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Towards a Cleaner Gmail, A Google Chrome Extension & Experiment

15 points by xpressyoo 15y ago

sshingler 15y ago
I wasn't happy to install and try, because Chrome told me the extension could access "all of my data". A scary message.
- wahnfrieden 15y ago
  Unfortunately necessary unless Google adds more fine-grained permissions, which only help in some cases. Fortunately though you can audit this source code yourself.
- xpressyoo 15y ago
  About the Permissions: This extension will never access, read, store, or transmit your personal data. The "This extension can access your data on all websites" warning comes from the optional feature which replaces all "mailto:" links in websites you visit and opens them with Gmail via a short script. By leaving this option unchecked, you won't make use of the latter script. The "Your tabs and browsing activity" comes from the fact that this extension modifies the style and UI of Gmail within your browser and so needs to know whether Gmail is open in your browser (i.e. tabs) to apply those changes. Moreover, feel free to check the code source on Github...
  - deleted 15y ago
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Pewpewarrows 15y ago
I had used this for a while before the re-designs of most of the Google products: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oddhbkghjoccbljmagcgoklbfdjeiinb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oddhbkghjoccbljmag...
tantalor 15y ago
I think the developer ought to explain why some of the code is unnecessarily minified, e.g., https://raw.github.com/xpressyoo/gmelius/master/Google%20Chrome/js/mailto.js https://raw.github.com/xpressyoo/gmelius/master/Google%20Chr... Extension source code ought not be minified. It is local, so you're not saving any time by making the file smaller. It is open source, so it ought to be liberally commented, not obscured. Does this source have a distribution license? I get annoying every time I see a project on GH without a license, it ought to be compulsory.
- icebraining 15y ago
  > Does this source have a distribution license? I get annoying every time I see a project on GH without a license, it ought to be compulsory. Same here. In fact, right now the code is 'locked', since without a license the default copyright terms apply, which means nobody can fork it.
  - xpressyoo 15y ago
    License added
Fliko 15y ago
Can't say it ever makes sense to remove the ads that a free site uses to make revenue
joejohnson 15y ago
Why does it remove chat?
- xpressyoo 15y ago
  It's an option but some people asked for this.
trenthauck 15y ago
Removing the ads doesn't seem to remove the space it occupies. If this raison d'etre is giving me more space, then it should do so.
- xpressyoo 15y ago
  You need to check the option "Remove the People widget" to enjoy a larger space.

15 points by xpressyoo 15y ago

sshingler 15y ago

I wasn't happy to install and try, because Chrome told me the extension could access "all of my data". A scary message.

wahnfrieden 15y ago
Unfortunately necessary unless Google adds more fine-grained permissions, which only help in some cases. Fortunately though you can audit this source code yourself.
xpressyoo 15y ago
About the Permissions: This extension will never access, read, store, or transmit your personal data. The "This extension can access your data on all websites" warning comes from the optional feature which replaces all "mailto:" links in websites you visit and opens them with Gmail via a short script. By leaving this option unchecked, you won't make use of the latter script. The "Your tabs and browsing activity" comes from the fact that this extension modifies the style and UI of Gmail within your browser and so needs to know whether Gmail is open in your browser (i.e. tabs) to apply those changes. Moreover, feel free to check the code source on Github...
- deleted 15y ago
  [deleted]

Pewpewarrows 15y ago

I had used this for a while before the re-designs of most of the Google products: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oddhbkghjoccbljmagcgoklbfdjeiinb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oddhbkghjoccbljmag...

tantalor 15y ago

I think the developer ought to explain why some of the code is unnecessarily minified, e.g., https://raw.github.com/xpressyoo/gmelius/master/Google%20Chrome/js/mailto.js https://raw.github.com/xpressyoo/gmelius/master/Google%20Chr... Extension source code ought not be minified. It is local, so you're not saving any time by making the file smaller. It is open source, so it ought to be liberally commented, not obscured. Does this source have a distribution license? I get annoying every time I see a project on GH without a license, it ought to be compulsory.

icebraining 15y ago
> Does this source have a distribution license? I get annoying every time I see a project on GH without a license, it ought to be compulsory. Same here. In fact, right now the code is 'locked', since without a license the default copyright terms apply, which means nobody can fork it.
- xpressyoo 15y ago
  License added

Fliko 15y ago

Can't say it ever makes sense to remove the ads that a free site uses to make revenue

joejohnson 15y ago

Why does it remove chat?

xpressyoo 15y ago
It's an option but some people asked for this.

trenthauck 15y ago

Removing the ads doesn't seem to remove the space it occupies. If this raison d'etre is giving me more space, then it should do so.

xpressyoo 15y ago
You need to check the option "Remove the People widget" to enjoy a larger space.