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Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by gsundeep » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 11:50 AM UTC

tnorthcutt wrote: post #70

Seems to open emails in "editing" mode by default. I filed an issue on Github.

Thanks for doing so - we're adding a settings pane where you can turn off the auto-edit functionality. I'll update the gh issue once it's live.

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by shishir1 » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 12:25 PM UTC

It expands the first conversation for an email conversation. This change in default settings (Gmail by default expands the latest message) is very painful! I un-installed it after 1 hour of usage...

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by Sulfolobus » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 1:59 PM UTC

jedberg wrote: post #67

tehwebguy wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is such a great idea. Like if you could somehow turn the massive emails chocked full of garbage from airlines into something that just says: MCO > JFK 9/18 1:00 PM EFZG94

Tripit has saved me so much time (and helped my marriage too) by solving this problem. I just started using it this summer when I was doing a lot of international travel. Now, I just forward the email to tripit and I have an item in my calendar (that is shared with my wife) that has just the relevant info (flight time, number, conf #, etc) so I can see it any time and so can she. No more looking at those awful emails…

I'm a big fan of the Google Now cards that pop-up with live flight details and information like when I have to leave in order to get to check-in on time with current travel conditions. It seems to be getting this straight from my gmail account.

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by swah » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 2:03 PM UTC

ck2 wrote: post #76

Find a way to give back the old compose message box, charge $1 to buy the feature and you'll be a millionaire in a week.

Have you tried Shift + Click on the compose button? I don't remember if that is the same, but its already better.

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by namanbharadwaj » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 4:22 PM UTC

This interferes with my GMail keyboard shortcuts (presumably because editing mode is on by default when I open an email). There should be some kind of option to make editing mode off by default.

Or am I missing something?

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by hansbbans » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 4:26 PM UTC

is there anyone to set the default mode to edit as opposed to have it default to editing?

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by brownBananas » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 5:30 PM UTC

benatkin wrote: post #68

This is not seamless. I don't need to try it to find that out, I just have seen this type of extension enough times to know that it isn't seamless, especially in beta form.

Seamless in which sense? Across different devices, mail services, accounts, etc?

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by Sephr » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:10 PM UTC

gsundeep wrote: post #78

btn wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Storing them where?

We're currently using Firebase as our datastore.

Why not use a local datastore on the user's browser, like IndexedDB? I see no reason at all to install this and send my data to your external datastore when the same can be accomplished locally.

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by brads84 » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:12 PM UTC

Off Topic: How do you guys make that awesome gif video on the homepage without making the file size too large?

Re: Show HN: Signal – Edit emails in your Gmail inbox

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Post by brads84 » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:13 PM UTC

brads84 wrote: post #89

Off Topic: How do you guys make that awesome gif video on the homepage without making the file size too large?

NM, isn't a gif after all.