'll try to remove the permission in the next release. :)

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#27
Meet INBOX PAUSE - the paradigm-shiftingest, game-changingest email innovation of 2012

That's a bold statement for something that achieves the same as "closing gmail".

I know people get sensitive about the negativity on here, but this warrants a little fair game critisicm in my book.

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#28

Meet INBOX PAUSE - the paradigm-shiftingest, game-changingest email innovation of 2012 That's a bold statement for something that achieves the same as "closing gmail". I know people get sensitive about the negativity on here, but this warrants a little fair game critisicm in my book.

Maybe you missed the humor tone in that headline. The meaning is the opposite of what the words say.

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#29

Meet INBOX PAUSE - the paradigm-shiftingest, game-changingest email innovation of 2012 That's a bold statement for something that achieves the same as "closing gmail". I know people get sensitive about the negativity on here, but this warrants a little fair game critisicm in my book.

Yes, the copy is exaggerated for humorous effect, but can you search, read, and reply to old emails while gmail is closed? Clearly, this extension does offer something more than your solution.

Re: Inbox Pause - A pause button for incoming mail in Gmail [Chrome extension]

#30
Things like this reaching the first page on HN really tells a lot about is going on with the tech business. Jesus... create a fuckin' filter... or learn to manage yourself and you email.

"the paradigm-shiftingest, game-changingest email innovation of 2012"

I just puked.

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