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Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

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Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#31
post #12

I'm expecting "this email designed for gmail" badges soon.

Both Microdata and JSON-LD are open formats.

As is HTML and it provides little benefits to a lot of ordinary people and a lot to a lot of rogues.

The fact that it is open does not imply it needs either to be supported (does gmail support S/MIME, by the way?) or that it is convenient.

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#32
post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This thread is hilarious. Keep your heads in the sand. Does everyone need to get excited for features that existed in Outlook ca. 2000 A.D. just because they are wrapped in a shiny Web 2.0 veneer?

It did? Using an open format? I've never heard of that. Do you know the name of the feature?

You keep harping on the "open format". So what? That doesn't change any of the talking points here.

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#33
post #16

awesome! so how many other clients will support this? Gmail is pretty big, but if functionality is limited to Gmail it won't take off

It's cool for companies using Google Apps.

yep, thought that too. As Exchange has an easy way to send calendar invites

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#34

I tried to email the following two examples with a simple SMTP python script: https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/actions/end-to-e... (The html with my own link) https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/embedding-schema... From my account to the same account but it did not render any actions in my gmail inbox. Did any of you guys succeed in making the buttons appear?

Maybe you need to register first?

https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/registering-with...

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#36

I tried to email the following two examples with a simple SMTP python script: https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/actions/end-to-e... (The html with my own link) https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/embedding-schema... From my account to the same account but it did not render any actions in my gmail inbox. Did any of you guys succeed in making the buttons appear?

This is possibly due to the security requirements:

https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/actions/securing...

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#37
post #12

I'm expecting "this email designed for gmail" badges soon.

The feature appears to be independently implementable in other clients, so if it takes off and those badges start appearing, then other e-mail clients can follow.

And some "designed for gmail" badges may actually be a good thing — maybe that would force Microsoft to do something with grotesque HTML rendering in the latest Outlook.

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both Microdata and JSON-LD are open formats.

As is HTML and it provides little benefits to a lot of ordinary people and a lot to a lot of rogues. The fact that it is open does not imply it needs either to be supported (does gmail support S/MIME, by the way?) or that it is convenient.

... HTML? You're joking, right?

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#39
post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This thread is hilarious. Keep your heads in the sand. Does everyone need to get excited for features that existed in Outlook ca. 2000 A.D. just because they are wrapped in a shiny Web 2.0 veneer?

It did? Using an open format? I've never heard of that. Do you know the name of the feature?

> It did? Using an open format?

As much as Web 2.0 enthusiasts loathe the fact, Microsoft actually invented XMLHTTPRequest. See http://stackoverflow.com/a/12067786/112125

Re: Gmail: Introducing Actions in the Inbox

#40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As is HTML and it provides little benefits to a lot of ordinary people and a lot to a lot of rogues. The fact that it is open does not imply it needs either to be supported (does gmail support S/MIME, by the way?) or that it is convenient.

... HTML? You're joking, right?

Not that I know of. Why?

Links? Phishing would be much different if people read links instead of the label.

Images? Really? Just attach them and do not add clutter to the message.

Edit: did I say something wrong?

Really?

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